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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 222, April 2026

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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 222, April 2026

Theme of the Month

“Do you need a counsel?”

Countless times we heard our beloved founder comment on the parable of the prodigal son, analysing the characters that make up the scenario divinely idealized by Our Lord Jesus Christ: the father, the older brother, the prodigal son himself in his various states of soul. However, we were surprised one …
Sr. Patricia Victoria Villegas - 31, March 2026

Lives of the Saints

Teresita, Living Tabernacle of Mary

In the firmament of the Holy Church, certain stars seem to shine exclusively for God. There are, of course, vocations that have become known for the feats witnessed by all; others, however, go almost unnoticed in the pages of history, because their mission consisted of glorifying the Creator in the …
Sr. María José Feliz - 31, March 2026

Treasures of Msgr. João

Genazzano:a Lifelong Devotion

In our filial relations with the Mother of God, understanding the fundamentals of Mariology undoubtedly plays an important role in this relationship; however, this is not everything, nor is it the most relevant aspect. The primordial factor in our relationship with the Blessed Virgin always consists in a sensible grace …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, March 2026

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Constancy in Joy and Sorrow

Of course, I did not know Dona Lucilia as a girl, but I can easily reconstruct how her mentality was formed when I consider her way of being in her mature years. Her spirit was characterized, in a certain respect, by an admirable uprightness, which consisted of seeing things head-on, …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, March 2026

Catholic Spirituality

The “Saudades” of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Like a master “who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old” (Mt 13:52), the Divine Paraclete always makes new aspects of the Holy Church’s doctrine and spirituality shine forth within her over the course of the centuries. Thus, from one of the oldest cults of …
Sr. Lucilia Veas - 31, March 2026

Catholic truths

The Gift of “Adventure”
Saladin, one of the most powerful leaders of the 12th century, leaves Egypt for Jerusalem, at the head of twenty-six thousand elite knights. The Holy City has as its only help a leper king of only sixteen years old, Baldwin IV, who summons all the forces of the kingdom: no …
João Domingos Rodrigues - 31, March 2026

The Voice of the Popes

What Should a Catholic Mother Be Like?
The Old Testament and Jewish tradition attest to a high regard for the moral dignity of women, which is expressed particularly in an attitude of trust in the Lord, in prayer for the gift of motherhood, and in supplications to God for the salvation of Israel from the attacks of …
Editorial team - 31, March 2026

Dona Lucilia

A Hundred and Fifty Years Ago, Dona Lucilia Was Born
Born on April 22, 1876, on the first Saturday after the joys of Easter, Lucilia was the second of five children from the marriage of two cousins,1 Dr. Antônio Ribeiro dos Santos and Dona Gabriela Rodrigues dos Santos. Descendants of old aristocratic families of São Paulo, Dona Gabriela and Dr. …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, March 2026

You Have Won Us Over, Dona Lucilia!
It was raining heavily in Recife, the capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, in 1968. Some followers of Dr. Plinio had travelled to that city to carry out a campaign, a term used by members of the movement he founded to refer to the organisation’s public demonstrations, always in defence of the …
Raphaël Six - 31, March 2026

The Sunday Liturgy

Whose Voice Do I Listen To?
It is moving to analyse how Our Lord Jesus Christ used everyday imagery to teach a predominantly agricultural and pastoral people. In this sense, the words gathered from this Sunday’s Gospel must have touched certain fibres of the soul of those people in a special way. The sheepfolds, protected by …
Fr. Fabio Hideki Kobayashi, EP - 31, March 2026

The Process of Conversion
The spiritual life is a process. No one becomes holy overnight, and no one falls from one day to the next; everything happens step by step, both ascending and descending, for this is the normal path in the state of trial in which we find ourselves on this earth. This …
Fr. Eduardo Caballero, EP - 31, March 2026

