Did You Know… - Heralds Magazine

Did You Know… - Heralds Magazine

Did You Know…

At the beginning of the Offertory of the Mass, the acolyte hands the priest or deacon the chalice and paten covered by a small veil of the colour corresponding to the liturgical day, taking care that the sacred vessels remain hidden from the assembly. The chalice is then placed on …

Editorial team - 31, January 2025

Did You Know…

The refreshing contact of fingertips with holy water, followed by the superior spiritual refreshment of making the Sign of the Cross, usually marks the transition between the hustle and bustle of the street and the peace of the sacred precinct when entering a Catholic church. But have you ever wondered …

Editorial team - 31, December 2024

…why the Pope chooses a new name?

A man receives a name when he is born into the world by nature, when he is born into grace through Baptism, when he dies to the world through religious vows, and when he dies to himself by virtue of a vocation that confiscates him entirely. Abram was renamed Abraham …

Editorial team - 01, February 2026

…why we call the Supreme Pontiff Pope?

Pope: this is the title Catholics use to refer to their father… Yes, father, in the strictest and most etymological sense of the term. Πάππας – papas – was one of the first words babbled by Greek-speaking children. Directed with effusive affection to the father who protected, fed, taught, corrected …

Editorial team - 01, February 2026

…how the Salve Regina originated?

From one end of the earth to the other, no devout Catholic fails to raise to Heaven the most beautiful prayer dedicated to the Virgin Mother of God: the Salve Regina. What is its origin? Although the earliest reliable records of the Marian hymn date only to the end of …

Editorial team - 30, April 2026

…why a dog breed was named after a Saint?

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. …

Editorial team - 30, April 2026

…why Saturday is dedicated to Our Lady?

The consecration of Saturday to Mary is a tradition that dates back to the Carolingian era, when Charlemagne’s learned advisor, Alcuin of York († 804), proposed two votive Masses in honour of the Blessed Virgin to be celebrated on that day. From the 11th century to the present day, the …

Editorial team - 01, April 2026

…why Latin is the official language of the Church?

In the first community of believers in Jerusalem, the Liturgy was probably celebrated in Aramaic, while Hebrew was reserved for reading the Holy Scriptures. After the fall of the Holy City in 70 AD and the expansion of the Church throughout the Roman Empire, Koine Greek became the lingua franca …

Editorial team - 01, April 2026

…what the Ministries of Lector and Acolyte are?

Wise and maternal, the Catholic Church establishes different states and degrees in the service of sacred worship. In this hierarchy of functions, the clergy – Bishops, priests, and deacons – who have received the Sacrament of Holy Orders, occupy a prominent place. However, some baptized and confirmed lay people who …

Editorial team - 01, March 2026

…that Our Lady left her portrait in Italy?

Christian tradition tells us that in Rossano, in the region of Calabria, Italy, in the 7th century a venerable monk, an ardent devotee of the Virgin Mary, asked and obtained permission from the emperor to convert the cave where he lived into a church dedicated to the Mother of God. …

Editorial team - 01, March 2026

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