The Holy Rosary- A prayer that leads to the Reign of Mary
In the apparitions of Fatima, Our Lady asked the three shepherd children for the daily recitation of the Holy Rosary. What treasures does this devotion contain that makes it so pleasing to the Blessed Virgin? In every historical age, especially in times of great crisis, Divine Providence has brought forth souls who act as living […]
Mary: God’s Brilliant Response
Mount Carmel symbolically harmonizes the pinnacle of the divine response to evil and unshakeable faith in the fulfilment of the sweetest and most sublime promise: the Incarnation of the Word in the most pure womb of Mary ever-Virgin. Gospel for the Memorial of Our Lady of Mount Carmel 46 While Jesus was speaking to the crowds, […]
Divine Music of Marian Harmonies
Commenting on the Hail Holy Queen in his most recent book, Msgr. João unveils something of the Reign of Mary, that historical era in which the spirit of the Mother of God will be present in every creature. For Dr. Plinio Correa de Oliveira, the Salve Regina represented the archetypal petition to Our Lady, the masterpiece […]
The Heart that loved us until the end
Unique and inexhaustible, the love of the Sacred Heart for each one of us was taken to unimaginable extremes. How can we fail, then, to have absolute trust in divine mercy, despite our miseries? Or perhaps even because of them? Gospel – Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus 31 “Since it was the day of […]
Christ in us through the Holy Eucharist
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 […]
Living Monstrances
Our gaze does not perceive the crystal of the monstrance, but passes through it to adore God hidden under the species of bread. Does this fact have a higher symbolism? A faint light inside the sacred enclosure invites us to intimacy with God, in recollection and prayer. It comes not from the large basilica, but […]
What is a Priest according to the Heart of God?
by St. John Eudes He is a little god on earth, a living image of Jesus Christ, an Angel for his purity of soul and body; these are some of the many titles the great St. John Eudes confers upon authentic priests. The most precious gift and the most remarkable favor that Divine Goodness can […]
Letters of St. Therese of the Child Jesus to Her Spiritual “Brothers” – Lessons in Confidence and Wisdom
Consumed with zeal for the salvation of souls, St. Therese left us valuable teachings in her letters, happily preserved for posterity. Like a modest lamp burning day and night before the Blessed Sacrament, whether in a humble countryside chapel or in a magnificent cathedral, the heart of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, simple but […]
Pentecost, Hope for the 21st Century
The instantaneous and radical change of the Apostles on the day of Pentecost, two thousand years ago, sheds torrents of light upon the bleak prospects of a century that has turned its back on God. Gospel of the Solemnity of Pentecost 19 On the evening of that first day of the week, when the doors were […]
The Importance of a Good Examination of Conscience
Just like a garden, the spiritual life requires continual care, for defects can spring up in the most hidden recesses and in the most unexpected ways, choking the flowers and fruits of virtue that God wants to cultivate within us.
