Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 227, September 2026
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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 …
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31, December 2024
The French Saint Who Was Not French
St. Martin of Tours, by Master of Fonollosa - Episcopal Museum of Vic (Spain) The son of an official of the Roman army, St. Martin was born in the year 316 in Sabaria, in present-day Hungary. Although of pagan parentage, he became acquainted with Christianity at 10 years of age …
Dcn. Sebastián Velásquez, EP
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30, April 2015
…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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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01, May 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. …
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01, May 2026
…how tabernacles came about?
Such is the Church’s love for Jesus Christ that, after the Bridegroom ascended to Heaven, she was not content to encounter Him again only during Holy Mass, but wished to adore Him every day, wherever it was celebrated. Tabernacles arose in order to satisfy this desire. The God whom the …
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01, July 2026
…that the True Cross was hidden for centuries?
For centuries, Judea – a territory dominated by the Roman Empire – kept a profound secret: the whereabouts of the Cross of Christ. It was only in 326 that St. Helen, mother of Emperor Constantine and a fervent Christian, decided to undertake a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, along with …
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01, September 2026
…who were the first Westerners to enter the Forbidden City?
China: a kingdom of dreams, surrounded by walls so imposing that they remained practically insurmountable until the end of the 16th century. However, there is no place on earth, however inhospitable, where the sweet timbre of Christ’s voice cannot resound. For the then-called Middle Kingdom, the Word of God used …
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01, July 2026
…why we pray with our hands folded?
Hands folded, palm to palm, next to the chest of one who prays: this is one of the most common and expressive positions for Christian prayer. Whether a priest at the Sacrifice of the Mass, the anxious student before an exam, or the mother interceding for her children, this posture …
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01, September 2026