Variety #191 – Banner of our Holy Father outside St. John Lateran (12min) >>> Play
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This past Corpus Christi the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate in Rome had the privilege of attending the Eucharistic procession of our Holy Father. The procession started at the basilica of St. John Lateran and finished at the basilica of St. Mary Major. We hope you enjoy some of the highlights of our special evening, which includes audio from the Holy Mass celebrated beforehand by the Pope as well as audio of the Vatican choir which beautifully animated the procession and the Eucharistic benediction. The video contains text in English and in Italian.
Variety #161 – Feast of Our Lady of Nazareth, Rome, Italy (14min) >>> Play
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Here’s a glimpse of the procession that was held on the outskirts of Rome for the feast of “Holy Mary of Nazareth” parish, one of the parishes that our Franciscan Friars have care of here in Italy. We’ve added to the footage a few reflections from the book Devotion to Mary, written by our founder, Father Stefano M. Manelli, to add some depth and reflection to this short, catholic-culture film. Included are also some piano pieces played by Sister Maria Settima Manelli, a hymn or two from our Friars, and also some faint but beautiful hymns taken from the monastery of our contemplative Franciscan Sisters here in Italy at Città di Castello.
Roving Reporter #112 – A Special Offering for the Madonna in Italy (04min) >>> Play
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Every year in the town of Campocavallo, Italy, there’s a festival on the first Sunday in August called “The Festival of the Covo.” For the past 70 years, a group of dedicated lay people have constructed a religious sculpture to honor the miraculous image of the Madonna of Campocavallo, and have processed the sculptures through the streets of the town with much festivity. The sculptures are very unique: they’re often larger than the size of a large automobile, and they’re constructed out of steel and wood and the grain from the local fields.
The sculptures from the past few years have been particularly beautiful. They’re replicas of famous churches from around the world. Recently, Friar Terrance had the opportunity to visit the Museum of the Covo and film some of these artistic treasures.
Roving Reporter #109 – Climbing the Mount with Fra Giles M. (11min) >>> Play
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Recently, the friars at our house of theological studies made an “opera di amore” (an act of love) by erecting a new cross in the mountains of Cassino, Italy. We hope you enjoy this photo collage of their journey and we expect that some of you will see some familiar faces along the way.
Roving Reporter #108 – An Italian family goes to visit the home of their Mother (11min) >>> Play
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Would you like to see to house in which Our Lady lived? One of our friars in Italy had the opportunity to take a pilgrimage to the Holy House of Loreto, and this is the first of 2 videos which recount the journey and tell the story of this extraordinary shrine. (Note: A view of the house is yet to come! Say a prayer that the Capuchins let me into the Basilica with a video camera!)
Roving Reporter #107 – Renaissance Art at its best at Bosco ai Frati (05 min) >>> Play
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Recently, Friar Terrance had the privilege of visiting the ancient Franciscan convent of Bosco ai Frati (which literally translates as “the wood(s) of the friars”), located in the central part of Italy. The history of the convent is fascinating and very rich, as are the treasures contained within its walls, and we hope you’ll enjoy this brief but interesting video of a famous convent which the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate currently occupy.
Face of Pro-Life #79 – Fr. Angelo Geiger and Corinn Dahm on St Maximilian Kolbe ( 29min) >>> Play
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Fr. Angelo Geiger of the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (FI) explains the life of St Maximilian Kolbe who is a patron of the FIs and how it relates to our current battle for the Culture of Life and Religious Freedom.
Roving Reporter #89 – Story-time with Friar Anthony in the kitchen (08min) >>> Play
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Recently the ‘Italian’ Roving Reporter had a chance to catch up with Friar Anthony M. Servium at Villa Santa Lucia in Italy. Friar Anthony recounted a fascinating story regarding Padre Pio and his prophecy that a new shrine would be built between the town of Pietrelcina and the cave where the Archangel St. Michael appeared many centuries ago. Guess which religious order (apparently) has the privilege of fulfilling this prophecy? We also hope you enjoy some of the beautiful scenes of the friars’ hike to the town of Monte Sant’Angelo.
[Note: Thanks for the encouraging comments from my last report at Villa Santa Lucia with Friar Anthony & Friar Josemaria. It's great to hear from everyone, and be assured of my prayers and sacrifices. (Note to Mr. Dietz: please don't Fed-Ex any burgers...there's already too much food over here!) In the next video, I hope to take you on a brief tour of Bosco ai Frati, a famous Franciscan convent which is now our postulant house in Italy.]
Roving Reporter #87 – Friar Terrance visits Friar Anthony and Friar Josemaria (10min) >>> Play
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Friar Terrance goes “on assignment” (from his Mother) to Italy in preparation for philosophy and theology studies. Before reaching his destiny at Campocavallo, Italy – a stones’ throw away from the House of Loreto – he had a chance to sit down with Friar Anthony Servium and Friar Josemaria who are beginning philosophy studies at Villa Santa Lucia. What have these two friars been doing since their departure from the states, and what’s it like in the place that they’re now in? Listen now and here about their adventures and also what priestly formation is like as a Franciscan Friar of the Immaculate. (We hope you enjoy the scenes from Southern Italy.)
FI News #55 – Marian Devotions on the Assumption at Bloomington (06min) >>> Play
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On the feast of the Assumption of Mary, August 15th, the friars and folks at Bloomington, IN celebrated in grand and reverent style with solemn vespers, procession, benediction and a spectacular fireworks display of professional caliber.
Immaculate Music #27 – 12th Article of the Creed (03min) >>> Play
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Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the twelfth and final article of the Creed: “I believe in life everlasting.”
Immaculate Music #26 – 11th Article of the Creed (04min) >>> Play
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Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the eleventh article of the Creed: “I believe in the resurrection of the body.”
Immaculate Music #25 – 10th Article of the Creed (03min) >>> Play
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Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the tenth article of the Creed: “I believe in the forgiveness of sins.”
Immaculate Music #24 – 9th Article of the Creed (03min) >>> Play
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Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the ninth article of the Creed: “I believe in the Holy Catholic Church.”
Immaculate Music #23 – 9th Article of the Creed (04min) >>> Play
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Continuing our series of music videos of the Apostles Creed from the Roman Catechism set to beautiful polyphonic music from the Franciscans of the Immaculate and classic religious art, we now proceed to the ninth article of the Creed: “I believe in the Holy Catholic Church.”
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