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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 208, February 2025

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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 208, February 2025

The Sunday Liturgy

Pardoning Is the Work of a Giant

Today’s Gospel, to be read together with St. Matthew’s (cf. Mt 5:38-48), invites us to have the soul of a giant and to be magnanimous;1 to love our enemies and do good to those who hate us, blessing those who curse us and praying for those who slander us (cf. …
Fr. François Bandet, EP - 31, January 2025

Treasures of Msgr. João

Conversion: An Initiative of God

“Everything is grace!” St. Therese of the Child Jesus used to say, without an in-depth knowledge of theology… This happens with the saints: they are assisted by a special action of the Holy Spirit, which leads them to affirm lofty doctrinal principles without having studied them. And the maxim of …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, January 2025

Theme of the Month

Great conversions – Theodore Ratisbonne, a true son of Israel - From the Synagogue to the Catholic Church

From that moment, Theodore’s life would take a different turn. Leaving the house, he met his brother. “Where are you going?” he asked, clasping his hand. “Close by,” Theodore replied. In fact, it was “close by”… He was about to take just one step to reach his desired destination: one …
Sr. Patricia Victoria Villegas - 31, January 2025

Roy Schoeman, the progressive unveiling of the Faith - Pursued by God, Called by Mary

The Gospels tell us that Jesus wept twice. Once, for Lazarus: it was the loss of a loved one; another time over the Holy City: He was losing His own people. The nation for which He had come into the world had rejected Him: “Jerusalem, Jerusalem…” (Lk 13:34). The tears …
João Paulo Bueno - 31, January 2025

Heralds Worldwide

Heralds Worldwide

Joining the voices of the Angels who sang “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased!” (Lk 2:14), the Heralds of the Gospel performed several Christmas concerts in praise of the Child Jesus. Their carols filled the air in Paris, France; …
Editorial team - 31, January 2025

St. Thomas Explains

No One Can Be Restored by Himself
How do you explain so many souls abandoning a life of sin or paganism to embrace the Cross of Christ, in the hope of eternal happiness? What did they do to effect such a radical change? What merit did they have? None! They converted simply because God wanted them to: …
Editorial team - 31, January 2025

A Prophet for Our Times

The Battle for Souls
As much as people may say otherwise, the phenomena of human society can only be studied in man. Society is a collection of men and therefore we must first analyse the principles that govern the behaviour of human beings and then study how these rules apply to society. The first …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, January 2025

Diverse

Jacques Fesch: from crime to Heaven - A New Creation!
For just over three years, Jacques Fesch has been a prisoner. And as his layer has just informed him, he is now facing the death penalty. For this twenty-seven-year-old, it will all be over in just two months. What a tragic prospect!… Will two months of life be enough to …
Sr. Diana Milena Devia Burbano - 31, January 2025

What Does the Catechism Say?

Do I need to convert, too?
§ 545 Jesus invites sinners to the table of the Kingdom: “I came not to call the righteous, ut sinners” (Mk 2:17). He invites them to that conversion without which one cannot enter the Kingdom, but shows them in word and deed His Father’s boundless mercy for them and the …
Editorial team - 31, January 2025

Dona Lucilia

Dona Lucilia Is Truly Beside Me!
In the gentleness of a smile or in a discreet intervention; as a friendly hand that reassures or a strong arm that supports; by a simple inner inspiration that is tantamount to salutary advice… In short, Dona Lucilia’s maternal help is felt in many different ways even by people who …
Elizabete Fátima Astorino - 31, January 2025

History – Life’s Teacher

The Real Conquerors
The twenty-ninth of March 1549. Almost fifty years after its discovery, around a thousand men from the Lusitanian armada anchored at the Land of the Holy Cross to colonize it. In the midst of this army, six discreet figures clad in black, armed only with virtue and ingenuity, disembarked with …
Gabriel Lopes dos Anjos - 31, January 2025

