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Dona Lucilia - Heralds Magazine

“Let your light shine before men”

“Let your light shine before men”

Dona Lucilia has been extremely generous in her displays of affection and compassion for those who seek her help. So much so that, as this noble lady is a mirror of Mary’s goodness and love, one can apply to her St. Bernard’s words in the Memorare: never was it known …
Elizabete Fátima Talarico Astorino - 30, April 2020

A Quick Solution for a Complex Problem

A Quick Solution for a Complex Problem

There are certain “coincidences” that science cannot explain; miracles and supernatural interventions are beyond its scope. And in some cases, the divine manifestations and unexpected aid received are difficult for even people of great faith to comprehend. One such cases is reported by Dr. Gianne Donato Costa Veloso, a haematologist …
Elizabete Fátima Talarico Astorino - 28, February 2026

A Hundred and Fifty Years Ago, Dona Lucilia Was Born

A Hundred and Fifty Years Ago, Dona Lucilia Was Born

Born on April 22, 1876, on the first Saturday after the joys of Easter, Lucilia was the second of five children from the marriage of two cousins,1 Dr. Antônio Ribeiro dos Santos and Dona Gabriela Rodrigues dos Santos. Descendants of old aristocratic families of São Paulo, Dona Gabriela and Dr. …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 01, April 2026

You Have Won Us Over, Dona Lucilia!

You Have Won Us Over, Dona Lucilia!

It was raining heavily in Recife, the capital of Pernambuco, Brazil, in 1968. Some followers of Dr. Plinio had travelled to that city to carry out a campaign, a term used by members of the movement he founded to refer to the organisation’s public demonstrations, always in defence of the …
Raphaël Six - 01, April 2026

An Unconditional Mother

An Unconditional Mother

“If my mother is as she is, [Our Lady], who is the Mother of mothers, the Mother of all humanity, I cannot imagine how She must be!”,1 Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira remarked on several occasions when speaking of Dona Lucilia and how her boundless affection and protection were for …
Elizabete Fátima Talarico Astorino - 01, July 2026

Storytime with Dona Lucilia

Storytime with Dona Lucilia

Physical activity has an important place in the upbringing of children, since they need to expend their natural energy by running, jumping and playing. We have seen how Dona Lucilia strove to stimulate the aptitudes of her children so that vulgarity would not gain entrance to their souls, not even …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 01, August 2026

A Remedy for All Ills

A Remedy for All Ills

The words “confidence” and “mother” are practically synonymous. There is no child who does not trust its mother, and where a good mother is lacking, true confidence will rarely flourish. Perhaps that is why devotees from all walks of life decide to entrust their requests, difficulties and needs, whether large …
Elizabete Fátima Talarico Astorino - 01, September 2026

Filial Love Centred on the Holy Church

Filial Love Centred on the Holy Church

Regarding the relationship between Dr. Plinio and Dona Lucilia, it could be observed that their souls were interwoven in a bond of mutual affection, consideration and esteem. For his part, there was the most deeply ingrained filial affection, acknowledging everything she did for him. She, in turn, possessed every manner …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 01, February 2026

“I congratulate you for this son of yours”

“I congratulate you for this son of yours”

It was in the French capital, where history still radiated from every corner, that Dona Lucilia would finally fully recover her health.1 Paris was not wholly new to Dona Lucilia, for since her youth she had been acquainted with it by assiduously reading French authors, and particularly the Journal de …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 01, June 2026

An Effective Aidin Difficulties Great and Small

An Effective Aidin Difficulties Great and Small

“Dona Lucilia!” is the first thought that, like a prayer, comes to the lips and hearts of many of her devotees in any difficulty. Some entrust small everyday matters to her maternal care, others seek solutions to great difficulties; and she attends to both, in a discreet way, respecting the …
Elizabete Fátima Talarico Astorino - 01, May 2026

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