Bragança Paulista Diocese a Hundred Years Old
The Diocese of Bragança Paulista, home to the main houses of the Heralds of the Gospel, celebrated its hundredth anniversary. The celebrations, carefully prepared by Diocesan Bishop Sérgio Aparecido Colombo, began on July 24 with a solemn Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Conception. On July 27, the programme of events unfolded at the Dr. Fernando Costa Exhibition Park, featuring several musical performances, Eucharistic adoration, a vocations fair, and a closing Mass.
Learning About the Secret of Mary
T
he wonders of grace with which the Lord adorned His Blessed Mother have been the subject of continuous elucidations throughout history. And these Marian secrets were the theme of the 20th International Congress of Cooperators of the Heralds of the Gospel, held for two separate groups between July 18 and 27, at the institution’s house in Caieiras, São Paulo.
Eucharistic adoration, processional Rosaries, lectures, study circles, and the celebration of Holy Mass marked the days of blessed fellowship.
São Paulo (Brazil) – On July 13, Cardinal Odilo Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of São Paulo, presided over the solemn Eucharist blessing the altar of the Oratory of St. Philomena in the Jardim Pedra Branca district of the city of São Paulo, entrusted to the care of the Feminine Society of Apostolic Life, Regina Virginum. The building was generously donated to the sisters by Mara and Domingos Fernandes de Aguiar.
Mogi das Cruzes (Brazil) – In this city of São Paulo State, the Cathedral of Sant’Ana celebrated the feast of its Patroness on July 26 with a procession through the city streets, followed by a solemn Eucharist presided over by Diocesan Bishop Pedro Luiz Stringhini. The choir and orchestra of the Major Seminary of the Clerical Society of Apostolic Life, Virgo Flos Carmeli, added their music to the commemorations.
Italy – The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel was commemorated at the Church of Madonna del Carmine in Venice, with a procession and the celebration of Holy Mass, presided over by Metropolitan Patriarch Francesco Moraglia. On July 11, the Church of San Benedetto in Piscinula in Rome honored its Patron Saint with a solemn Eucharist, followed by the blessing of medals of this great Patriarch of the West.
The Netherlands – On July 5, the Heralds of the Gospel provided their music for a Mass celebrated at St. Lambertus Church in the city of Eindhoven by Cardinal Willem Eijik, Archbishop of Utrecht, who crowned the Pilgrim Statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Following the Eucharist, the Rosary was recited in several languages and broadcast by Radio Maria to over eighty countries.
São Paulo (Brazil) – The Pilgrim Statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary was carried in procession through the corridors of ExpoCatólica – the largest Catholic fair in the world, held this year from July 3-6, spreading Marian blessings to those present who were also able to watch a musical performance by the young seminarians of the the Virgo Flos Carmeli Society.
Mozambique – To mark the occasion of the Solemnity of St. Peter and St. Paul, on June 29, members of the Heralds joined the Goan community of Mozambique for a beautiful maritime procession. In July, hundreds of faithful gathered at the institution’s church in Maputo, still under construction, for an instructional talk given by Fr. Arão Mazive, EP.
