"Dona Lucilia" recounts the life of Lucilia Ribeiro dos Santos Corrêa de Oliveira. Her remarkable and holy existence has marked the lives of innumerable young people as a shining example of kindness, goodness, and unshakable trust in the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In short, Dona Lucilia can be defined as a "truly Catholic Lady" and an outstanding mother who raised her children amidst the storms and challenges of a changing world. Her holy and extraordinary life provides parents and young people with an immense array of practical guidance, making her story a "must read."

As Fr. Antonio Royo Marín, OP, writes on the Preface to the book, the work Dona Lucilia is "on par with the finest 'Lives of the Saints' that have appeared to this day. Particularly noteworthy is its invaluable written correspondence between Dona Lucilia and her children (...) In her magnificent letters, Dona Lucilia frequently expresses such sublime spiritual truths that the reader experiences sentiments similar to those produced by the inimitable epistolary writing of St. Teresa of Avila."

As the number of reports of graces obtained by her intercession continues to grow, the heavenly mission of this kind lady becomes more and more evident. During the decades that have elapsed since her departure for eternity, Dona Lucilia has enhanced what she accomplished in her earthly life, pouring out countless graces to all those who have recourse to her kind and unfailing intercession.

Dona Lucilia is an international joint publication of Libreria Editrice Vaticana and the Heralds of the Gospel.

Dona Lucilia is profusely illustrated with hundreds of unique pictures across 650 pages written by Msgr. João S. Clá Dias, EP, founder of the Heralds of the Gospel.