Dona Lucilia

Aided by a Mother

We sometimes tend to think that, in order to be answered in prayer, we must formulate long and elaborate requests. However, the Saviour’s teaching...

A Stepping-Stone for Devotion to Our Lady

Dona Lucilia’s company was an oasis for Plinio. From her he learned, besides elevation, the giving of oneself taken to its ultimate consequences. The...

Excellent Educator, Loving Mother

Dona Lucilia’s words were never empty of meaning and appeal. However, even more than by her words, it was through her attitude and way...

Blind Trust in Supernatural Assistance!

In the course of our lives, it is not uncommon for us to encounter situations that are difficult or even almost impossible to resolve,...

A Voyage Marked by Suffering

Far across the ocean, the Old Continent beckoned all the lovers of sound tradition and refined customs. And these were not in short supply...

Incomparable Maternal Solicitude

“Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it” (Sg 8:7). How well these words apply to Dona Lucilia! Would she, who spent...

The “Sum of the Ages” of a Venerable Lady

On April 22, 1946, Dona Lucilia completed 70 years… Seventy years of life is a milestone. At this stage, all of the preferences and mannerisms...

Immense Goodness and Compassion

Our readers now know countless cases of people who, in moments of affliction, asked for Dona Lucilia’s intercession before God and were heard. However,...

Innocence Throughout Her Life

The Ribeiro dos Santos family into which Lucilia was born, with their eminently traditional makeup, were monarchists to the core, in the same way...

Maternal Dedication of Dona Lucilia

Dona Lucilia was also very careful with her children’s nutrition. She believed in the wise old concept that strong health is based on good...

Boundless Maternal Solicitude

“Never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided.” These words from...

Love of Authority and the Priesthood

At the time when my spirit was being formed, the Revolution insisted a great deal on a terrible point, which it no longer insists...