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Lives of the Saints - Heralds Magazine

Blessed Stefano Bellesini, OSA - Under the Shield of “Good Counsel”

Visitors to Northern Italy will discover that it is the educational, scientific, financial and political centre of the country. Trent is in the heart of this region, the capital of Trentino-Alto Adige, and retains much the same appearance as at the time of the important Council of the sixteenth century …
Sr. Juliane Campos - 31, January 2010

St. Odile of Alsace - Blind to Herself, an Eagle for God

The souls who beheld the Saints of the High Middle Ages, whose supernatural sights were far more penetrating than ours, lived immersed in faith. The spiritual and the earthly were intermingled harmoniously in their hearts, giving rise to stories of marvellous events, but whose concrete details could at times be …
Sr. Marcela Beorlegui - 30, November 2020

Servant of God Raphael Merry del Val - “We will Work and Suffer Together for the Church”

Among the many facts related in Sacred Scripture, the special relationship between David and the son of Saul calls attention: “the soul of Jonathan was knit to the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul” (1 Sm 18:1). This friendship, difficult to understand for the modern …
Dcn. Alison Batista de Oliveira, EP - 31, January 2021

St. Hilda of Whitby - A Mother and Guide of the English

As we contemplate the half-ruined walls of the famous Whitby Abbey in England, we are reminded of the words that Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira wrote as the epigraph of his life: “When still very young, I marvelled at the ruins of Christendom, gave them my heart, turned my back …
Giuliana D’Amaro - 31, October 2020

Blessed Clemens August von Galen - The Lion of Münster

In order to lead the sheep of His flock safely to the eternal fountains, Our Lord Jesus Christ instituted watchful and wise shepherds, the bishops, who would instruct them and warn them of dangers. To them we can apply the words addressed to the prophet Ezekiel: “So you, son of …
Dcn. Alison Batista de Oliveira, EP - 28, February 2023

St. Walburga - A Soul Ever Faithful to the Divine Will

It is certainly not without reason that Britain has often been called the Isle of Saints. In fact, from the earliest times of its evangelization, countless saints were born in these northerly regions. These saints have often distinguished themselves for their missionary zeal, which did not restrict itself to the …
Sr. Allana Neves - 31, January 2023

St. Francis of Assisi - The Joy of Unpretentiousness and Complete Surrender

In the last glimmers of the 12th century, to a wealthy family of the city of Assisi there was born a man sent by God, whose name was initially John (cf. Jn 1:6). His mother, a very pious woman named Pica, gave him that name without the knowledge of the …
Bruna Piva - 30, September 2020

St. Boniface of Mainz - Father of the Germanic Peoples

St. Boniface – stained glass in the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus, Montevideo Superb military parades, exquisitely organized cities, succulent sausages, forests notable for the impeccable regularity of their arrangement: these are some of the indisputable charms of Germany. They radiate an innocence in battle …
Sr. Maria Teresa Matos - 31, May 2020

St. Joan of Lestonnac - The Ignatian Spirit in a Lady

It was December 27, 1556. In the city of Bordeaux, France, chimneys were still exhaling the aroma of Christmas breads and cookies. The pealing of the Cathedral bells invited the faithful to the celebration for the feast of St. John the Evangelist, Beloved Disciple and guardian of the Blessed Virgin. …
Sr. Angelis Ferreira - 30, April 2020

St. Pancras of Rome - The Supernatural Strength of a Young Christian

In his tragicomedy Le Cid, the famous seventeenth-century French playwright Pierre Corneille puts these words in the mouth of the protagonist, Don Rodrigo: “True, I am young, but for souls nobly born valour does not await the passing of years.”1 This beautiful and inspiring affirmation well describes the state of …
Fr. Arturo Nicolas Hlebnikian, EP - 30, April 2019

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