Heralds of the Gospel Magazine, Vol. 20, nº 227, September 2026
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Lives of the Saints - Heralds Magazine
Seven Holy Founders of the Servites - A Robust and Lush Tree
The task of telling the story of a founder is akin to the work of a botanist trying to describe the origin of a centuries-old tree. He can easily observe the flavour of the fruit, the splendour of the leaves, the strength of the branches, but… how can he penetrate …
Fernando Joaquim Costa
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31, January 2025
St. Timothy - A Biography Written by God Himself
There are two kinds of biography that make history captivating: first, that of illustrious, famous figures, the heroes charging at full gallop in the splendour of the day; then there are the stories of those who made mystery their abode, whose most beautiful traits of soul escaped human admiration, allowing …
Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins
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31, December 2024
St. Nicholas of Bari - The Famous Unknown
A person whom everyone recognizes, appreciates, speaks of and yet nobody – or almost nobody – really knows who he was. St. Nicholas of Bari is the famous saint who distributes Christmas gifts and, curiously, few are aware of his story and the reasons for his fame throughout the world. …
Arthur Felipe Grando Leal
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30, November 2024
St. Zechariah - A Devotee of Our Lady
Among Catholics today, interest in learning about the lives of the Saints has grown significantly. However, those who investigate the biography of the members of the nascent Catholic Church – not those of the first centuries, but of the first years and decades, those who lived with Jesus – are …
Luis Felipe Toniolo
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31, October 2024
St. Luke the Evangelist - A Marian and Crystalline Soul, Fruit of Admiration
When biographical accounts of a saint are not plentiful, turning to his works and their fruits is a sure-fire way to make great discoveries about his person. In the case of St. Luke, the piety of the faithful would like to know who his parents were, how he spent his …
Sr. Lucilia Lins Brandão Veas
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30, September 2024
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
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31, August 2024
Escolapia Martyrs of Valencia - Heroism in Simplicity
Spain, 1936. The civil war had spread throughout the country and in Valencia it caused religious and priests to disperse, because of the risks they faced there. The civil uprisings were the result of revolutionary movements that had emerged during the Second Republic, proclaimed in April 1931 – movements loaded …
Sr. Juliane Campos
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31, July 2024
St. Veronica Giuliani - The Passion of Christ in Veronica
In the centre of the Italian peninsula lies the town of Mercatello, the birthplace of Ursula, seventh and last daughter of Francesco Giuliani and Benedita Mancini, born on December 27, 1660.1 The story of this lady is characterized by her intimate relationship with the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. …
Isabelle Farias
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30, June 2024
St. Otto of Bamberg - From Lucifer’s Chancellor to Christ’s Ambassador
Never in history has there been a more skilful lawyer than Our Lord Jesus Christ. Among the utterances of the Divine Master, some seem to have been specially crafted with an artist’s chisel or weighed with a pharmacist’s scale, such is the precision of the message they convey and the …
Ney Henrique Meireles
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31, May 2024
St. Gregory VII - The Pope Who Overcame the World
A unique scene was unfolding in the fortress of Canossa, in the north of the Italian Peninsula. Three days had passed since a miserable man dressed in penitential sackcloth, barefoot in the snow and fasting from morning until night, loudly pleaded on his knees to enter the innermost part of …
Ângelo Francisco Neto Martins
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30, April 2024