Winter 2013 - Ignatius Press

Recently Released
Saint Barbara
Convert & Martyr of the Early Church
In 303 A.D., Barbara is the beautiful, twenty-yearold
daughter of Dioscoro, the Roman governor
during a time of fierce Christian persecution. Barbara
is a pagan, but when Giuliana, a slave raised alongside
her almost like a sister, is condemned to death
for her Christian faith, Barbara rebels.
She valiantly attempts to save Giuliana, as well as
other Christians being persecuted, boldly protesting
to her father and other government leaders. When
that fails, Barbara makes a daring plan for the successful
escape from prison of her Christian friends.
Saint Barbara is also the story of her profound
love for Claudio, the noble Roman soldier whose
life she saves, as well as her deep compassion for all
afflicted humanity. The courageous and holy witness
of her Christian friends inspires her to convert
to their religion, a decision which will eventually
cost Barbara her life.
Before her death, Barbara discovers she has journeyed
down the same path as her mother, who was
taken from her as a child for having made the same
choice, to become a Christian, which had never been
told to Barbara as she was growing up.
Barbara is the victim of many acts of cruelty in
the last period of her life. The serenity with which
she overcomes such barbarity can only be attributed
to her new faith in Christ, which gives her the
strength necessary to face the most difficult trials
and to forgive her persecutors.
Set in the Empire Studios, reproducing ancient
Rome, Saint Barbara recreates authentic atmosphere
and a realistic sense of the the time period, mingling
historical and some fictional characters.
Starring Vanessa Hessler, Thomas Trabacchi,
Massimo Wertmuller and Simone Montedoro.
In Italian with English and Spanish subtitles.
j SBAB-M . . . 100 min, $19.95
Religious Mysteries Volume One
his new documentary film series presents inves-
into intriguing mysteries connected
Ttigations
with the stories and history of famous Catholic
saints, apparitions, Popes, and holy places, and some
amazing findings from these studies. This DVD
includes three separate films.
The Secret of Bernadette
An exploration into the apparitions of Our Lady of
Lourdes to Bernadette Soubirous in 1858, as well as
into the character and holiness of St. Bernadette, the
secret of what made her such a great saint, and the
incredible reality of her beautiful, incorrupt body
130 years after her death. Includes glorious footage
and photography of Lourdes, and Nevers where
Bernadette lived as a nun in the order of the Sisters
of Charity. This film also reveals the little-known
and amazing link between the visions of Lourdes
and of St. Catherine Laboure, and the Shrine of the
Miraculous Medal in Paris where St. Catherine had
her apparitions.
The Pope of Mercy
Tells the story of the deep relationship between Pope
John Paul II and St. Faustina Kowalska, the Polish
nun whose visions in the early 20th century were the
origin of the incredible worldwide diffusion of the
Divine Mercy devotion. The Pope and the nun never
met in person, and yet their stories are so profoundly
intertwined that they significantly marked the entire
pontificate of Karol Wojtyla, who established the
feast of Divine Mercy and died on the eve of that
feast in 2005.
The Lost Ark
Journey to Ethiopia in search of the Ark of the
Covenant carried, according to legend, from
Jerusalem to Axum by Menelik, son of the Queen
of Sheba and King Solomon. For many centuries the
Ethiopians have claimed to have this most soughtafter
relic in history, housed in the Church of Our
Lady of Zion in Axum, and how they carefully guard
it from the world because it is such a sacred and
mysterious object. Hear the testimony of an Italian
architect who, on entering the sacred building to
inspect a damaged section, claims to have seen and
photographed the Ark.
j RM:1-M . . . 150 minutes, $24.95
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