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🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage
🗺️ Josemaria Escriva - Episode Three: Storm of Persecution
March, 1937. Madrid, Spain. As the Spanish civil war rages on, Father Josemaria is still undercover, posing as “Doctor Marañon” at the insane asylum. But how long will he be safe in Madrid? When the anti-Catholic militias conduct another search for priests, Father Josemaria and his friends struggle to stay one step ahead of those chasing them. As their options shut down, one by one, the members of Opus Dei commit to a dangerous plan of escape through the Pyrenee mountains to the north!
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Saint Josemaria Escriva lived a heroic life of trust, love, and gift of self, dedicating himself totally to his mission of sanctifying ordinary work. Though he had to overcome tremendous obstacles in the form of government persecution and even physical mountains, he passed over them, trusting completely in the grace of God in all his trials and bringing a joyful spirit to every moment of his life.
This episode contains moments of intensity and fear, including arguments and raised voices. Scenes of intensity throughout as characters attempt to hide from a government that is persecuting the church and killing priests. A character is shot outside-of-scene, and his death is discussed. A character mocks a priest. Characters are shot at as they flee from a patrol. A character passes out from exhaustion and another character tries to leave him.
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For St. Josemaria, the path to holiness is found when we welcome God into the ordinary moments of our lives - in traffic, doing laundry, working, studying, or playing. The mission of the St. Josemaria Institute is to help people discover the beauty and power of this spirituality, deepening their relationship with Christ and helping them to live the power of the Gospel in their ordinary lives.
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