Saints Peter and Paul
Church
Cumberland, Maryland
Parish Bulletin/Catholic News
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 The
artistic masterpieces of our Patrons Peter and Paul, by Caravaggio, are
worthy of contemplation. Caravaggio's paintings were an inspiration to
Mel Gibson in his making of the film "The Passion of Christ". By
clicking on the respective image, an enlarged version will be displayed.
Note that after having denied Christ three times to save himself, Peter
is courageously saving the only thing that matters, his soul. Similarly,
Paul saves his soul by accepting the plea of Jesus to stop persecuting
Him, i.e. His Mystical Body the Church.
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Crucifixion of Peter - by Caravaggio - from Cerasi Chapel, Santa
Maria del Popolo, Rome
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Scriptorium Ss Petrum et Paulus
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Conversion of Paul - by Caravaggio - from Odescalchi Balbi
Collection, Rome
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One Nation under God
Rome has Spoken . . .
Critics of the Mel Gibson movie,
"The Passion of the Christ," are confounded. That's because the pope
has seen the film and has extended his blessings. "It is as it
was," Pope John Paul II said. About a week before the pope bestowed
his blessings on the movie, several top Vatican
officials gave their unanimous approval to the film. Members of the Vatican Secretariat of State, the Pontifical Council
for Social Communications, and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the
Faith (which oversees doctrinal issues) applauded Gibson for his efforts.
The
Passion by Mel Gibson
"See what it is to love"
Twentieth Century Fox, which
originally passed on the rights to distribute Mel Gibson's masterpiece,
have decided they better not pass on a sure bet the second time around.
They have announced they will be releasing Mel's masterful film, on video
and DVD, on the Tuesday (2 Sept 2004) just before the Labor Day Weekend.
Gibson's own film company Icon Productions released the news Monday, in a
news release .  It is expected that over half the people who saw it in
theaters will purchase the video or DVD to own and to have as meditation
and inspiration, especially for next Lent and Holy Week. It also coincides
with the news that the Mystic, Stigmatist, Visionary and Prophet,
Sister Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774-1824) has been slated for
beatification in the fall. It was her book The Dolorous Passion of Our
Lord Jesus Christ, based on her revelation from our Lord, which
inspired Mel to do the film. An outside link to the book is provided below
for those who might want to put it on their summer reading list.
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