WHAT DOES THE CATECHISM SAY?
Children: An Option or a Mission?
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 213, July 2025
Catechism of the Catholic Church § 1652 By its very nature the institution of marriage and married love is ordered to the procreation and education of the offspring and it is in them that it finds its crowning glory. “Look toward Heaven, and number the stars, if you are able…” …
LIVES OF THE SAINTS
St. Joachim and St. Anne, Parents of Our Lady - By Their Fruit You Shall Know Them
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 213, July 2025
The Old Testament can well be considered a sublime preparation for the Incarnation of the Word. When we place Our Lord Jesus Christ at the centre of human events, we truly understand history, because this is how God conceives it: in an architectonic and hierarchical manner, with His Only-begotten Son …
DONA LUCILIA
Motherly Corrections
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 213, July 2025
Naughtiness and wrongdoings come up in the ordinary life of any child. Sometimes a window is broken, a cake is ruined, milk is spilled… Nevertheless, those whose are responsible for correcting faults must do so for the sake of the love for order and discipline, without giving way to disproportionate …
CONCLUDING PAGES
Patroness of the Armada
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 18, nº 201, July 2024
“Flos Carmeli, vitis florigera, splendor cæli, Virgo puerpera, singularis. Mater mitis, sed viri nescia, carmelitis da privilegia, stella maris – Flower of Carmel, blossoming vine, splendour of Heaven, Mother divine, none like Thee. Mother Mild, whom no man didst know, upon thy Carmelites favour bestow, O Star of the Sea.” …
DID YOU KNOW…
Did You Know…
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 213, July 2025
…why Catholics pray kneeling? Considered barbarian behaviour and despised by Greco-Latin culture, genuflection had little value in antiquity. The aversion is not hard to understand: how could one kneel before pagan deities, capricious beings from whom one sought sympathy only to obtain certain personal benefits? Men would demean themselves – …
TENDENCIES AND MENTALITIES
Adornment and Primordial Light
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 213, July 2025
A wise teaching of Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira points out the dual purpose of clothing: to cover the body and reveal the soul. The craft of garment-making is so high that it was God Himself who made them for the first couple, affected by the consequences of sin (cf. …
BACK COVER
Holy Authority and Perfect Union
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 213, July 2025
I always considered my parents to be saints. We had deep respect and admiration for them. I sometimes wondered if there was anyone like them on earth. At least I could not find them around me. Mama had as much admiration for my father as she did affection, and she …
LIVES OF THE SAINTS
Venerable Pio Bruno Lanteri - Cunning as a Serpent…
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
The absence of creativity is one of the most characteristic features of the devil’s work. In fact, if you analyse history with a keen eye, you can see how, over the centuries, the onslaughts of the power of darkness against good have been countless, but always similar in their substance …
DONA LUCILIA
Even on the Other Side of the World…
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
Dona Lucilia’s intercession transcends barriers. Since her death in 1968, we have witnessed the discreet but ever-growing blossoming of a devotion that opens up new paths. The number of people who have been helped by her in the most diverse parts of the world is a pledge of hope for …
DID YOU KNOW…
Did You Know…
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 19, nº 214, August 2025
…the origin of the statue of Christ the Redeemer? The thirty-metre-high statue built on the peak of Corcovado – one of the most enchanting spots in Rio de Janeiro – soon became the main symbol of the Brazilian nation and earned a place among the seven wonders of the modern …
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