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The film stars Swedish actresses Pernilla August and Melinda Kinnaman as Mary, English actor David Threlfall as Joseph and British actor Christian Bale as Jesus. The film was produced by American Eunice Kennedy Shriver and aired on NBC.
During a journey to Bethlehem for a Roman census, Mary gives birth to Jesus (Christian Bale), and later is witness to her son's miracles, as well as his persecution and crucifixion. Director...
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With Christian Bale, Pernilla August, Melinda Kinnaman, David Threlfall. Mary, Mother of Jesus and her pivotal position in Christianity is portrayed in the story of the woman who has been a symbol of hope and inspiration to people of diverse faiths throughout history.
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- The Protoevangelium of James
- The Visions of Bl. Catherine Emmerich
- Comparing The Two Texts
- A Virgin of The Temple
- Historical Support
- More Details of Mary’s Childhood
If Mary was truly free from sin from the moment of her conception all throughout her life as Catholics believe, then she must have had a remarkably holy and pure childhood. The first document to try to narrate what Mary’s childhood must have been like was written in the latter half of the second century. Though excluded from the canon of Scripture,...
But the more detailed visions of Blessed Catherine Emmerich—who was born September 8, 1774 and died in 1824—tell of a very similar chain of events in Mary’s early life to those in the Protoevangelium of James. These private revelations were written down later by Clemens Brentano, who sat at her bedside, and while the Church finds nothing contrary t...
Anne vowed to give the child to the service of the Lord. She gave birth to a daughter, Mary. While the Protoevangelium of Jamespasses over the actual birth of Mary rather quickly, Blessed Catherine Emmerich glimpses into its heavenly significance: According to the Protoevangelium of James, when Mary was six months old, Anne set her down to see if s...
The child Mary, set on the steps of the Temple, did not turn back to her parents as a child normally would, so her parents marveled at this as a sign of her exceptional holiness. We are told that the child Mary dwelt in the Temple until she was twelve, and that she was fed by the hand of an angel. According to the Protoevangelium of James, when Mar...
Most scholars today point to the lack of historical evidence for Temple virgins serving liturgically in Jerusalem. But there are a few indications in the historical record that could point to what is described for Mary and her companions in the Protoevangelium of James. Exodus tells us the skilled women of Israel knitted the veils for the Temple (E...
The visions of Blessed Catherine Emmerich as recorded in The Life of the Blessed Virgin Marygive us an intimate portrait of what the life of a young girl without sin might have been like in the Temple: While these stories show Mary’s life as very holy and set apart in keeping with her dignity, they also give us a glimpse of her humanity. Though sin...
Sep 10, 2020 · Mary comes to our aid to help us; she is a mother who wants to see all of us love God and listen to her Son. She helps us to do this in any way she can. Mary is a Mediatrix of graces, meaning that she dispenses graces to us that God gives to her for this purpose. Mary is the person closest to God.
Sep 8, 2022 · September 24 – Our Lady of Walsingham. October 7 – Our Lady of the Rosary. December 8 – The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. There are many other memorials marking the various titles given to Mary. We’ve got Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Our Lady of Sorrows, Our Lady Refuge of Sinners … You get the idea.
