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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 154, August 2020

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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 154, August 2020

The Saints of Each Day

The Saints for Each Day – August

Blessed Florentino Barroso - Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, Barbastro (Spain) St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, bishop and Doctor of the Church (†1787 Pagani - Italy). Blessed Thomas Welbourne, martyr (†1605). Lay schoolteacher hanged in York during the reign of James I of England for having encouraged fidelity …
Editorial team - 31, July 2020

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

History’s Most Glorious Event, after the Ascension

The Crowning of Our Lady, by Nicolò di Pietro Montreal Museum of Fine Arts One fact in sacred history that calls our attention is that Our Lord chose to ascend to Heaven before the eyes of men, and that the same happened with the Assumption of Our Lady. Why did …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, July 2020

Heralds Worldwide

“Quarantine, Faith and Charity”

At a time when countless families are experiencing difficulties, affected by consequences of the pandemic, the Heralds of the Gospel, compelled by their Faith, seek to practise the virtue of charity through a dynamic nationwide campaign aimed at helping all those in need. More than 70 tons of food and …
Editorial team - 31, July 2020

Nova et Vetera

Queen of the Latter Times

The Virgin with the Child Jesus crushing the devil - St. Peter’s Cathedral, Vannes (France) The salvation of the world began through Mary and through Her it must be accomplished. Mary scarcely appeared in the first coming of Jesus Christ so that men, as yet insufficiently instructed and enlightened concerning …
St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort - 31, July 2020

Back Cover

Patron Saint of the Americas

St. Rose of Lima with the Child Jesus, Private collection An enormous work of evangelization had to be carried out in order to form the immense collectivity of Catholic peoples that today we call Latin America. And it is remarkable to see that God did not raise up a great …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, July 2020

Mary, God’s Paradise

What Will the Reign of Mary Be Like?
We would be mistaken to think that the elect, when they depart for Heaven, consider their mission on earth to be over. On the contrary, the true role of those who are saved begins beyond the threshold of eternity. This is what Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira called the post-history …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, July 2020

The Voice of the Popes

Importance of Religious Instruction
St. Pius X - Church of Holy Mary of Guadalupe (Mexico) Our Predecessor, Benedict XIV, had just cause to write: “We declare that a great number of those who are condemned to eternal punishment suffer that everlasting calamity due to ignorance of those mysteries of Faith which must be known …
Pope St. Pius X - 31, July 2020

Diverse

Beauty and Faith in Brazil: From Past to Present
If beauty is what pleases the eye, as St. Thomas Aquinas says,1 we can say that Brazil has been graced with an immense treasure of natural wonders. In fact, Brazilian territory is home to unparalleled riches. Under the symbolic aegis of the Southern Cross, there are forests, grasslands and hinterlands, …
Fr. Felipe Ramos, EP - 31, July 2020

Model of Heroic Confidence!
When we consider the lives of the providential men of history, we realize that confidence was the common denominator that marked the journey of each one. So it was with the holy patriarchs, the prophets, the judges, the Apostles, the holy women, the martyrs... and finally, with the innumerable souls …
Sr. Cecília Grasielle Leverman - 31, July 2020

Gospel Commentary

Five Loaves, Two Fish and Jesus...
13 When Jesus heard of the death of John the Baptist, He withdrew in a boat to a deserted place by himself. The crowds heard of this and followed Him on foot from their towns. 14 When He disembarked and saw the vast crowd, His heart was moved with pity …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, July 2020

Church and World Events

Church and World Events
Benedictine nuns maintain perpetual adoration in Montmartre Initiated on August 1, 1885, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur in Montmartre, France, has never ceased. “Even during the bombing of 1944, Eucharistic Adoration did not stop,” explained Sister Marie-Agathe of the Benedictine Sisters of the Sacred Heart …
Editorial team - 31, July 2020

Lives of the Saints

St. Jane Frances de Chantal - Loving and Supernatural Relationship
The former Baroness de Chantal enters the church of the Monastery of Annecy, no longer clothed in the ornaments of former days, but adorned with the virtues that distinguish her in the governance of the Order of the Visitation. She approaches the coffin where St. Francis de Sales lies. Unfortunately …
Sr. Luciana Niday - 31, July 2020

Inside Front Cover

Defeated by the Strength of St. Clare
St. Clare expelling the Saracen invaders from Assisi - St. Clare Monastery, Quito The invaders of the city, those hostile and furious hordes who, thirsting for the blood of Christians are capable of the most monstrous crimes, rushed into the confines of San Damiano, even into the cloister of the …
Thomas of Celano - 31, July 2020

Editorial

In Expectation of a New Insight
Men praise the memory of those who have marked the past in different ways: they dedicate schools, streets or monuments to them, and they write works about them... And yet, what is all the world’s glory worth in the face of a eulogy from God? For example, regarding John the …
Editorial team - 31, July 2020

Story for Children

The Donkey that Wouldn’t Budge
Frau Frieda A mixture of excitement and joy had taken hold of the village. Families hurried to put their houses in perfect order for the arrival of the preachers, and children eagerly decked the trees with little coloured ribbons. It was the custom in this little village lost amid the …
Sr. Diana Milena Devia Burbano - 31, July 2020

Concluding Pages

Celestial Symphony, Angelic Admiration
Detail of an angel from the vaults of Notre-Dame-du-Chevet Chapel, in St. Julian Cathedral, Le Mans (France) In the austere Gothic cathedral of St. Julian in Le Mans, a small chapel dedicated to Our Lady draws the attention of visitors. More than its soaring walls, almost completely covered with stained-glass …
Sr. Adriana María Sánchez - 31, July 2020

Sections

Back Cover

The Saints of Each Day

St. Thomas Explains

Special

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Our Readers Ask

Dona Lucilia

Catholic truths

Catholic Spirituality

Heralds Worldwide

Splendours of Christian Civilization

Nova et Vetera

Mary, God’s Paradise

A Prophet for Our Times

The Voice of the Popes

Diverse

Gospel Commentary

Testimonials

Arautos no Mundo-MONT

The Sunday Liturgy

Dona Lucilia-MONT

Biblical Teachings

Tendencies and Mentalities

Church and World Events

Issues

History – Life’s Teacher

Lives of the Saints

Inside Front Cover

Editorial

Story for Children

Concluding Pages

Did You Know…

The Power of Example

Theme of the Month

Treasures of Msgr. João

What Does the Catechism Say?
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