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🗺️ Pier Giorgio Frassati - Episode Four: A Turning Point

One day after Pier Giorgio's arrest. Daylight breaks in the jail cell where we left Pier Giorgio, Father Matteo, and the three fascist blackshirts. But something has happened - an event that has changed the hearts of everyone.

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Pier Giorgio Frassati talks with Father Matteo about his vocation and the faith. He continues to earnestly discern his vocation and the direction that God is calling him.

Tense conversation between Pier Giorgio Frassati and his father Alfredo. Pier Giorgio has a health crisis when his friends are about to go out for a boating expedition. Smaller children may be frightened by the sudden health crisis.

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🗺️ Pier Giorgio Frassati - Episode Three: It’s Nothing

October 1922: Mussolini and his fascist supporters march on the Italian capitol of Rome, finally taking control of the government. Celebrations and protests are mounted all over Italy. Against his father's advice, Pier Giorgio attends an anti-fascist demonstration in Turin.

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Pier Giorgio Frassati defends his friend in a fight with Mussolini’s fascists. Pier Giorgio says a rosary while imprisoned, mentioning St. Paul as a role model for him.

There is a sense of foreboding and violence as Pier Giorgio Frassati attends a political event. Violence breaks out at a protest with Mussolini’s fascist blackshirts. Punches are thrown between Pier Giorgio Frassati, his friend Marco, and blackshirt fascists. Police arrest Pier Giorgio Frassati.

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🗺️ Pier Giorgio Frassati - Episode Two: There You Feel Free

High above Turin, Pier Giorgio and Marco lead a group of young friends on a mountain trek. As they near the top, some in their party have fallen far behind. When Pier Giorgio descends to help those in need, he shares a surprising little secret that few people know.

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Pier Giorgio Frassati hikes a mountain with his friends, encouraging them throughout. Valerie, one of the hikers falls behind, and Pier Giorgio Frassati goes back to encourage and support her. He displays natural courage and virtue. Throughout, he teaches his friends to pray, sing, and recognize God in creation.

His friends leave behind Valeria with Pier Giorgio Frassati.

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🗺️ Pier Giorgio Frassati - Episode One: And Now We Run

1922. A new technology - radio - fills the airwaves with jazz and news from across the world. In Italy, the fascist leader Benito Mussolini promises a new era of greatness. But in the wealthy northern city of Turin, at the foot of the Piedmont mountains, a handsome young man blessed with everything struggles to hear God's voice in the midst of the noise. This is the story of Pier Giorgio Frassati.

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Pier Giorgio Frassati is shown encouraging his friends to practice their Catholic faith, inviting them to Mass and to pray in Church. His faith is expressed joyfully, including instances of him serving the poor. Pier Giorgio discusses his vocation and future with Marco.

Pier Giorgio Frassati’s friend Marco is dismissive of his prayer life, teasing him about it. There is tension between Pier Giorgio and his father Alfredo about Pier Giorgio’s future. 

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🗺️ Josemaria Escriva - Episode Five: Through the Mountains

November, 1937. Low on rations, hungry, tired, and frightened, Josemaria and his friends are sustained by faith. As the smugglers lead them up through the Pyrenees, republican death squads scour the mountains, hunting them down. Will the men of Opus Dei make it through the mountains alive?

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🚦 Rating: 7+

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.

The St. Josemaria Institute is a proud sponsor of The Merry Beggars’ Josemaria Escriva series. 

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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🗺️ Josemaria Escriva - Episode Four: Smuggling Saints

November, 1937. Josemaria, Alvaro, Isidoro and Juan say goodbye to their loved ones, beginning their escape to freedom through Andorra and France. It’s a treacherous mountain journey, full of danger and the constant threat of betrayal and death. Plagued by doubts and fears, Father Josemaria prayerfully places all his trust in God.

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🚦 Rating: 7+

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.

The St. Josemaria Institute is a proud sponsor of The Merry Beggars’ Josemaria Escriva series. 

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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🗺️ 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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🚦 Rating: 7+

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.

The St. Josemaria Institute is a proud sponsor of The Merry Beggars’ Josemaria Escriva series. 

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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🗺️ Josemaria Escriva - Episode Two: Seeking Asylum

August, 1936. Madrid. Following the assassination of Calvo Sotelo, Spain has descended into chaos, the rule of law has broken down, and armed militias are openly hunting and murdering their political enemies, including Catholic priests. Now the young members of Opus Dei must separate and go undercover to avoid capture and death. But where can they hide? And will they be found?

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🚦 Rating: 7+

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.

The St. Josemaria Institute is a proud sponsor of The Merry Beggars’ Josemaria Escriva series. 

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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🗺️ Josemaria Escriva - Episode One: Dreams Fall Short

Spain, 1936. A country on the brink of civil war. As sectarianism rips Spain apart, no one can escape its murderous grip. But in the midst of bitter partisanship, hatred and mistrust, one young priest holds hope for unity, and proposes a different way. This is the story of Josemaria Escriva.

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🚦 Rating: 7+

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.

The St. Josemaria Institute is a proud sponsor of The Merry Beggars’ Josemaria Escriva series. 

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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🗺️ Saint Genesius - Episode Five: Walking the Walk

Rome, 303 AD. the Vicennalia festival. During a mock baptism onstage, Genesius has a vision of his sins and the mercy offered by God through baptism. Regaining consciousness, Genesius finds himself in the middle of the colosseum with a new perspective. Will he revert back to his old way of life? Or will he try to make the most of his moment in the spotlight? 

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🚦 Rating: 7+

Taken from his Christian parents as a child, Genesius was raised by a cruel relative. He eventually ran away from home in order to become an actor. As much as he wished to become a great and successful comedian, when he finally meets the Truth of Christianity, Genesius abandons his ambitions and is willing to accept even death before denying his faith.

This series contains moments of intensity and mild arguments. Genesius and his friend Crassus lie about wanting to become Christians. Christians are imprisoned for their faith. Crassus and Genesius perform their play which mocks baptism and Christianity. Genesius visits a raided home-church. Mentions are made to Christians being tortured for their faith. The series ends with an implied martyrdom. 

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