Did You Know…

Did You Know…
At the beginning of the Offertory of the Mass, the acolyte hands the priest or deacon the chalice and paten covered by a small veil of the colour corresponding to the liturgical day, taking care that the sacred vessels remain hidden from the assembly. The chalice is then placed on …
Editorial team - 31, January 2025

Tendencies and Mentalities

Two Ways of “being god”?
Here are two artistic representations, each portraying a different god, as conceived by their respective worshippers. The first depicts the god Moloch at the apex of the ritual proper to him. The second is an image of Our Lord Jesus Christ that presides over the entrance door of Amiens Cathedral …
Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins - 31, January 2025

Back Cover

The Apostolate of Suffering
Jacinta’s mission reveals to us the need for expiatory victims who, with their suffering and the sacrifice of their lives, collaborate so that the words of Our Lady will find fertile ground in the hearts of men. We can therefore comprehend how this apostolate of suffering is truly irreplaceable, and …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, January 2025

Inside Front Cover

He Measures the Depths of Our Love
I was sad because of my past conduct, my sins of pride, my weaknesses, and so on. It was at that moment that Jesus came. He said to me: […] “Your present imperfections, your past faults, cannot displease Me as long as you detest them. Use them to lift yourself …
Fr. René Laurentin - 31, January 2025

Our Readers Ask

Our Readers Ask
Catarina de Assis Fonseca – Brazil Our inquirer is already certain that wasting time is a sin… and she is absolutely right! First of all, to ensure that everything is clear, the initial question is: what is wasting time? Nowadays, there is a lot of concern, and rightly so, about …
Fr. Ricardo José Basso, EP - 31, January 2025

Editorial

The Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand!
When we speak of conversion, long-ago figures typically come to mind, such as Paul of Tarsus, Magdalene and Augustine – all of them saints who were converted after forays into the abysses of sin. As for the nature of conversion, many commentaries have been made about the term metanoia, which …
Editorial team - 31, January 2025

The Voice of the Popes

The Divine Call Has Been Silenced
Can there be, Venerable Brethren, a greater or more urgent duty than to preach the unsearchable riches of Christ (Eph 3:8) to the men of our time? Can there be anything nobler than to unfurl the “Ensign of the King” before those who have followed and still follow a false …
Pontifical Magisterium  - 31, January 2025

The Sunday Liturgy

The Eyes of Faith and the Sorrowful Way
God’s works are grandiose and proclaim His glory. However, mediocre man does not perceive behind these marvels the artist’s fingers of the Lord of Heaven and earth, who moulded all beings in the image of His sublime goodness. Creation is a mystery that only eyes enlightened by faith can see. …
Fr. Carlos Javier Werner, EP - 31, January 2025

Humanity Failed Because it Strove without God
The world, with all its institutions, seems to be dominated by evil – called the Revolution by Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira – and follows winding paths, “progressing incessantly towards its tragic end.”1 However the good, or the Counter-Revolution, is invincible because it has an incalculable dynamism, “certainly superior to …
Fr. Alex de Brito, EP - 31, January 2025

Trust in God or Trust in Man?
This Sunday’s Liturgy is like a double-edged sword. The first reading, taken from the Book of the Prophet Jeremiah, is piercingly clear: “Cursed is the one who trusts in human beings” and “Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.” It is a curse and a blessing that accompany …
Fr. Steven Schmieder, EP - 31, January 2025

Diverse

Be Not Insane!
I invite the reader to judge the following three sentences: “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity – and I’m not completely sure about the universe.” “In view of the limits of human intelligence, is it not terrible that that human madness is seemingly limitless?” “Human folly is …
Severiano Oliveira - 31, January 2025

Lives of the Saints

Seven Holy Founders of the Servites - A Robust and Lush Tree
The task of telling the story of a founder is akin to the work of a botanist trying to describe the origin of a centuries-old tree. He can easily observe the flavour of the fruit, the splendour of the leaves, the strength of the branches, but… how can he penetrate …
Fernando Joaquim Costa - 31, January 2025

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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