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THE SUNDAY LITURGY

The Communion of the Three Divine Persons

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 223, May 2026
May 31 – Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity 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. …

THE SUNDAY LITURGY

Let Us Also Choose the Best Part!

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 223, May 2026
May 24 – Pentecost Sunday 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 …

DID YOU KNOW…

…why a dog breed was named after a Saint?

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

THE SUNDAY LITURGY

Jesus Departed, but He Left Us Mary

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 223, May 2026
May 17 – Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord 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 SUNDAY LITURGY

“I will not leave you orphans”

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 223, May 2026
May 10 – 6th Sunday of Easter 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 …

THE SUNDAY LITURGY

“Do not let your hearts be troubled”

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 223, May 2026
May 3 – 5th Sunday of Easter 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 …

TENDENCIES AND MENTALITIES

Reflection, Serenity and Judgement in the Art of Vermeer

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

THE VOICE OF THE POPES

The Church’s Greatest Treasure

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 224, June 2026
Tasting wounded us and tasting heals us Surpassing all fullness of generosity, exceeding all measure of love, [Jesus Christ] offered Himself as food. O singular and marvellous generosity, where the giver comes as a gift, and what is given is wholly identical to the giver! He therefore gave Himself as …

CATHOLIC TRUTHS

Eucharist and Priesthood – “Other Christs”

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 224, June 2026
The Holy Scriptures present Jesus Christ as the High Priest of the New and Eternal Covenant, established by God through His Most Precious Blood shed on the Cross. The Epistle to the Hebrews affirms this categorically; the Apocalypse represents Him in prophetic language, using symbolic figures; other New Testament writings …

DONA LUCILIA

“I congratulate you for this son of yours”

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 224, June 2026
It was in the French capital, where history still radiated from every corner, that Dona Lucilia would finally fully recover her health.1 Paris was not wholly new to Dona Lucilia, for since her youth she had been acquainted with it by assiduously reading French authors, and particularly the Journal de …
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