In homily spoken on 28 December 2008, the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor John Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP, preaches about the need for families to take the Holy Family – made up of Jesus, Mary and Joseph – as an example of perfect harmony the importance of living holiness as a family. Watch the excerpt: Following are the very words of Monsignor John Claudia: Today, the Church celebrates this feast with great jo[1]y , because it is the "mater cell" of society, the basis of every society, … Leia mais
Monsignor John: Jesus Child invites us to be part of His Family
In homilies spoken on 23 December 2007 and 25 December 2008, the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor John Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP, deals with the joy that Christmas brings us: a God who embodies himself in a tender Child, and invites us to be part of His F amylia. How to make this a reality? Watch the excerpt: Following are the very words of Monsignor John Claudia: He comes with this smile, w[1]ith this kindness, with this softness, with this delicacy, He has been opening us the … Leia mais
Monsignor John: Honoring Father and Mother is a source of blessings
In homily spoken on 27 December 2009, the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor John Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP, preaches upon the beatitudes with which, according to scripture, God rewards those who sincerely honor their fathers and are to them submissive, like Man-God himself. Watch the excerpt: Following are the very words of Monsignor John Claudia: "… Jesus then came down with his parents to Nazareth and was obedient to them…"[1] Although He said that He was in the father's house—and should be —He was obedient. Why is … Leia mais
Monsignor John: How to pass through the narrow door?
In homily spoken on 26 August 2007, the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor John Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP, advocates in favor of discipline and observance of norms, as a way of promoting mutual respect, the success of society and the union between the You. Watch the excerpt: Following are the very words of Monsignor John Claudia: Discipline is indispensab[1]le, because if we are not corrected, if we are not oriented, if we do not receive from someone a notion of how we should behave… Education is fundamental, … Leia mais
Monsignor John: Our Lady calls the Indians a great future
In homilies spoken on December 12, 2005, December 12, 2008 and December 12, 2009, the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor John Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP, deals with the affection shown by Our Lady by the Indians of the Americas, when appearing under the invocation of the Virgin of Guadalupe, and in calling them a great future. Watch the excerpt: Following are the very words of Monsignor John Claudia: In 1531, Mexico[no], the Sp[1]anish missionaries were there through Mexico and they had to learn the native language, the … Leia mais
Monsignor John: God's greatest victory over the devil
In homilies given on 8 December 2008 and 8 December 2009, the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor John Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP, demonstrates that the Immaculate Conception, although not the greatest privilege of Our Lady, is rather its greatest grace , and constitutes a triumph of God over the devil and a triumph of the Church. Triumph that we too can participate in. Watch the excerpt: Following are the very words of Monsignor John Claudia: Today [1]the Church celebrates the feast of the Immaculate Conception. The essential … Leia mais
Monsignor John: Love each other!
In homily given on May 21, 2006, the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor John Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP, demonstrates how the mandate to love each other is an order of God, not just a council… For the love that God has to us must be represented, mirrored, in family relationships, parents with children, and children with parents, following mary's example. Watch the excerpt: Following the very words of Monsignor John Clá[1]: Our Lord tells us here, "Love one another as I have loved you." And the mother's … Leia mais
Monsignor John: The religious end of the family
In homily given on 30 December 2007, the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor John Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP, is wary of demonstrating the supernatural end to which God destined the family institution, even though the secularized society of our days consider the family from an entire and exclusively natural point of view. Watch the excerpt: They follow the very words of Monsignor John Claudia. Homily excerpt of December 30, 2007: The family is the mother cell of society. And the well-constituted family, the one that aims to … Leia mais
Monsignor John: The education of children
In homily given on August 30, 2009, in the Basilica Of Our Lady of the Rosary in Caieiras (SP), the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor John Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP, discusses the immense responsibility that means, for parents, to educate the children righteously and holy, depending on God, of Judgment and eternity. The effort to sanctify the spouses is complete with the sanctifying commitment of both children: if we take care of both the earthly treasures, how should we not care for this incomparably superior treasure, what … Leia mais
Monsignor John: The saving mission of the family
In homilies given on January 25, 2007 and December 28, 2008, in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Caieiras (SP), the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor John Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP, discusses the highest function of marriage. Indeed, we are all pilgrims, in a passing life, towards Heaven: this being our goal, our main goal is mutual sanctification! Watch the excerpt: They follow the very words of Monsignor John Claudia. Homily excerpt of January 25, 2007: "The Sacrament of Marriage: this sacrament was instituted … Leia mais
Monsignor John: The "maternality" of God
In homily given on May 14, 2006, at a headquarters of the entity in São Paulo (SP), the founder of the Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor João Scognamiglio Clá Dias, EP, establishes a parallel between the way of acting God with men, and the way a mother acts with the us children. Watch this excerpt: Following are the very words of Monsignor John Claudia: "We had no idea of God's maternality if we didn't know what a mother is. And, you see: mother, mother, God raised his mother because He … Leia mais