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Divine Music of Marian Harmonies

For Dr. Plinio Correa de Oliveira, the Salve Regina represented the archetypal petition to Our Lady, the masterpiece of the Church’s prophetic discernment and theological zeal concerning her role in salvation history. Through this prayer, he had penetrated into the mysteries of the Sovereign Queen, and still desired to recite …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 30, April 2020

An Invitation to Confidence!

Imagine the situation of a medieval youth who hears stories about helpless pilgrims who are the targets of assaults and every kind of abuse on the roads to Jerusalem. Moreover, he hears that the Holy Places themselves, where the Divine Redeemer suffered and died to redeem men from sin and …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 30, November 2021

From the Distant Orient...

While the Holy Family was returning to Bethlehem after the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple of Jerusalem, many miles from Judea a caravan of illustrious individuals was also travelling towards the City of David. Coming from the Far East, some Magi, with their imposing entourage, were following …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, December 2020

What Will the Reign of Mary Be Like?

We would be mistaken to think that the elect, when they depart for Heaven, consider their mission on earth to be over. On the contrary, the true role of those who are saved begins beyond the threshold of eternity. This is what Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira called the post-history …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, July 2020

Parents of the Messiah’s Mother, Grandparents of God!

The Eternal Word wanted to have need of a Mother in whom He would take on human nature and, summarizing the whole universe within Himself (cf. Eph 1:10), repair our first parents’ sin. From this perspective, Our Lady’s advent not only signified an enhancement of the work of creation, but …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 30, June 2020

 Exalted Mother of God and Advocate of Sinners

The Salve Regina prayer refers to three important titles of Our Lady: “hail, our life, our sweetness and our hope.” Is there any connection between these invocations and the prior ones? Or, are they merely literary adornments? If examined carefully, it can be seen that they are the result or …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, May 2020

The Passion of the Redeemer’s Mother

Man cannot accomplish any great work without first contemplating it inwardly. A fortiori, the Redemption, an eminently divine act, was first conceived by the God-Man in his Heart. Within this intimate sanctuary, He experienced all the contempt, anguish and humiliations associated with it, and desired them entirely. Only then, “like …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, January 2020

Consecrated to the Service of the Temple

The journey from Nazareth to the Holy City took three or four days. At any time of the year it was common to find families or groups of pilgrims on the roads of Israel, going up to Jerusalem or returning from it. With her attention always on the future Messiah …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 31, October 2020

Guarantee of Holy Church’s Triumph

Over the centuries, the Lord “has shown strength with His arm” (Lk 1:51) against His enemies, sending providential men and women who have saved His people by means of admirable feats, in which the supernatural factor has always been decisive. Nevertheless, in many circumstances, the action of divine omnipotence was …
Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP - 28, February 2021

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