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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 190, August 2023

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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 190, August 2023

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Rules for the Aesthetics of the Universe

Considering creation, we can ask ourselves why God, being infinitely perfect and having in himself all plenitude, wished to create the immense quantity of beings that make up the universe. While it is true that there was no reason why He could not give existence to the cosmos, on the …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, July 2023

Dona Lucilia

An Attentive and Generous Mother

Miracles can happen at any moment for those whose hearts are full of faith. “All things are possible to him who believes” (Mk 9:23), the Divine Master teaches us. Indeed, when our difficulties are apparently insurmountable and doubts assail us, we feel that the time has come to implore help …
Elizabete Fátima Astorino - 31, July 2023

Heralds Worldwide

Heralds Worldwide

[gallery td_gallery_title_input="Italy" td_select_gallery_slide="slide" columns="2" link="file" ids="22677,22678,22679"] Italy – Yet another Marian Mission was held in Venosa, from May 25 to 28. The Heralds also participated in the traditional St. Anthony procession in Padua, and a new group of the faithful consecrated themselves to Our Lady in the Church of San …
Editorial team - 31, July 2023

The Voice of the Popes

“Prophet” of the Sacred Image

“I will sing praise to Thee in the sight of His Angels” (Ps 137:1). At this liturgical encounter we wish to pay homage to a man who was given the name Angelico. And his life – in profound harmony with the name given to him – was an extraordinary “song” …
Pope St. John Paul II - 31, July 2023

Back Cover

Elevated Spirit and Broad Horizons

St. Helen found the True Cross, an event surrounded by miracles and special favours from God. It is the Holy Wood, from which relics have been distributed for veneration by the faithful throughout the world. What a glory it is for this woman to have been, at the same time, …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, July 2023

Diverse

Augustus Pugin and the Gothic Revival - God’s Architect
If, instead of publishing a book, that “lunatic” architect had thrown a bomb at Windsor Castle, the impact could hardly have been of a greater magnitude than that caused by this work… The fact he had left Anglicanism to embrace the Catholic Faith was already a great scandal in nineteenth …
Sr. Diana Milena Devia Burbano - 31, July 2023

Frescos by Giotto di Bondone in the Scrovegni Chapel - Works Imbued with Divine Grace
Perhaps nothing attracts the human senses as much as standing on the seashore, watching the movement of the water. The elegant undulations of the waves seem to express various wonders: when small, smiling gracefully, they manifest lightness; when imposing, they surge with a majesty that appears to challenge the very …
Sr. Luciana Niday - 31, July 2023

The Bayeux Tapestry - A Monument Constructed with the Delicacy of a Needle!
It is well known that potentates of all ages have gone to great lengths to build impressive monuments, eager to leave an everlasting memory of their deeds to posterity. To this end they mobilized massive human resources and dipped deeply into their coffers, until completing a new colossus capable of …
Sr. Carmela Werner - 31, July 2023

History and Spirituality of Gregorian Chant
Conductor Kurt Pahlen, a famous Austrian musicologist and composer, was once asked how he would define music. The maestro confessed that the question surprised him, but in order not to leave it unanswered, he said: “To the prosaic, Music is an acoustic phenomenon; to the professionals, it is a technical …
Dcn. Alejandro de Saint Amant, EP - 31, July 2023

Gospel Commentary

In Expectation of an Age of Miracles
22 After He had fed the people, Jesus made the disciples get into a boat and precede Him to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. 23 After doing so, He went up on the mountain by himself to pray. When it was evening He was there alone. 24 …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, July 2023

Church and World Events

Church and World Events
The Museum of Fine Arts in the medieval city of Carcassonne in southern France opened an exhibition in June dedicated to works by the famous architect Eugène Emannuel Viollet-le-Duc, which is due to remain open until October. Entitled Viollet-Le-Duc, trésors d’exception, the exhibition comprises the precious reliquaries containing Our Lord …
Editorial team - 31, July 2023

Lives of the Saints

St. Radegunde - A Life of Splendid Contrasts
It was during the fifteenth century that John, Duke of Berry, brother of King Charles V of France, asked for a fragment of St. Radegunde’s body to be placed in his chapel in Bourges. With authorization obtained, the tomb was opened and to the surprise of all, the body was …
Sr. Maria Beatriz Matos - 31, July 2023

Inside Front Cover

The Queen Enters, Fair and Glorious
Behold, Mary already leaves the earth, at which She looks with affection and compassion: with affection, remembering the many graces She had there received from her Lord; and with affection and compassion, because in it She leaves so many poor children surrounded with miseries and dangers. But see, Jesus offers …
St. Alphonsus Maria de Liguori - 31, July 2023

Editorial

Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Sacred Art
In the beginning, God created Heaven and earth and discerned that the whole was “very good” (Gn 1:31) or beautiful, according to a possible translation of the Greek text. In fact, the universe was shaped by the work of His fingers (cf. Ps 8:3) and He crowned it with “glory …
Editorial team - 31, July 2023

Story for Children

A Lesson from a Paintbrush?
Grey skies, constant rain, and bone-chilling wind! Not being able to play outside, and tired of staring out the window, Robinson began wandering endlessly around the house. Suddenly, like a flash of lightning, the thought came to him: “Why not venture into Dad’s painting studio?” In fact, his father, whose …
Sr. Maria Gabriela Fiúza - 31, July 2023

Concluding Pages

Turn the Tuning Pegs!
How many feelings, inspirations and memories come to mind when we hear beautiful music played to perfection on a violin! In the midst of melodic delight, those listening to the composition probably do not consider how much effort lies behind those harmonious sounds. The instrument itself, though inanimate, must match …
Mariana Rafaela Magalhães Teixeira - 31, July 2023

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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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