The Church that Jesus Desired
Among the countless eloquent expressions that French ingenuity has devised throughout the centuries to express certain attitudes of the human spirit, we find the following: “Si j’étais le Bon Dieu… – If I were the Good God…” This refers to the age-old temptation that the human soul has to judge …
Fr. Manuel Rodríguez, EP - 31, March 2026

“No night is eternal”
The unalterable regularity with which the celebrations of the Liturgical Year unfold, despite the fluctuations of earthly events, is a demonstration of the celestial majesty of the Church, always loftily surpassing the capricious ebb and flow of human passions. Grand, but not indifferent, she uses the Liturgy to manifest herself …
Fr. Carlos Adriano Santos, EP - 31, March 2026

History – Life’s Teacher

Mother and Counsellor of the Popes
May 10, 2025. In front of the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, a multitude of the faithful crowded together to witness, filled with emotion, the arrival of the newly elected Pontiff Leo XIV, who wished to visit the miraculous fresco of Mary. “I wanted so …
Gabriela Cifuentes Forero - 31, March 2026

Editorial

A Desire to Communicate, Awaiting Reciprocity
When history is complete, it will form a splendid and touching account of God’s desire to communicate with mankind, and its response – or lack thereof – to the divine call. In this sense, the expression in Scripture is poignant: “O that my people would listen to me! […] I …
Editorial team - 31, March 2026

What Does the Catechism Say?

Fidelity to the Lay Vocation
The teachings in this paragraph, a true compendium of the lay vocation, correspond to number 31 of the Constitution Lumen Gentium of the Second Vatican Council. In it we read the three main theological topics that underpin this vocation. First, the text recalls that the laity are incorporated into Christ …
Editorial team - 31, March 2026

Theme of the Month

A Wonderful Counsellor
We are in Genazzano. Located on a hill in Lazio, the town enchants us with its medieval architecture, winding alleys, and houses that over the years – to the amazement of engineers – continue to be built up with rooms and floors. Every corner seems to have been artistically planned: …
Artur Pereira - 31, March 2026

St. Thomas Explains

Alliance Between Counsel and Mercy
St. Thomas Aquinas establishes an interesting relationship between the gift of counsel and the fifth beatitude: “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy” (Mt 5:7). To better understand this connection, it is necessary, first of all, to recall the role of the fruits of the Holy Spirit and …
Editorial team - 31, March 2026

Back Cover

The Joy of Giving and of Loving
Dona Lucilia understood very well that the essence of human relationships lies in the affinity between souls and in the happiness that comes from giving to others and loving them, fulfilling with exactitude the principle stated by Our Lord: it is more blessed to give than to receive. This attitude …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, March 2026

Did You Know…

…why Saturday is dedicated to Our Lady?
The consecration of Saturday to Mary is a tradition that dates back to the Carolingian era, when Charlemagne’s learned advisor, Alcuin of York († 804), proposed two votive Masses in honour of the Blessed Virgin to be celebrated on that day. From the 11th century to the present day, the …
Editorial team - 31, March 2026

Tendencies and Mentalities

True Action Is Only Born of Contemplation
In a previous article,1 we were able to consider the heroic virtues of St. Joan of Arc. We recalled her feats of arms, her military genius inspired by Heaven, her audacity guided by “voices,” and her unwavering courage – seen, incidentally, as presumption and recklessness by cowards. She disconcerted both …
Fr. Louis Marie Joseph Anicet Goyard, EP - 31, March 2026

Did You Know…

…why Latin is the official language of the Church?
In the first community of believers in Jerusalem, the Liturgy was probably celebrated in Aramaic, while Hebrew was reserved for reading the Holy Scriptures. After the fall of the Holy City in 70 AD and the expansion of the Church throughout the Roman Empire, Koine Greek became the lingua franca …
Editorial team - 31, March 2026

Inside Front Cover

May the Lord Grant You True Humility
If you are gladdened by the fact that you feel small before God, very well; but it seems to me – forgive me, for I am nothing – that it would be more perfect not to rejoice in this. It would be better to pay no attention to yourself. The …
Editorial team - 31, March 2026

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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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