Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira, a Prophet for Our Days

A Prophet for Our Days October 3, 2018 – The 23rd anniversary of the death of Dr. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira today was remembered in a very solemn way with a Mass at Lumen Propheta, in the presence of our dearest Monsignor. "If a man passed his whole life in a cave, alone, praying and doing penance, he would not acquire as much merit as that which is acquired in only one Holy Communion. This is the value of one Holy Communion."    (Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira)The month of…

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A Pilgrimage to Dona Lucilia’s Home

A Pilgrimage to Dona Lucilia's Home Here we are in this beautiful and blessed moment of Monsignor’s book where Sra. Dona Lucilia wants to share with us how she decorated her home. She wants to give us a warm invitation to spend some beautiful moments here and be immersed in everything she desires to teach us with her wisdom given by the Holy Spirit and by Our Lady. So in this article I want to share the presentation of the Dona Lucilia’s home.  She offers us very good…

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Lucilian Home Decorating

Lucilian Home Decorating Chapter XIII have read this chapter carefully and each time I read, I imagined myself and I felt myself walking through every place, every corner. By observing the delicacy in the decoration, in every detail, you feel the peace and harmony of this home.Do we have this good taste as well? We can ask ourselves. We have Dona Lucilia as a model to follow. How a lady chooses, her inclinations, gives identify to her as Lady of the Home.Take a careful look at this great…

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Chapter 11 – Recipes!

Recipes “I am already planning the details of the feijoada and the pink cream, but if you arrive in the afternoon I will postpone the feijoada until lunch for the next day, and prepare a cus-cuz or vatapá for the day of your arrival. What do you say?”    Dona Lucilia  Dona Lucilia Videos Dona Lucilia YouTube Channel

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The Marvels of the Holy Catholic Church!

The Marvels of the Holy Catholic Church This week, while we are reviewing chapters 1 to 8, we have a story of a young couple who, from the moment they first visited the Basilica of the Heralds of the Gospel in Cotia, São Paulo, have been receiving abundant graces in their lives. It was the invitation to piety communicated to his soul (Dr. Plinio as a child) by the statues of the saints. It was the fine and nuanced colours of the stained-glass that blended with the majestic and pleasing strains…

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Home Education: To Unite, Protect and Form

Home Education: to Unite, Protect and Form "Dona Lucilia had outdone herself in providing the best possible education for her children at home. However, despite all of her concerns, in 1919, having reached the appropriate age, Plinio would have to be enrolled in school... but this was not enough to set Dona Lucilia’s maternal heart at ease. She was fully aware of the dangers which, even in those times, lurked in the company of schoolmates. How would her son respond to finding himself at odds with a world…

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Awakening Beautiful Memories!

Awakening Beautiful Memories One of the "fatinhos" or stories of Dona Lucilia's book - Blessing and Crosses on the Forehead - awakened beautiful memories in the lady who wrote the report below.My Testimony on Blessing the familySalve Maria!Reading about how Dona Lucilia constantly blessed her children with the Sign of the Cross on their foreheads as a way of asking our Lord and our Mother to protect them brought back memories of my days back home.  We as children and even my own baby son stood with hands…

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Lucilian Tea

Lucilian Tea Holy Companionship and Elevated Conversation In Chapter VII, as we meditate on the rich teachings of Dona Lucilia, we could extend this reflection to the domain of conviviality and to all aspects of our conversations. What a blessed time discussions are in a well-ordered home. Dona Lucilia and her family enjoyed in their home, an environment "imbued with the blessing of God". How well she made use of the nightly discussions to teach her children important points of history and religion.Dona Lucilia expressed herself mainly in…

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Dona Lucilia, Perfect Model in Caring For Children

Dona Lucilia: Perfect Model in Caring For Children Chapter VII encourages us to reflect in a special way on the watchfulness and care that we should have with our children. The following account, written by a tertiary that participates in the book study, leads us to think more about how we need to be aware of everything that involves our children. If you have something to share with us, please send a report/story to this email address: donaluciliawebsite@gmail.com The following is the beautiful report by Mrs. Lidiane, mother…

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A Mother’s Story of Detachment

One mother's Story of Detachment Salve Maria! Since I knew detachment was the theme of this week I was very interested, because at present we live very tied to material things and even to the people around us!In my case one of the strongest tests I've had is to let my 13 year old son follow his vocation and travel to Brazil. At first I told myself that I would not be able to handle this, because I was thinking about what I was going to be feeling:…

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How Can We Get Our Whole Family to Heaven?

