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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 156, October 2020

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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 156, October 2020

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Holy Guardian Angels - Guardians and Advocates for Men

Due to an obsessive happy-ending mentality, modern optimism is very apt to see no struggle, difficulty or danger in anything. But the Church, on the contrary, teaches us that this life is a combat sown with physical and spiritual risks. For this reason, Divine Providence has appointed an Angel to …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 30, September 2020

Dona Lucilia

Serenity in Face of the Worst Tragedies

Attracted by the serenity that so characterized Dona Lucilia’s innocent soul, many write to tell us of the graces obtained through her intercession, emphasizing this lady’s unfailing and resourceful protection in seemingly hopeless situations. Besides successfully overcoming difficulties, a common factor in all the benefits attributed to her intercession is …
Elizabete Fátima Astorino - 30, September 2020

Heralds Worldwide

Heralds Worldwide

No sickness or earthly obstacle can cool the fervent love of the Brazilian people for their Patroness. And although it was not possible to carry out the traditional pilgrimage of thousands of members of the Oratory Apostolate to the National Shrine of Aparecida, owing to the rules imposed by the …
Editorial team - 30, September 2020

The Voice of the Popes

The Prayer of the Holy Rosary

Our Lady of the Rosary - Monastery of Sts. Dominic and Sixtus, Rome More than once have We asserted – and We recently repeated this in the Encyclical Letter Divini Redemptoris – that there is no remedy for the ever-growing evils of our times except a return to Our Lord …
Pope Pius XI - 30, September 2020

Back Cover

More Exalted than the Heavens

Our Lady of the Angels - Parish of St. Radegund, Poitiers (France) Hail, truly full of grace, for Thou art holier than the Angels and more eminent than the Archangels. Hail, full of grace, for Thou art more admirable than Thrones, more dominant than Dominations and of greater virtue than …
St. John Damascene - 30, September 2020

Diverse

A Simple but Expressive Gesture
Martyrdom of St. Nunilo - Monastery of San Salvador of Leyre (Spain) The moral value of a person lies above all in the attitude of restraining evil passions and ordering the affections of the soul in accord with God’s will. However, this disposition must also be reflected exteriorly: in conduct, …
Sr. Maria Gabriela Fiúza - 30, September 2020

It Can No Longer Be Hidden: He Is God!
If the poet Luis de Camões called the Portuguese overseas adventures “daring Christian feats,”1 what words would he use in his writings to refer to the holy exploits that marked the fourth century from end to end? Restricted to underground and clandestine worship in Rome, the persecuted Christians who lived …
Arthur Felipe Grando - 30, September 2020

Chastity: Our Interior Paradise
St. Michael the Archangel vanquishing the devil - Heralds of the Gospel House in Juiz de Fora (Brazil) How sublime man’s life must have been in terrestrial Paradise! We can imagine how noble nature was: the plants, the rivers, the animals... What a symphony must have been heard when the …
Sr. Mariana Morazzani - 30, September 2020

The Painter of Venice
Portrait engraving by Antonio Visentini of Giovanni Antonio Canal, nicknamed Canaletto Giovanni Antonio Canal opened his eyes to the world in Venice on October 18, 1697. Little Canal, nicknamed Canaletto, a creative, vivacious and perceptive – in a word, Venetian – spirit, was an artist from the cradle. His father, …
Gabriel Borges - 30, September 2020

Gospel Commentary

An Invitation to Restore the Harmony of Paradise
15 The Pharisees went off and plotted how they might entrap Jesus in speech. 16 They sent their disciples to Him, with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are a truthful man and that you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. And you are …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 30, September 2020

Church and World Events

Church and World Events
In a recent letter sent to the Presidents of Bishops’ Conferences throughout the world, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments exhorts the return of in-person celebrations of the Holy Mass, interrupted during the Covid-19 pandemic. The document is signed by Cardinal Robert Sarah, Prefect of …
Editorial team - 30, September 2020

Lives of the Saints

St. Francis of Assisi - The Joy of Unpretentiousness and Complete Surrender
In the last glimmers of the 12th century, to a wealthy family of the city of Assisi there was born a man sent by God, whose name was initially John (cf. Jn 1:6). His mother, a very pious woman named Pica, gave him that name without the knowledge of the …
Bruna Piva - 30, September 2020

Inside Front Cover

The Cross Is Sweet When Carried for Love
My daughter – said Jesus, on January 3 of 1935 – suffering and the cross are the key to Heaven. I suffered so much to open it to humanity, and for many it was of no use! They say: ‘there is no hell!’ I died for them, and they declare …
Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa - 30, September 2020

Editorial

Humility and Chastity, United in the Conquest of Heaven
In a society that seeks pleasure with an increasingly exclusive obsession – giving second, third, or last place to that which just yesterday would have been considered “primary” – suffering, misfortune and trials are considered mortal adversaries. With this attitude, the modern world sets itself against the reality of creation, …
Editorial team - 30, September 2020

Story for Children

The Reward for a Humble Failure
Once upon a time, in a faraway place, there was a beautiful kingdom in a mountainous region, with high peaks and deep valleys. The mild climate helped the people to have a peaceful and serene state of soul; and the murmuring of the streams seemed to sing their simplicity, innocence …
Lorena Mello - 30, September 2020

Concluding Pages

Waters that Proclaim Mary’s Triumph
Serene, impassive and glorious, the waters of the Gulf of Lepanto still fascinate the eyes and minds of those who roam its shores, wondering what stories that extraordinary place could tell. But this enchantment cannot be traced to Homer’s inspirations or to the brilliance of Aristotle’s reasoning, which once radiated …
Sr. Carmela Werner - 30, September 2020

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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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