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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 223, May 2026

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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 223, May 2026

Inside Front Cover

Goodness Personified

If God is offended by sin, then the Saviour is glorified by the forgiveness that destroys it. He would seem to want to flood the prodigal sinner with His gifts. [...] Go then, my soul! [...] As soon as you feel ill, please do not hesitate to go immediately to …
Editorial team - 01, May 2026

Our Readers Ask

How can we succeed in raising holy children if we ourselves are not holy?

“If Thou, O Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand?” (Ps 130:3). Dear Javier, who among us – parents, superiors, teachers, etc. – would dare to presume our own holiness before the people for whom we are responsible? Undoubtedly, no one! However, the fact that we realize we have …
Fr. Ricardo José Basso, EP - 01, May 2026

Editorial

The Secret of God and the Secret of Mary

God has an immense secret, which is summed up in one name: Mary. This is the secret through which the Lord chose to accomplish His most wondrous works. Our Lady is the magnificent gateway through which all the love of the Trinity poured forth upon creation. Through her, the Eternal …
Editorial team - 01, May 2026

The Voice of the Popes

A Certain Infinite Dignity of Mary

The Mother of the Redeemer has a precise place in the plan of salvation. […] She is present even “before the creation of the world,” as the one whom the Father “has chosen” as Mother of His Son in the Incarnation. And, what is more, together with the Father, the …
Editorial team - 01, May 2026

The Sunday Liturgy

“Do not let your hearts be troubled”

St. John is the only Evangelist who dwells on the sermon delivered by Our Lord at the Last Supper, immediately before He went to the Garden of Olives, the place of His arrest. This Sunday’s Gospel recounts the beginning of that sermon, in which the Divine Master seeks to instil …
Fr. Louis Marie Joseph Anicet Goyard, EP - 01, May 2026

The Sunday Liturgy

“I will not leave you orphans”
Some authors refer to the passage taken from today’s Liturgy the “quintessence of the Gospel”; such is its depth and richness of meaning. Shortly before, the Saviour had instituted the Apostles as priests, giving them His own Body and Blood as a sign of the covenant. Then, He manifests Himself …
Fr. Hernán Luis Cosp Bareiro, EP - 01, May 2026

Jesus Departed, but He Left Us Mary
The French expression “Partir, c’est mourir un peu”1 resonates with particular intensity when we reflect on the meaning of farewells in different contexts of life. Journeys, for example, are preceded by careful preparation that culminates in separation. On these occasions, the last words take on even greater weight, especially when …
Fr. Cyril Avinash, EP - 01, May 2026

Let Us Also Choose the Best Part!
In her autobiography, St. Therese of Lisieux recounts that, experiencing a certain perplexity in finding inner peace, she decided to peruse the Pauline epistles. By chance, chapters twelve and thirteen of the First Letter to the Corinthians fell beneath her eyes, and more especially one of the passages taken up …
Fr. Marcelo Javier Pérez Wheelock, EP - 01, May 2026

The Communion of the Three Divine Persons
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity reminds us of the sublime reality by which the baptized become “gods” (cf. Jn 10:34-36). A lofty mystery of our Faith, the Trinitarian indwelling means that the Three Divine Persons truly dwell within us. Such an elevated aspect of spiritual life cannot be …
Fr. Ramón Ángel Pereira Veiga, EP - 01, May 2026

The Power of Example

A Church Built with Forty Cents…
As we contemplate the virtues of St. John Bosco, one in particular catches our attention: the confidence he practised so admirably throughout his life, especially in matters concerning the Salesian Congregation. Indeed, divine help often seemed to be too long in coming… subjecting him to severe trials. Don Bosco exclaimed …
Editorial team - 01, May 2026

Treasures of Msgr. João

Embraced by Mary
In his first epistle, written when he was advanced in years, St. John the Evangelist exhorts his disciples to always remain in Our Lord Jesus Christ through the observance of the Commandments, particularly the love of God and of neighbour. He, who in the past was called the “son of …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 01, May 2026

Theme of the Month

The Secret of Mary – Hidden Wisdom, an Ineffable Treasure
A masterpiece of creation, the Most Holy Virgin Mary was favoured by God with such sublime perfection and such exalted gifts that the Church, in its desire to honour her worthily, has been “inexhaustible” in proclaiming her praises, particularly through the words and writings of its saints and Doctors. St. …
Bruna Piva - 01, May 2026

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Children of Mary’s Merciful Initiative
The writings of Sister Maria de Ágreda,1 in which she records the supernatural revelations she received, tell of many special concepts contained in the Book of Revelation, expressed symbolically and as yet undiscovered, concerning Our Lady’s relationship with the Apostles, especially St. John the Evangelist. When the time comes for …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 01, May 2026

