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Mary in the News: March 24, 2021
By Michael Duricy
Marian Library and International Marian Research Institute Features
Updates
Join us for a very Special Annunciation Mass at Holy Angels 7:00 3/25/21
One More Soul hopes you can join us at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, 3/25/21. Prelude music begins at 6:45.
Mary in Media: Books, Films, Music, etc.
Hail Mary in Hebrew
The Harpa Dei group has performed a lovely "Hail Mary" in Hebrew. Very appropriate for the Annunciation feast on March 25. Thanks to Dr. Gloria Dodd for this information.
Marian Events
Title: Marian Forum
Theme: Annunciation and Contemporary Challenges
Date: March 25, 2021
Time: 12:30-4:30 p.m. Eastern time (USA)
Location: Online
University Libraries and the College of Arts and Sciences will co-host a Marian Forum March 25 that will explore the theme Annunciation and Contemporary Challenges: Be Not Afraid (Luke 1:30). Presenters will explore connections between the scriptural story of the Angel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she would be the mother of God's son, and contemporary challenges of racism, immigration, and the pandemic.
- 2:30 p.m.: Livestream of Mass for the Solemnity of the Annunciation
- 2-3 p.m.: "The Annunciation and Contemporary Injustices" (Father Sebastien Abalodo, S.M.; Corinne Daprano; Miranda Cady Hallett)
- 3-3:30 p.m.: 3 o'clock prayer, followed by music and art presentation
- 3:30-4:30 p.m.: "The Annunciation and the Pandemic" (Roger Crum; Mary Connor; Fred Tenover)
Mary in the Catholic Press
Annunciation Resources [usccb.org] March 24, 2021
Mary in the Secular Press
Lady of Guadalupe Film to be Released in Spanish and English (PRNewsire), March 18, 2021
Vision Films Inc. ("Vision") announces the VOD and DVD release of the feature length film, Lady of Guadalupe, from Director, Pedro Brenner, Producer, Robert Hymers, and Pinnacle Entertainment on April 6, 2021. Following Galaxy Theaters' December theatrical release across the U.S. and Mexico, Nova Vento Entertainment will be re-releasing the film into theaters across the U.S. beginning in April.
Presented in both English and Spanish, the film depicts the revered religious and cultural icons (the Virgin of Guadalupe and Juan Diego), and is the first modern production of Juan Diego's story. It will be available on all major cable and VOD platforms in the US and Canada and on DVD April 14, 2021....