Devotion to Mary, a Sign of Predestination!
New groups completing the Reconquest Catholic Formation Platform course from the Heralds of the Gospel made their solemn consecration to Our Lady as slaves of love, according to the method of St. Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort. “One of the unmistakable signs that a person is led by the Spirit of God is the devotion he has to Mary,” affirms this great Marian Saint.
The photos highlight some of the ceremonies held.
Marian activities – The month of October was filled with Marian activities, among which we highlight the Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Asuncion, Paraguay, commemorating the 108th anniversary of the final apparition of Our Lady of Fatima; the “Afternoons with Mary” held at the Sameiro Shrine in Braga, Portugal, with the presence of Metropolitan Archbishop José Manuel Garcia Cordeiro, at the Mayita Garden event centre in Mexico City, and at the Parish of St. Paul in Encarnación, Paraguay; the procession for the Taper of Our Lady of Nazareth held in Belém, Brazil, in which members of the Heralds of the Gospel participated; and the Marian mission and gathering for members of the “Mary, Queen of All Hearts Shrine” apostolate in Pavuna, Brazil.
Bragança Paulista Diocese (Brazil) – No mês de outubro, o coro e a orquestra dos seminaristas da Sociedade Clerical Virgo Flos Carmeli animaram com suas músicas a festa do padroeiro na Paróquia Menino Jesus e São Benedito em Francisco Morato, com a participação de Dom José Maria Pinheiro, Bispo Emérito de Bragança Paulista, e na Igreja de São Benedito em Bragança Paulista, com a presença de Dom Sérgio Aparecido Colombo, Bispo Diocesano; bem como a solenidade da padroeira do Brasil no Centro Pastoral Nossa Senhora Aparecida, em Caieiras.
Paraguay – On October 12, the 108th anniversary of the final apparition of Our Lady of Fatima was commemorated at the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Ypacaraí, with the solemn crowning of the Pilgrim Statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, followed by the celebration of Holy Mass, presided over by Archbishop Vincenzo Turturro, Apostolic Nuncio to Paraguay, and a musical concert in honour of the prelate for his birthday.
United States – The Church of St. Agnes in Key Biscayne, Florida, paid homage to Our Lady of Fatima on October 19. The event included the solemn crowning of the Pilgrim Statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, followed by the celebration of Holy Mass.
Italy – From October 16 to 19, a Marian mission was carried out at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Trappitello, Messina. Moments of prayer and catechesis were interspersed with visits by the Pilgrim Statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to homes, schools, and commercial establishments.
Portugal – The Heralds of the Gospel participated in the procession at the Monastery of St. Michael of Refojos, in Cabeceiras de Bastos, held on September 29 in honour of the Holy Archangel, and in the celebration in homage to Our Lady of the Apparition at the Church of Pópulo, in Braga, presided over by Metropolitan Archbishop José Cordeiro, on October 12. The institution has also been promoting Eucharistic Adoration followed by Holy Mass every Saturday at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Lisbon.
Sacrament of Confirmation – In October, dozens of the faithful prepared by the Heralds of the Gospel received the Sacrament of Confirmation. The photos show ceremonies held at Parish of St. Helen in San Salvador, El Salvador, by Archbishop Luigi Roberto Cona, Apostolic Nuncio to that country; at the house of the institution in Guatemala City, by Archbishop Francisco Montecillo Padilla, Apostolic Nuncio to Guatemala; at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Juiz de Fora, Brazil, by Metropolitan Archbishop Gil Antônio Moreira; and at the institution’s house in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, by Diocesan Bishop Roberto Francisco Ferrería Paz.
