His Excellency Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez

On august 25th, the Heralds of Miami, FL invited His Excellency Bishop Felipe de Jesús Estévez to celebrate a Mass for the Companions and friends of the Association. In is homily, Bishop Estévez encouraged the Heralds to continue their evangelizing work and concluded with a special blessing for the youth present.

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Dinner benefiting the Heralds of the Gospel in Houston, Texas. Date: September 10, 2010

A new group of Companions of the Heralds of the Gospel was received in the association during a solemn Mass celebrated by Fr. François Bandet, EP at Our Lady of Sorrows parish in Toronto.

According to the Statutes of the Heralds of the Gospel, these Companions are those who, “while they identify themselves with the spirit of the Association, due to their priestly duties, or because they belong to an institute of consecrated life or a society of apostolic life, or due to their professional or family obligations, cannot give themselves fully to the work of the Association” (Statute 9).

As married or single lay people living in the world, priests, deacons, religious, lay people of consecrated life or members of other associations or ecclesiastical movements, the Companions of the Heralds of the Gospel, besides observing the precepts and duties proper to their state in life, make an effort to live in conformity with the charism and spirituality of the Association, dedicating their free time to it and committing themselves to fulfill certain obligations.

They desire to apply to their daily life — in their family circles, during social activities and in the workplace — the spirit and teaching of the Heralds of the Gospel, being witnesses of Christ to their neighbor by both word and example.

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On May 13, Feast of Our Lady of Fatima and the date of the first apparition of the Blessed Mother to the three shepherds of Fatima, the Heralds of the Gospel commemorated the date with a solemn Mass at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston, Texas.

The celebration began with a procession of the various Ecclesial and Marian movements present in the Archdioces of Galveston-Houston; such as the Legion of Mary, Cursillos de Cristiandad and the Knights of Columbus. Each group recited a mystery of the Rosary that was said before Mass.

Following the solemn coronation of the Statue of Our Lady, a large group consecrated themselves to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word by the hands of Mary, according to the method of St. Louis Maria Grignon de Montfort.

The Mass was celebrated by Rev. Italo Dell’Oro, of the Office for Ministry of Priest of the Archdiocese. Rev. Juan Torres, OP and Rev. Jesus Martinez concelebrated. The Companions of the Heralds of the Gospel participated actively in the celebration, and greated added to the solemnity of the event.

During the first weekend of May, P. Julio Ubbelohde, EP came to preach a retreat for Companions and friends of the Heralds of the Gospel. The retreat was held at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Cape in the province of Quebec.

The group of retreatants came mostly from Toronto, Hamilton. St. Catharines, Quebec city and Chicoutimi.

During the retreat, there was a reception of the Scapular of Mount Carmel and a beautiful candlelight procession in the sanctuary gardens organized by P. Yoland Ouellet, OMI.

During the closing Mass, a new shrine was blessed to start visiting a group of 30 families.

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Each year, the Heralds of the Gospel participate in the Lift Jesus Higher Rally at the Convention Centre in Toronto held on April 24. This annual event bring together thousands of people of the diocese of Toronto and surrounding area.

As usual, the Heralds opened the day with a solemn crowning of the statue of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and participated in the Closing Mass celebrated this year by Bishop Vincent Nguyen.

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After each campaign of attacks against her, the Church always emerges stronger and more splendorous than before

Msgr. João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP

The barrage of reports which, in recent weeks, has attempted to stain the Catholic Church, using the abuses of children committed by a portion of Catholic priests as a pretext, has reached an inconceivable climax.

Bent on fanning the flames, various agencies of social communication have delved into the past, in search of new allegations involving the Vicar of Christ on Earth, Pope Benedict XVI, in which, however, they have roundly failed.

That there are disordered and unworthy priests, no one can deny; that horrible abuses have been committed, and certainly even in a number greater than recorded, must be acknowledged.

But to use the very grave, yet isolated offences of a minority of clerics to tarnish priests at large, is an injustice. And to employ this as a guise to attempt to overthrow the Church is diabolical.

However, the more the Church is infiltrated by the libertarian, relativistic and neo-pagan
spirit of our age, the more it may be feared that crimes of paedophilia will occur. From this stems the need to implant a rigorous selection system in seminaries, so that only those who do not have a propensity to conspire with the world, but who want to teach the practice of Catholic doctrine in all its purity and to serve as an example may be admitted as candidates to the priesthood.

The present publicity campaign against the Church undermines a truth of which history provides an unequivocal testimony: it was the Catholic Church that freed the world from immorality, and it is because the world is rejecting the Church that it has once again sunk into the mire from which it was rescued.

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The Heralds of the Gospel celebrated in a special way Divine Mercy Sunday in Houston, Texas at Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church. The church was full, and the consoling graces of His Divine Mercy, could truly be felt.

The holy Rosary was prayed followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet, part of which were sung in Polish. At 3:00pm Mass was celebrated by Fr. Leszek Wedziuk. Benediction was given at the end of mass, with a special individual blessing with the Eucharist imparted to all the faithful present.

Of course, a special thank to the pastor, Fr. Janusz Ichuatowicz for all his help and hospitality.

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