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Dona Lucilia - Heralds Magazine

Constant Concern for Her Children’s Education

Dona Lucilia had outdone herself in providing the best possible education for her children at home. However, despite all of her concerns, in 1919, having reached the appropriate age, Plinio would have to be enrolled in school. She naturally chose the best in São Paulo, run by the Jesuit Fathers. …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 30, June 2023

Innocence Throughout Her Life

The Ribeiro dos Santos family into which Lucilia was born, with their eminently traditional makeup, were monarchists to the core, in the same way that they were Catholics. The affective and psychological dispositions that made them feel at home in the monarchist ambit were similar to those they felt when …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 30, September 2022

Sublime Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Dona Lucilia’s boundless affection for her children did not stem from merely natural motives. It was rooted in devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to whom she prayed constantly, as her maternal words in a letter to Plinio, years later, reveal: “I was immensely pleased to know that when …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, January 2021

“I decided to implore Dona Lucilia’s intercession”

During her earthly life, Dona Lucilia always showed compassion for her neighbour by earnestly seeking to resolve the problems of anyone who turned to her. Today, from eternity, she continues to be a tireless protector of those most in need of help. One only needs to place a problem in …
Elizabete Fátima Astorino - 31, October 2020

Living Lesson of the Gospel

“My attitude of soul with Mama was, without a doubt, one of tremendous and complete resonance,” commented Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira about his relationship with Dona Lucilia. The physical phenomenon of resonance consists in the simultaneous vibration of same-pitched sounds. If, for example, a set of crystal glasses or …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, October 2024

Blind Trust in Supernatural Assistance!

In the course of our lives, it is not uncommon for us to encounter situations that are difficult or even almost impossible to resolve, and we are distressed to see the ineffectiveness of human solutions. On these occasions, the unfolding of events often surprises us by clearly showing how important …
Elizabete Fátima Astorino - 28, February 2023

A Voyage Marked by Suffering

Far across the ocean, the Old Continent beckoned all the lovers of sound tradition and refined customs. And these were not in short supply in the “São Paulinho” of the Belle Époque. While Dona Lucilia, as we have seen, figured in their first ranks, esteem for Europe was neither the …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, January 2023

Serenity in Face of the Worst Tragedies

Attracted by the serenity that so characterized Dona Lucilia’s innocent soul, many write to tell us of the graces obtained through her intercession, emphasizing this lady’s unfailing and resourceful protection in seemingly hopeless situations. Besides successfully overcoming difficulties, a common factor in all the benefits attributed to her intercession is …
Elizabete Fátima Astorino - 30, September 2020

Incomparable Maternal Solicitude

“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it” (Sg 8:7). How well these words apply to Dona Lucilia! Would she, who spent her life loving God in her neighbour, do any differently after crossing the threshold of eternity? Now, one of the ways in which she shows her …
Elizabete Fátima Astorino - 31, December 2022

The “Sum of the Ages” of a Venerable Lady

On April 22, 1946, Dona Lucilia completed 70 years… Seventy years of life is a milestone. At this stage, all of the preferences and mannerisms that guided the unfolding of an existence are crystallized. In those who sought to follow the path of virtue, the “sum of the ages” shines …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 30, November 2022

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