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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 227, September 2026

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Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 227, September 2026

Back Cover

Passion of the Son, Martyrdom of the Mother

She suffered, beyond all expression, for all that Jesus Christ suffered […]. What caused St. Lawrence to suffer was the burning gridiron upon which he lay; St. Stephen, the stones with which he was lapidated; the confessors of the Faith, the prisons, the racks, the fangs of wild beasts, the …
Editorial team - 31, August 2026

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Graces of the Early Church

The church1 has the classic cruciform layout. In the right-hand transept of the church – that is, to the left as you enter – above the altar in the side aisle, there is an image of the Immaculate Conception. Needless to say, I went straight over to visit her. It …
Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira - 31, August 2026

Our Readers Ask

I work in a bakery that is open on Sundays. Am I breaking the Third Commandment if I continue working there?

The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that “God’s action is the model for human action. If God ‘rested and was refreshed’ on the seventh day (cf. Ex 31:17), man too ought to ‘rest’ and should let others, especially the poor, ‘be refreshed’”(CCC 2172). For this reason, the Sabbath was …
Fr. Ricardo José Basso, EP - 31, August 2026

Dona Lucilia

A Remedy for All Ills

The words “confidence” and “mother” are practically synonymous. There is no child who does not trust its mother, and where a good mother is lacking, true confidence will rarely flourish. Perhaps that is why devotees from all walks of life decide to entrust their requests, difficulties and needs, whether large …
Elizabete Fátima Talarico Astorino - 31, August 2026

St. Thomas Explains

The Most Perfect of Human Acts?

From the earliest days of Christianity, martyrdom has been a cause of both fear and fascination for the faithful. The mere recollection of places like the Circus Maximus and the Roman Colosseum, or of names like Lawrence, Sebastian, and Ignatius of Antioch, for example, evokes feats of such grandeur and …
Fr. Eduardo Miguel Caballero Baza, EP - 31, August 2026

Catholic truths

Reflection of a Celestial Mission
“The man called his wife’s name Eve, because she was the mother of all living” (Gn 3:20). “No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations” (Gn 17:5). “So you are Simon the son …
Miguel de Souza Ferrari - 31, August 2026

Catholic Spirituality

Martyr of Love
The year was 1887. Two young French girls were strolling through the city of Rome on a pleasant November morning, accompanied by their father. They were on a pilgrimage to the famous and emblematic Colosseum, which soon appeared before them, harmonious, imposing, serious, and at once light and monumental… a …
Bruna Almeida Piva - 31, August 2026

The Sunday Liturgy

Divine Pedagogy in Correcting
This Sunday’s Liturgy presents us with the passage from the Gospel of St. Matthew in which Our Lord Jesus Christ, after expelling the money changers from the Temple and responding to the Jewish leaders about His authority (cf. Mt 21:12-13; 23-27), gives a forceful warning to the high priests and …
Fr. Pablo Luis Werner Benjumea, EP - 31, August 2026

Fraternal Correction: a Refined Degree of Love
The Gospel passage for this Sunday’s Liturgy is found between two excerpts that give it full meaning. First, the warning that precedes it: “it is not the will of my Father who is in Heaven that one of these little ones should perish” (Mt 18:14). In dictating the norms for …
Fr. Luiz Alexandre de Souza, EP - 31, August 2026

Forgiveness: God’s “Weakness”
The maxim of the law of retaliation, “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth,” governed the social relationships of ancient peoples. So great was its influence as a moral standard that even the chosen people – the receptacle of Revelation and messianic expectation – were themselves dominated …
Fr. Marcos Faes de Araújo, EP - 31, August 2026

It Is Always the Time for Conversion!
It is during His last journey to Jerusalem that Our Lord Jesus Christ tells the parable of the workers in the vineyard. In it, the Saviour reveals the extreme goodness that emanates from His Divine Heart. In the labour of the harvest, a good number of extra workers were needed. …
Fr. Celio Luís Casale, EP - 31, August 2026

The Voice of the Popes

Martyrs of Yesterday, Today and Every Age…
The monuments and ruins of ancient Rome speak to humanity of the sufferings and persecutions endured with fortitude by our forebears in the faith, the Christians of the first generations. These ancient remains remind us how true are the words of Tertullian who wrote: “sanguis martyrum semen christianorum” — the …
Editorial team - 31, August 2026

