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a pilgrim's journal
'A
pilgrim's journal' is a digital video diary about a pilgrimage to the
major shrines of the Blessed Virgin Mary. At the beginning of the film the
pilgrim states that he is in search of the most beautiful painting of a
Woman that he has seen. The surface of the painting that he seeks is the
tilma of Juan Diego, an Aztec Indian who saw Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico
on the 9th, 10th and 12th of december on Tepeyac hill. The pilgrim travels
through Europe( Rome, Lourdes, Fatima) following the 'Marian trail' ; going
to places of pilgrimage, seeking the miraculous ( like the incorrupt body of
St. Bernadette, the miraculous medical cases in Lourdes) places where the
Mother of God appeared. The search finally ends in Mexico where he sees the
tilma of Juan Diego and the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe imprinted on it.
The festivities of the fiesta of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City is the
high point in the film. Aztec dances and colourful celebrations ; these
define the devotion of the Mexican people to their Christian Faith. (The
pilgrim also 're-discovers' the meaning of life in Mexico City.)
a dv documentary by : Jesus Juan San
Pascual
LENGTH : 38 mins |
