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Eduardo Verástegui of “Bella” plays a Mexican martyr in “Cristiada”.

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government’s attempt to secularize the country.

http://www.cristiadafilm.com

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The movie For Greater Glory, The True Story of the Cristiada will come out on June 1st. It is based on the true the story of the Cristeros War (1926-1929) where the Mexican Catholic people rebelled against the anti-Catholic government who made the celebration of Mass a capital offense. They had the motto “Viva Cristo Rey!” Long Live Christ the King! The movie has an impressive cast with the Academy Award Nominees, Andy Garcia, Peter O’Toole,  and Catalino Sandino Moreno. It seems to be a well made movie by an up-and-coming production company, New Land Films, who are unafraid to tell the untold story of the persecution of Catholics in our modern times.

Hat tip to Bob Fox.

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This is the story (26 minutes) of the Cristeros rebellion against the anti-catholic government of President Calles in Mexico less than 100 years ago and the making of the movie For Greater Glory in theaters now.

An inside look at the new motion picture “For Greater Glory.” This special chronicles the history of the Cristero War with interviews from leading historians, several cast members, and Catholic leaders.

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Homily #140521n ( 06min) Play – Father expounds on today’s Gospel, emphasizing that in order to bear fruit, we must remain in Christ as branches must be connected to the vine in order to bear fruit. Then Father mentions the importance of pruning grape vines in order to produce abundant, lush, and juicy fruit, then compares it to persecution such as the persecution under today’s saints suffered under in Mexico during the early 1900’s. Finally, he reminds us that we too must remain in Christ, and if we do so, we will have the strength to face the various persecutions we all face.
Ave Maria!
Mass: St. Christopher Magallanes and companions – Opt Mem – Form: OF
Readings: Wednesday 5th Week of Easter
1st: act 15:1-6
Resp: psa 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5
Gsp: joh 15:1-8

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On the memorial of the Cristeros martyrs St. Christopher Magallanes and companions (May 21, 2019), Fr Matthias gives the homily on the lesser know Magallenes, Saint Mateo Correa Magallanes, and how this confessor to the Cristeros was martyred for his priestly fidelity to the seal of confession.

Being a representative of God in the confessional entails a great responsibility. Today’s saint had to die for it.

Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Christopher Magallanes and companions – Opt Mem

Readings: Tuesday 5th Week of Easter
1st: Act 14:19-28
Resp: Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 21
Gsp: John 14:27-31

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On site in Japan, Fr. Elias offers several spontaneous reflections on the meaning of the Akita phenomenon and the Christian experience in Japan. Akita is the, site of the 1973 mystical manifestations experienced by Sr. Agnes Sasagawa of the Handmaids of the Eucharist. The mystical phenomena at Akita were authenticated by the local bishop.

Footage for the video was recorded on location at several of the sites on the two-week itinerary of Fr. Elias’ April 2019 pilgrimage to Christian Japan.

From Wikipedia: The messages emphasize prayer (especially recitation of the Holy Rosary) and penance in combination with cryptic visions prophesying sacerdotal persecution and heresy within the Catholic Church.

The apparitions were unusual in that the weeping statue of the Virgin Mary was broadcast on Japanese national television, and gained further notice with the sudden healing of hearing impairment experienced by Sasagawa after the apparitions. The image also became affiliated with The Lady of All Nations movement, with which the message shares some similarities.

The local ordinary of the convent, John Shojiro Ito, Bishop of Niigata (r. 1962–1985), recognized “the supernatural character of a series of mysterious events concerning the statue of the Holy Mother Mary” and authorized “the veneration of the Holy Mother of Akita,” within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Niigata in a 1984 pastoral letter.

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