Italy – On September 8, the feast of the Nativity of Our Lady, the abbots of the Benedictine Confederation gathered in the Church of San Benedetto in Piscinula, Rome, for the chanting of Vespers, followed by fraternization. Among those present were Dom Gregory Polan, Abbot Primate, Dom Philippe Dupont, Abbot of Solesmes, and Fr. Bernhard Andreas Eckerstorfer, Rector of the Pontifical Athenaeum of St. Anselm. – Foto: Alain Patrick / Inácio Almeida

Ponta Grossa (Brazil) – On July 27, Fr. Mateus Tanegati, EP, blessed the premises of the Secretariat of Citizenship and Public Security of Ponta Grossa. Participating in this moment of prayer were the municipal secretary, Dr. Tânia Sviercoski, and the commander of the Municipal Guard, Maribel Krum, along with other collaborators of this department. – Photo: Júnior Rafael
After patiently bearing all those hard blows, he noticed that something about him had changed… – Illustration: Priscila Vieira Trindade