The movie has a clear point of view in favour of the cristeros, but it is not at all polemic. I decided that i had to reread it before giving it away. Even in the face of this horrendous attack, jose refused to give in, stubbornly repeating the motto of the resistance. By the end of the 1930s, as many as 50,000 catholics from every socioeconomic background had been killed or martyred, including 90 priests. It is and i s cal led a living fa ith beca use it a ppr ehe nds christ who is li fe an d makes alive, and shows that it is alive by living wor ks. The coming home network international recommended for you 50. A good warwestern movie that makes me want to learn the history. Viva cristo rey f b l e s s e d or all of his daring exploits dodging hostile government agents by leaping from moving taxi cabs, or by disguising himself as a grocer or a mechanic the young jesuit miguel pro was not a well man. All of this work is carried out by 60 people working fulltime and.
See more ideas about christ the king, catholic art and catholic. A good friend of mine recently loaned me a movie entitled for greater glory which is a chronicle of the cristeros war 19261929. I watched this recently and this is a wonderful movie. Wright has argued that the four gospels are fundamentally the story of how yahweh, the god of israel, through the life, death, and resurrection of jesus of nazareth. The counterrevolution of the cristeros of mexico, in 192629, against the masonic leninist government of calles. In a poor shantytown of santo domingo, haitians and dominicans struggle amidst a complex social and political context. Two half brothers, janvier and rudy, will get into a confrontation for the love of the same woman.
It is produced by catholic charismatic services inc, usa. And is not a propagandistic movie, is a historic movie. This was the battle cry of the cristeros, religious freedom fighters who defended their faith during the persecution of the catholic church in mexico from the mid 1926 to 1929. A priest in full vestments is giving the eucharist to a long line of kneeling men. This was the war cry of the catholic rebels, known as the cristeros, who fought against the anticatholic mexican government during the cristero war of the 1920s. Discussion in the saints started by padraig, jun 18, 2017. I find much better movies on youtube than any of the other providers, many of which you can not even find catholic movies available. Similarly, we must just keep on preaching and teaching no matter what foolish or evil things assail us, no matter the obstacles. In the 1920s, when the united states had a quasistalinist regime on its southern border, viva cristo rey. Cristo rey 2014 set in the dominican republic, leticia tonos paniaguas uniquely caribbean retelling of romeo and juliet chronicles the love between a kindhearted teenager, ostracized for his mixed haitiandominican descent, and the beautiful sister of a local drug kingpin hes hired to protect. The communistic calles administration of early twentiethcentury mexico had made the practice. The most token anticatholic gesture which would have saved his life was his refusal to shout death to christ the king, instead proclaiming viva cristo rey. To avoid the sound of gunfire, the commander of the.
Mauricio kuri depicts jose sanchez del rio in 2012 film for greater glory. Our viva cristo rey design was inspired by the film for greater glory about the cristeros war 19261929. For greater glory, also known as cristiada, is a 2012 epic historical war drama film directed by. Give to jesus and he gives to us the miracle in the dump. The cristero rebellion and the churchstate conflict in mexico by david c. In the film version of his story, blessed jose, played by mauricio kuri, is seen as constantly repeating the cristero cry, viva cristo rey.
Janvier, haitian, is forced to join cristo rey s drug gang. Many mexican knights died while standing up for their faith during the civil war between the government and the underground rebels, known as cristeros for their battle cry. The miracle of juarez is the subject of the video viva cristo rey which is available from international films, 235 shaftesbury avenue, london wc2h 8el. I n the 1920s, when the united states had a quasistalinist regime on its southern border, viva cristo rey. A second line of men, facing the first line, can be seen in the foreground. How to watch cristo rey 2014 full movie online streaming. It is still illegal to celebrate mass outdoors in mexico.
Today i would like to share with you a little known part of mexican history with a concentration. After the recent elections in the united states, many of. That was the cry of blessed miguel pro and so many of our catholic brothers and sisters in mexico and in spain during the persecutions of the church in those countries in the 1920s and 1930s. With james saintil, akari endo, yasser michelen, jalsen santana. Catholic persecution in mexico patrick madrid deep in history duration. The cristeros versus the mexican revolution less than a century ago, the devoutly catholic population of mexico was dechristianized. Solemnity of christ the king, last sunday in ordinary time nov 25, 2012 dn 7.
Viva cristo rey, as seen in a commercial in the car commercial below every imaginable attack is waged on the driver by various nefarious figures, but the driver just keeps on driving. The nearest figure is of a powerfully built youth, all in white. Long live christ the king were the last words father pro uttered before he was executed for being a catholic priest and serving his flock. I was in the process of giving the book to my daughter when i decided to flip through the pages.
Bailey this book depicts a national calamity in which sincere people followed their convictions to often tragic ends. The counterrevolution of the cristeros of mexico, in 192629, against the masonicleninist government of calles. Carmelite sisters go to the movies and see the movie for greater glory viva cristo rey. The martyrs of the movie are real people, are real martyrdom, is not a laughably movie of the martyrs pain. Right now, i am rereading a 1945 novel about the viva cristo rey. Cristo rey 20 stream and watch online a kindhearted teenager of mixed haitiandominican descent falls in love with the daughter of the local drug kingpin. Carmelite sisters at the movie for greater glory a.
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