Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 227, September 2026
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 226, August 2026
Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 225, July 2026
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Sins Against the Holy Spirit, According to St. Thomas - An Unforgivable Sin?
The monumental statue of Our Lord featured on one of Brazil’s most beautiful postcards, far from serving a merely aesthetic purpose, evokes sublime theological notions. The Heart on display, the exposed wounds and the open arms justify the very appropriate title that the statue bears: Christ the Redeemer. Indeed, the …
João Paulo Bueno
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30, April 2024
More Than Help of Christians: a True Friend!
When we see a representation of Our Lady under the invocation of Help of Christians, our first reaction is usually one of respect for her incomparable majesty. In fact, in this image we contemplate Mary Most Holy wearing a crown and with a sceptre in her hand, like a true …
Sr. Mariana de Oliveira
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30, April 2024
Dona Lucilia Corrêa de Oliveira - Daughter, Wife and Mother According to the Heart of Jesus
Lucilia Ribeiro dos Santos was born on April 22, 1876 in Pirassununga, in the interior of São Paulo, and was baptized on June 29, with Our Lady of Penha as her godmother.1 The daughter of Dr. Antônio Ribeiro dos Santos and Gabriela Rodrigues dos Santos, she was a descendant of …
Sr. Michelle Viccola
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31, March 2024
The Dawning of a Devotion
On the morning of April 27, 1968, the seventh-day Mass for the repose of the soul of Dona Lucilia was celebrated in the Church of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in São Paulo. Her son, Dr. Plinio, who was attentively following the Holy Sacrifice, had a haunting doubt in his mind, …
Fr. Carlos Javier Werner Benjumea, EP
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31, March 2024
Cult to Dona Lucilia? - Not Only Licit, But Also Recommended
In a previous article, we saw how devotion to Dona Lucilia has spread with surprising speed in our days. This kind of phenomenon is not new, nor is it something unknown to the Church. The popular devotions that erupt because of the reputation of sanctity of men and women who …
Fr. Eduardo Miguel Caballero Baza, EP
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31, March 2024
Letters Between Dona Lucilia and Dr. Plinio - Testimonies of a Relationship Steeped in Virtue
“The most moving scene in my life,” Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira once commented to his spiritual children, “was my encounter with my mother, who was no longer there, whom God had called to Himself. […] When I entered the room and saw her lifeless body, I realized that those …
Bruna Almeida Piva
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31, March 2024
The Virtue of Magnanimity - The Humility of Glory
The virtues, says St. Bernard,1 are the stars, and the virtuous man is the firmament. It would be pleasant to take a journey through the vastness of this universe. Above all, we would find the shining sun of charity. Alongside it, no doubt, the serene radiance of hope, the beauty …
Jerome Lourdes Sequeira
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31, March 2024
Beloved From All Eternity!
In a beautiful play on words, replicated by countless Saints in subsequent centuries, St. Bernard of Clairvaux teaches us that “the measure of loving God is to love Him without measure.”1 Love! This is the only response that man, created by an act of supreme divine gratuitousness, can offer his …
Vinícius Lima
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29, February 2024
St. Joseph’s Fatherhood Prefigured in the Old Testament - St. Joseph, the Perfect Father!
Over the centuries, many souls have marvelled at the Divine Child’s joy and enchantment, cradled for the first time in the maternal arms of Mary Most Holy. What delight the Infant Jesus must have felt at that moment, seeing himself enveloped in the purest love of His Blessed Mother, created …
Sr. Clotilde Neuburger
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29, February 2024
It Was Worthwhile to Weep!
How interesting it would be if there were a book entitled The Theology of Weeping, in which we could study in depth what really lies behind man’s tears, the physical expression of the sentiments of his soul. In fact, there are as many types of tears as there are different …
Fr. Rodrigo Fugiyama Nunes, EP
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29, February 2024