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DONA LUCILIA

A Voyage Marked by Suffering

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 184, February 2023
Far across the ocean, the Old Continent beckoned all the lovers of sound tradition and refined customs. And these were not in short supply in the “São Paulinho” of the Belle Époque. While Dona Lucilia, as we have seen, figured in their first ranks, esteem for Europe was neither the …

CHURCH AND WORLD EVENTS

Church and World Events

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 184, February 2023
Desecrations and vandalism in Europe during Christmas Christmas celebrations have been the occasion for acts of vandalism against the Church. In the chapel of the Hospital of Barbastro, Spain, aggressors opened the tabernacle and scattered the Sacred Hosts on the floor. The diocese expressed its “sadness, consternation and condemnation” for …

STORY FOR CHILDREN

The Lamb, the Pigs and the Mud

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 184, February 2023
It is the peak of summer. “Oh, what a hot day!” the farm animals complain. Horses are lazy; donkeys stubbornly refuse to budge; the cows do not want to leave the corral; the hens cluck crossly… Everyone is uncomfortable, it is true, but at least there is enough water and …

CONCLUDING PAGES

Vox Prophetica

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 17, nº 184, February 2023
Journeying over mountains and through valleys, following winding rivers and rough or paved roads, one scene that commonly meets the traveller’s eyes is that of a tower in the distance. Drawing nearer, it is possible to recognize a cross on it. The stained-glass windows cannot yet be seen, the sound …

THE VOICE OF THE POPES

The Prayer of the Holy Rosary

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 156, October 2020
An innumerable multitude of holy men have always held it dear. They have used it as a powerful weapon to put the demons to flight, to preserve the integrity of life and to acquire virtue more easily. Our Lady of the Rosary - Monastery of Sts. Dominic and Sixtus, Rome …

GOSPEL COMMENTARY

An Invitation to Restore the Harmony of Paradise

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 156, October 2020
Irreconcilable enemies unite to put Incarnate Wisdom to the test. In confronting them, Our Lord shows the relationship that should exist between the temporal and spiritual spheres, leaving us a valuable teaching. Gospel – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time 15 The Pharisees went off and plotted how they might entrap …

DIVERSE

It Can No Longer Be Hidden: He Is God!

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 156, October 2020
Almost four centuries had passed and Christians did not dare to call Him God. Until, amidst struggles and persecution, the Cappadocian Fathers attested to the divinity of the Paraclete. If the poet Luis de Camões called the Portuguese overseas adventures “daring Christian feats,”1 what words would he use in his …

DIVERSE

A Simple but Expressive Gesture

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 156, October 2020
At the executioner’s blow, the eldest of the two girls fell to the ground, her dress becoming disarranged. Alodia ran to her sister to cover her again. Martyrdom of St. Nunilo - Monastery of San Salvador of Leyre (Spain) The moral value of a person lies above all in the …

PLINIO CORRÊA DE OLIVEIRA

Holy Guardian Angels - Guardians and Advocates for Men

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 156, October 2020
They were given to us, not only to protect us in times of danger and trial, but to pray and intercede for us at every moment. They are our mediators and advocates before God. This is why Dr. Plinio advises us to always implore their help. Due to an obsessive …

LIVES OF THE SAINTS

St. Francis of Assisi - The Joy of Unpretentiousness and Complete Surrender

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 14, nº 156, October 2020
A living example of genuine detachment and the purest unpretentiousness, St. Francis shone for his poverty of spirit. Convinced that the form of this world is passing away, his heart was free from any attachment. In the last glimmers of the 12th century, to a wealthy family of the city …
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