Spain – As has become tradition, Herald members and co-operators from various Spanish cities gathered on December 18 in Zaragoza to express with a Mass and floral offering their thanks to the Virgin of the Pillar for the maternal protection She has shown them throughout the year.
Paraguay – On November 21, a solemn ceremony of consecration to the Blessed Virgin Mary was carried out in the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel, in Ypacaraí (photo 1). And, over the course of Advent, concerts highlighting the true meaning of Christmas were held in public settings like the Paseo de la Galeria Shopping Centre (photo 2).
Colombia – Members of the Law Enforcement School participated in a Eucharist celebrated at the Church of Our Lady of Fatima, in Tocancipá (photo 1). In the same municipality, over four hundred employees of a well-known flower producer were present for the visit of the Pilgrim Statue and accompanied her tour of the facility (photo 2).
Mozambique – More than 150 members of the faithful from St. Joseph’s Community in Matola received the Sacrament of Confirmation on December 18 and 19, during ceremonies presided over by the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Piergiorgio Bertoldi (photo 1), and by the Archbishop of Maputo, Francisco Chimoio, OFMCap (photo 2 and photo 3).
Portugal – On December 4 and 5, Eucharistic Celebrations were held in honour of the Child Jesus in the Churches of St. James, in Bragança (photo 1), and of St. Francis, in Guimarães (photo 2 and photo 3). The first was presided over by the Most Rev. José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro (photo 1), who has recently been appointed Archbishop.
Mexico – On the occasion of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, approximately a hundred people consecrated themselves to Mary in the Parish of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Zacamulpa (photo 1). A few days later, another group renewed their consecration during a solemn Eucharistic Adoration held in the metropolitan cathedral (photo 2).
Brasilia – Students from the Heralds of the Gospel School in Cotia (SP) travelled to the country’s capital to participate in the Christmas cantata organized by the President of Brazil at his residence, the Alvorada Palace (photo 1), and to solemnize the Christmas Mass celebrated by the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Giambattista Diquattro, at the Supreme Court of Justice (photo 2).
Salvador – To commemorate the Brazilian Seafarers’ Day, the command of the 2nd Naval District of the Brazilian Navy organized the celebration of a Holy Mass in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception on the Coast. The celebrant was Auxiliary Bishop of Salvador Dorival Souza Barreto Júnior, and members of the Heralds of the Gospel assisted in the ceremony.
Cuiabá – The Mass and ceremony in honour of Our Lady of Fatima held on December 4 in the metropolitan cathedral of the western Brazilian city of Cuiabá, on the occasion of the First Saturday Communion of reparation (photo 1), were followed by a well-attended choral presentation in honour of the Infant Jesus (photo 2).
Brazil – During the holidays, students from the Heralds of the Gospel School in Mairiporã (SP) paid tribute to the Divine Infant with musical performances in cities of Paraná, Santa Catarina, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. In the photos, concerts held at the Heralds’ House in Joinville (photo 1), and at the Cathedral of Itapetininga, in the State of São Paulo (photo 2).
Fortaleza – On November 27, one hundred and eighty people consecrated themselves to Jesus through Mary, during a solemn Mass in the metropolitan cathedral of this port city, celebrated by Father Lourenço Ferronatto, EP. The preparatory course, lasting several weeks, consisted of both online and in-person classes.
Nova Friburgo (Rio de Janeiro State) – Among the numerous activities carried out in December by the female sector of the Heralds in this city, special highpoints were the Christmas cantata held on Governador Portela Square, in Duas Barras (photo 1), and the visit to the Elderly Care Centre in Cordeiro, carrying a statue of the Child Jesus (photo 2).