St. Thomas Explains

Hail Mary, Full of Grace
St. Thomas Aquinas’s childhood was not without a singular episode of “disobedience”… Once, as a little child, he happened to come across a small scroll. Refusing stubbornly to let go of it, he wept bitterly as attempts were made to take it from him by force. His poor nanny even …
Editorial team - 01, May 2026

Catholic truths

Archetype of the Mystical Body of Christ
“The whole is worth more than the sum of its parts.” This well-known maxim is considered indisputable, a universal philosophical principle. Illustrious doctors have used it to describe the relationship between Our Lady and the Church, asserting that the Blessed Virgin, as a supremely excellent member of the Church, is …
Miguel de Souza Ferrari - 01, May 2026

History – Life’s Teacher

The Queen of History
Chess has its mysteries. How can it be that a knight can perform an Olympic leap over a rook? That bishops can only glide along on squares of a single colour? That a pawn, after quite a dash, can even become a queen, right under the nose of the astonished …
Santiago Ignacio Ramírez - 01, May 2026

What Does the Catechism Say?

The Predestination of the Mother of God and Ours
This paragraph of the Catechism, entitled The Predestination of Mary, presents a series of biblical Marian attributes, focusing on the privilege of her Divine Motherhood. Of the four Marian dogmas – Perpetual Virginity, the Immaculate Conception, the Assumption and Divine Motherhood – the latter is the most sublime, as it …
Editorial team - 01, May 2026

Biblical Teachings

Elisha and his servant Gehazi – Gehazi’s “Reward”
Enveloped in grandeur and mystery, the prophets are key figures in history, and it is difficult to find souls comparable to them. However, the Divine Craftsman often allows men of little virtue to appear alongside such giants of faith, perhaps to make divine power and its supremacy over human misery …
Fr. Roberto Torres Balcázar, EP - 01, May 2026

Did You Know…

…how the Salve Regina originated?
From one end of the earth to the other, no devout Catholic fails to raise to Heaven the most beautiful prayer dedicated to the Virgin Mother of God: the Salve Regina. What is its origin? Although the earliest reliable records of the Marian hymn date only to the end of …
Editorial team - 01, May 2026

…why a dog breed was named after a Saint?
In the mid-11th century, St. Bernard of Menthon founded the Hospitaller Congregation of Great St. Bernard, made up of canons regular, with the aim of establishing a monastery and providing lodgings for pilgrims crossing the Alps via the perilous pass between Valais, in Switzerland, and the Aosta Valley, in Italy. …
Editorial team - 01, May 2026

Catholic Spirituality

Victory or Defeat: It Is in our Hands
Clausewitz,1 the renowned war strategist, asserts that one of the most effective combat manoeuvres consists of triumphing even before the battle begins. How? By taking from the enemy the determination to fight, whether by the tenacity of the resistance or – more effectively – by the threat of an overwhelming …
Alessandro Tiso - 01, May 2026

Lives of the Saints

St. James the Less, Apostle and Bishop of Jerusalem – Mirror of Christ
Orphanhood is one of the most terrible sufferings a man can endure. Something similar to this excruciating hardship undoubtedly assailed the Apostles when Our Lord ascended to Heaven. He whom they considered their Master, Model, Father, Friend, and Redeemer had departed… A cloud had enveloped Him during the Ascension, and …
Sr. Patricia Victoria Jorge Villegas - 01, May 2026

Dona Lucilia

An Effective Aidin Difficulties Great and Small
“Dona Lucilia!” is the first thought that, like a prayer, comes to the lips and hearts of many of her devotees in any difficulty. Some entrust small everyday matters to her maternal care, others seek solutions to great difficulties; and she attends to both, in a discreet way, respecting the …
Elizabete Fátima Astorino - 01, May 2026

Tendencies and Mentalities

Reflection, Serenity and Judgement in the Art of Vermeer
What little is known about the life of one of the greatest masters of Baroque painting in the Netherlands, Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675), seems to indicate that, despite being born into the predominantly Protestant culture of that region, he joined the Catholic Church, influenced by his wife and with the help …
Santiago Vieto Rodríguez - 01, May 2026

Back Cover

Unshakable Certainty of Victory
The prophet Isaiah is a fighter and, at the same time, he is a contemplative of the fight. In this contemplation, he sees the enemies of God advancing on all sides and feels what Our Lord Jesus Christ was to declare: “The Son of Man has nowhere to lay His …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 01, May 2026

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The Saints of Each Day

St. Thomas Explains

Special

Back Cover

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

Diverse

The Voice of the Popes

Testimonials

Gospel Commentary

Arautos no Mundo-MONT

Dona Lucilia-MONT

The Sunday Liturgy

Biblical Teachings

Tendencies and Mentalities

Church and World Events

Editorial

Issues

History – Life’s Teacher

Lives of the Saints

Inside Front Cover

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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