Tendencies and Mentalities

Letters and “emails”, Autographs and Automatisms
We may be stating the most obvious of banalities when we say that we are a long way – and how long! – away from the days when people used to write letters. But, the evident aside, let us consider the extent to which a letter can still be, even …
Dcn. Gabriel Borges Bonfim Silva, EP - 31, August 2026

Editorial

God Is Invincible!
Every human being longs for God. Like a deer parched for water, the human soul yearns for the Creator (cf. Ps 41:2). Original sin, however, introduced an interior disorder that distorts this natural longing, leading the children of Adam to seek other “gods”: fame, material possessions, pleasures… culminating in the …
Editorial team - 31, August 2026

History – Life’s Teacher

The Promise Vanquished the Volcano
The fifteen hundred metres of wall have been scaled. The very heart of the fortress remains to be conquered. The prudent desist. Only two brave men dare to advance: Wisse and Gabriel. Storm the heights! The Pichincha volcano, the last bastion of mystery in Ecuadorian geography, is about to be …
Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins - 31, August 2026

Lives of the Saints

Priest, Apostle and… Slave!
Stefan Zweig, the world-renowned Austrian writer, recounts in the preface to his book on Ferdinand Magellan what motivated him to study the adventures of the Age of Discovery and the Age of Exploration. One day, comfortably settled on an ocean liner with all the amenities that a ship of that …
Arthur Felipe Grando Leal - 31, August 2026

Inside Front Cover

To the Impatient
The impatient and the patient must be admonished in different ways. The impatient must be told that, by refusing to rein in their own impetuosity, they will find themselves dragged into many abysses of iniquity which they would not have sought out, for fury drives the soul to places it …
Editorial team - 31, August 2026

Did You Know…

…why we pray with our hands folded?
Hands folded, palm to palm, next to the chest of one who prays: this is one of the most common and expressive positions for Christian prayer. Whether a priest at the Sacrifice of the Mass, the anxious student before an exam, or the mother interceding for her children, this posture …
Editorial team - 31, August 2026

…that the True Cross was hidden for centuries?
For centuries, Judea – a territory dominated by the Roman Empire – kept a profound secret: the whereabouts of the Cross of Christ. It was only in 326 that St. Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine and a fervent Christian, decided to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, along with …
Editorial team - 31, August 2026

Theme of the Month

Blood of the Martyrs, Seed of Christians
Throughout the centuries, Our Lord Jesus Christ has gifted His Mystical Bride, the Church, with countless treasures: the seamless robe of unity, the pure white mantle of orthodoxy, the powerful sceptre of papal authority, and – the greatest of gifts – the crown of holiness. This diadem is set in …
Gabriel Marques dos Santos - 31, August 2026

Witness, Holocaust, and Glory!
Beneath the streets, squares, and amphitheatres of the bustling Roman capital in the first centuries after Christ, a different life pulsates. Veritable labyrinths extend, narrow and damp, concealing, like criminals, people who possess the ultimate freedom; dark crypts shelter souls clothed in light, destined, soon, for the celestial heights. In …
Isabela Fernandes Corrêa - 31, August 2026

Treasures of Msgr. João

The Expiatory Victim
We know that in the Old Testament, the way to make amends for offenses against God consisted of offering a victim, immolating it with the shedding of blood, a symbol of life. This sacrifice appeased divine wrath and resulted in the reparation of the acquired stain (cf. Lev 5:15-26). In …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, August 2026

What Does the Catechism Say?

To Bear Witness to the Truth with Dignity and Fearlessness
The Catechism summarizes a fundamental mission in the life of the baptized: the duty to proclaim and defend the truths of the Faith. To this end, the text sets out two key models: Our Lord Jesus Christ, the pinnacle of virtue and holiness, and St. Paul, a remarkable example of …
Editorial team - 31, August 2026

Sections

The Saints of Each Day

St. Thomas Explains

Special

Back Cover

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

Our Readers Ask

The Treasure of prayer

Dona Lucilia

Catholic truths

Catholic Spirituality

Splendours of Christian Civilization

Heralds Worldwide

Nova et Vetera

Mary, God’s Paradise

A Prophet for Our Times

Diverse

Gospel Commentary

Testimonials

The Sunday Liturgy

Arautos no Mundo-MONT

Dona Lucilia-MONT

The Voice of the Popes

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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