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Lives of the Saints - Heralds Magazine

St. Joshua - You Will Lead this People to the Promised Land

In a certain city in ancient Egypt, a shocking scene was witnessed. It was early spring, close to midnight. In several humble houses throughout the city, fresh blood was dripping from the doorposts. Fortunately, it was not from human sacrifices, but from the immolation of lambs, consummated at dusk with …
Luis Felipe Toniolo - 31, August 2024

Venerable Francisco de Paula Tarín - A Tireless Apostle of Rural Spain

In the first decades of the 19th century, Spain faced a strong anti-clerical movement, which instilled in souls doubts and prejudices about the Catholic Church, if not outright and violent hatred. At the same time, however, Providence did not fail to raise up valiant pastors who would uncover the errors …
Salvador López - 30, November 2023

St. Radegunde - A Life of Splendid Contrasts

It was during the fifteenth century that John, Duke of Berry, brother of King Charles V of France, asked for a fragment of St. Radegunde’s body to be placed in his chapel in Bourges. With authorization obtained, the tomb was opened and to the surprise of all, the body was …
Sr. Maria Beatriz Matos - 31, July 2023

Blessed Francisco Marto - “I Suffer to Console Our Lord”

In the period between the apparitions of Fatima and the deaths of Francisco and Jacinta Marto, the Most Holy Virgin produced in their souls a work of perfection that made them worthy to figure among the great Saints of the Church. In casting her gaze upon these little shepherds, Our …
Sr. Carmela Werner - 31, March 2017

St. Francis of Paola - For Him, Anything Was Possible

A curious event was stirring the town of Paola that night. The inhabitants, gathered around a peasant’ home, were anxiously watching something that was happening there. Giacomo, the owner of the house, noticing the commotion outside his door, came out to see what was happening and was amazed to discover …
Daniel Vinicius Almeida - 31, March 2021

St. Athanasius of Alexandria - Herald of the Truth, Courageous Athlete of the Faith

It was the year 325. Although relative peace reigned in the Church due to the fact that Emperor Constantine had given full liberty to worship, a serious dilemma furtively mounted within her… It was necessary to take a resolute position to combat a danger a thousand times worse than the …
Sr. Ariane Heringer, EP - 30, April 2018

St. Joachim and St. Anne, Parents of Our Lady - By Their Fruit You Shall Know Them

The Old Testament can well be considered a sublime preparation for the Incarnation of the Word. When we place Our Lord Jesus Christ at the centre of human events, we truly understand history, because this is how God conceives it: in an architectonic and hierarchical manner, with His Only-begotten Son …
Lucas Rezende de Sousa - 30, June 2025

Blessed Maria Concepción Cabrera de Armida - The Cross and Love Embrace

The extravagant Queen Christina of Sweden liked to apply the following maxim to herself: “There are people for whom everything is permitted and nothing goes wrong.”1 Analysing the axiom as a rule of conduct, common sense would certainly correct the queen’s presumption… But viewed in the horizons of Faith, it …
Bianca Maria dos Santos - 29, February 2024

Blessed Elizabeth Canori Mora - Seer of the Tribulations of the Church

“Wretched city, ungrateful people! The justice of God will punish you!” “It seemed to me, therefore, that I saw the whole world in disorder, particularly the city of Rome. […] The sky was covered with a black mist, discharging the most appalling lightning, which incinerated and scorched everywhere: the earth, …
Caroline Fugiyama Nunes - 31, January 2024

St. Catherine of Siena - She Lived on Earth as if She Were in Heaven

God, in His infinite wisdom, sets out for each member of the faithful a specific path of sanctification, granting special graces for the fulfilment of this calling. Some He chooses for missions of exceptional importance. These are providential souls, destined to reveal the divine will for a particular epoch and …
Isabelle Farias - 31, March 2021

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