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THE SUNDAY LITURGY

Our Heart Rests Only in God

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
August 3 – 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time Nowadays we see of all kinds of devices designed to make life easier, and they are multiplying at an almost frenetic pace: from personal grooming tools to the most advanced means of communication and locomotion, our daily lives are increasingly based on …

THE SUNDAY LITURGY

Do Not Be Afraid! Trust and You Will Attain Glory

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
August 10 – 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time There are different degrees and types of fear, which can be caused by physical, psychological, social and even religious stimuli. Accounts of some of them appear in both the Old and New Testaments to warn us against lack of faith or distrust …

THE SUNDAY LITURGY

The Glorification of Mary Most Holy

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
August 15– Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady “The queen takes her place at your right hand in gold of Ophir” (Ps 45:10). Thus sings the psalmist, inviting us to contemplate the one who, in being assumed into Heaven, enchanted the Eternal King with her beauty. Our Lady’s immeasurable …

THE SUNDAY LITURGY

Love That Attracts and Divides

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
August 17 – 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time This Sunday’s readings may seem strange in a world where the word love has acquired a connotation of complicity and unconditional acceptance. In fact, very different from this concept is the reality faced by those who, moved by authentic charity, have decided …

THE SUNDAY LITURGY

Let Us Convert Before the Door Is Closed

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
August 24 – 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time According to contemporary thinking, the word kindness can designate a thousand qualities, except for one: seriousness. And so it has become synonymous with acquiescence to error or wilful blindness to what needs to be corrected or warned against. But in God, kindness …

BIBLICAL TEACHINGS

The Conflict Between David and Goliath – The “Stone” of Grace versus the Greatness of Man

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 220, February 2026
The sacred pages contain paradigms for all of history. One of them – and one of the most eloquent – is the duel between a young man who was “ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome” (1 Sam 16:12) and a brutal giant from Philistia (cf. 1 Sam 17). …

THE SUNDAY LITURGY

A God Who Is… Meek and Humble?

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
August 31 – 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time The Liturgy for the 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time highlights a marvellous aspect of the Soul of Our Lord Jesus Christ, which the Gospel Acclamation invites us to imitate: “learn from Me, for I am meek and humble of heart” (Mt 11:29). …

THE POWER OF EXAMPLE

A Twofold Return to Life!

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
It was 1849. The young Charles, who frequented the Oratory founded by St. John Bosco and was then fifteen years old, had fallen seriously ill and was given no hope of survival by the doctors. Appalled by the news, his parents asked him if he wanted to go to Confession. …

TREASURES OF MSGR. JOÃO

A Blessed Guest, through Whom God Visits Us

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
I once came across an article written on the subject of solitude. It was a story about a man with an unwelcoming appearance, who described his preferences and his lifestyle, stating that he so enjoyed complete isolation that he had chosen not to marry, because the idea of living with …

THEME OF THE MONTH

Suffering - A Plinian Explanation: The “Sufferative” - Learning to Suffer

Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
There is a vast bibliography on the subject of suffering. Rivers of ink, both sacred and profane, have flowed alongside the rivers of blood, sweat and tears shed by the human race since Adam and Eve left Earthly Paradise. Discovering the origin of the universe, where we came from and …
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