Prayer to restore Innocence

Reproduction of an illumination with the Prayer of Restoration used by Dr. Plinio

From Dr. Plinio’s innocent soul sprang a prayer destined to span the centuries as a consolation for the careworn, a sure beacon for the disoriented, and a sublime perspective for those wishing to rise above the banality of our times.

Spiritual Father of boundless kindness and wisdom

Dr. Plinio during a conference on February 12, 1994

More than in his public life, it was in his private life that a unique aspect of Dr. Plinio’s greatness was manifested. His boundless kindness and profound wisdom, combined with countless other qualities, made him the best of fathers.

Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira Is Alive!

Dusk in the Seminary of the Heralds of the Gospel

Dr. Plinio went through his whole life desiring the Reign of Mary. Nevertheless, Providence chose to call him from this world before he could see its establishment… Could the promise have failed?

Wise Advice for Attaining Holiness

Dr. Plinio during a conference in 1991

When he wrote a memorandum on the spiritual life around 1940, Dr. Plinio made some useful comments which, far from being mere abstract rules, are the result of his own experiences in the midst of his interior battles along the path to sanctity.

It Is Easy to Confide in Dona Lucilia!

Dona Lucilia with her pink shawl, 92 years of age

In today’s world, we are often faced with difficulties and problems whose solutions are beyond our capabilities. In such cases, the only way forward is to pray and trust.

Two Ways of “being god”?

The “Beau Dieu” d’Amiens

One kills, the Other gives life. One, in order to give, demands blood; the Other has given us His own. Behind one billows black smoke; behind the Other, a luminous Heaven.

Christ in us through the Holy Eucharist

R222 Dr.Plinio comungando

In Communion, Our Lord Jesus Christ comes into contact with us in a very special way: soul to soul! As a loving Father and infinitely powerful Physician, He wants to forgive and heal us. When I was a boy, children were asked, in catechism classes, if they believed that Our Lord Jesus Christ was really […]

A Message Received with Love and Devotion

Plinio na Congregação Mariana do Colégio São Luís, no ano de 1921 Foto: Reprodução

While She announced the triumph of her Immaculate Heart in Portugal, Our Lady was already preparing the fulfillment of this magnificent and prophetic design in Brazil. For this purpose, She chose a young boy. One day, Plinio was in gymnastics class at St. Louis College, where he studied.1 As he would later recount, the area […]