Heralds of the Gospel

The Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in downtown Houston, Texas once again was the perfect place to honor Our Blessed Mother during the Month of the Rosary with a solemn Rosary and Mass.

As we celebrate the Year for Priests, one of the seminarians from St. Mary’s Seminary in Houston, crowned and place the rosary in the hands of the Pilgrim Statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary during the beautiful ceremony.

We were also very bless to have many of the ecclesial and Marian groups present in the Galveston-Houston Archdiocese, accompany the Heralds of the Gospel on this wonderful evening.

God Bless, and thank you, everyone!

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October 13, 1917 : “The much awaited day of the sixth and last apparition of Our Lady to the little shepherds finally arrived. Autumn was well underway. The morning was cold and a constant heavy downpour had transformed Cova da Iria into an enormous muddy quagmire. The multitude of fifty to seventy thousand pilgrims, who had gathered there from all across Portugal, were completely drenched.” [read the complete story here]

The small but fervent rural community of St. Mary’s Mission (Achill, ON) honoured especially Our Lady on the feast day of the last apparition in Fatima.

After Mass, candles lightened a procession on the church grounds with the Pilgrim Statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

Deacon Ryan Murphy, EP animated a short period of adoration to the Blessed Sacrament.

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On the day following the Rosary Rally in Brooklyn, NY, the Heralds brought the Pilgrim Statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary to the National Blue Army Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Washington, NJ.

The Marian afternoon in honour of Our Lady of Fatima began with a procession around the shrine’s ground and the recitation of the Rosary.

The chaplain, Fr. Paul Rudge, celebrated Holy Mass for all the participants and  crowned the statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Br. Francisco Tobon, a member of the Heralds of the Gospel from Miami, concluded with a talk on the importance of devotion to Mary in our days.

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A Rosary Rally, organized by Mary Queen of Heaven parish (Brooklyn, NY) and the Heralds was held for the second consecutive year. For this year’s rally – held during the month of the Rosary,October – the parishioners gathered in front of the church to meditate on the mysteries of the Rosary, followed by a procession through the streets of the neighbourhood, and concluded with Benediction.

Fr. Ilyas Gill celebrated a Mass in the afternoon to conclude this day of prayer.

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At the end of the month of october, the Heralds of the Gospel from Ontario are organizing a pilgrimage to the main shrines of Montreal and Quebec city. If you live in the GTA and would like to participate, please download the PDF.

Download here: pilgrimage-to-the-shrines-of-quebec