Video CD Review
A video CD review of "Passion of the Saints", produced by Discovery Channel
"Passion of the Saints" is a beautiful portrayal of the exemplary lives lived by the Christian martyrs - holy men and women who gave their very selves as a sacrificial offering that the Catholic Church may be strengthened by their witness of the saving love of Christ Jesus. St. Joan of Arc, whose feast is celebrated every May 30, is featured in this Video CD.
Introduction
It is widely known in Catholic scholarly circles that the blood of the martyrs is the seed that gives life to the universal Church and each one's personal faith and devotion. The witness of the martyrs is powerful because they followed Christ fully - in life and in the likeness of His death - a giving of one's life to encourage all the faithful in the Church and to strengthen them to continue following Christ.
The Greek word for martyrdom is martirium. In the early Christian centuries, martyrdom came to be known as the martyrdom one understand it to be: giving of one's life for Christ. It began to incorporate a second meaning only when the spirituality of religious life came into being. Martyrdom in the first sense, that of shedding one's blood for Christ, came to be known as "red" martyrdom. And martyrdom in the latter sense, that of being religious (those who lived as monks and nuns in enclosed and cloistered monasteries), is called "white" martyrdom - a fleeing from what is unredeemed and sinful in the cities of the world.
Passion of the Saints is Video CD about martyrs who shed their blood for Christ
This video CD features martyrs who are both known and popular in the Catholic faith. Featured are Saints Stephen (whose martyrdom is presented in the Acts of the Apostles), Perpetua and Felicity, Polycarp, Thomas a Beckett, Joan of Arc, Appolonia, Sebastian, and many more. The presentation of the lives and deaths of the martyrs is produced in documentary style: where the speakers are professors who teach about the phenonomenon of martyrs. They share their opinions and wisdom in their study of the martyrs presented in the Video.
A world of heroism and nobility of Christian life
The video CD is informative and highly documented. It includes scenes from various modern films made on the martyr saints. It includes scenes from a film on Saint Maximillian Kolbe and Saint Joan of Arc. It also includes scenes made from the movie on the martyrdom of Saint Thomas a Beckett. Produced by Discovery Channel, the Video introduces the viewers to enter a world of Christian heroism and nobility of life purpose. Their heroism and nobility of life purpose is strongly rooted in their conviction that Christ is their true saviour and that their life and death are meant for the greater good of the Church.
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