How can we get our Whole Family to Heaven? The following article, written by Fr. Antonio Royo Marín, O.P., who wrote the preface for the book of Dona Lucilia, contains a very important message. In the light of recent events in the world, we thought we should share it. How Can We Get Our Whole Family to Heaven?By Fr. Antonio Royo Marín O.PDo you want to achieve this sublime aspiration? Do you want to have not one single member of your family missing in Heaven? I am going to…

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What if Our Lady knocked on your door after a rain storm and asked to borrow some clothes?

What if Our Lady knocked on your door after a rain storm and asked to borrow some clothes? We know that many styles of fashion are impregnating the mentality of women with revolutionary ideas. Ideas of all kinds, such as "freedom of expression" and "freedom of bodies" among other objectives that, as Dr. Plinio stated in his article in Folha de São Paulo, April 7, 1974:  “These audacities were usually followed by reactions. And then new audacities. And in such a way that the audacity was always greater…

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Meditation on Dona Lucilia – such a kind mother!

Meditation on Dona Lucilia – such a kind mother May, the Month of Mothers We need truly Catholic mothers! Even from Dona Lucilia's manner of scolding her children, we can take multiple lessons about how a truly Catholic mother should proceed on such occasions. There's an article of Dr. Plinio that says, "Error is part of human nature, but so is correction." When necessary Dona Lucilla was ready to correct, sometimes with harsh terms.  In the case of the report card, Dona Lucilia said, "I never in my…

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How Not to React to the Crisis in the World!

How not to React to the Crisis in the World Dr. Plinio demonstrates below the false thoughts of many in their reaction to the crisis in the world... He shows us clearly how not to think: Before anything else, it is necessary to not say things clearly, because you can irritate people. Chastity, yes. But pronounce the word very quietly; and only when it is essential, indispensable; or rather, just stop using it for a long time. Obedience to the Magisterium of the Church? Yes, indeed. But do…

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To Where? Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira

To Where? Plinio Corrêa De Oliveira​ Folha de S Paolo, April 7, 1974I was about ten years old when I witnessed the first great advance of the clothing revolution that is now reaching its peak. By 1918, as a result of the decisive importance of the United States at the end of World War I, the American influence gushed intensely into France, from which, in turn, it was reflected in Brazil. The ladies cut their hair, and the skirts, which were worn at the ankle, jumped to the knees; the sleeves…

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Month of April: The Month in which the Flowers Greet Dona Lucilia.

Month of April: The Month in which the Flowers Greet Dona Lucilia It is not only in the Spring that we have the happiness of contemplating a great variety of flowers around us: here in Brazil, the month of April brings beautiful flowers to delight our eyes. The red and lilac shades soon remind us of Dona Lucilia: sacrifice, love, delicacy, sanctity...We saw how, in Chapter V, Part I, Dona Lucilia endured pains with extreme virtue and even while suffering the ailments of the disease, she took charge…

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Dona Lucilia Book Study Notebook

Dona Lucilia Book Study Notebook Salve Maria! One of the ladies studying Dona Lucilia with us, from Fortaleza, Brazil, had the great idea of making a notebook to put her thoughts and reflections. It is an act of love! If anyone else has ideas, please send them in! donaluciliawebsite@gmail.com Dona Lucilia Videos Dona Lucilia YouTube Channel

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We Live Immersed in a Gray and Chaotic Time…

We live immersed in this gray and chaotic time... We live immersed in this gray and chaotic time, and Dona Lucilia, in the face of such a horrible scenario, certainly would be fully grounded in Our Lord Jesus Christ and in Our Lady, in the wonders of Catholic Christianity supported by the Holy Roman Catholic and Apostolic Church and firmly fighting all that was revolutionary around her; seeking to love and fulfill the will of God in everything in her life, with deep obedience, a sense of admiration…

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