[Rivertontalk] Free Movie Event Fri. & Sat Sept. 16 & 17, 7 PM, Lander

[Carol Baron]

*The Original Image of the Divine Mercy: The Untold Story of an Unknown
Masterpiece *will be shown at *7 PM, evenings of Fri. & Sat. Sept. 16 & 17*
in the Knights of Columbus Hall, 163 Leedy Drive, Lander. *Free admission &
refreshments*.  The film is not rated. It is 90 minutes long.

The Archdiocese of Vilnius, Lithuania, and Springtime Productions presents
a timely documentary. The Original Image of Divine Mercy features key
witnesses to the mysterious case of the Original Image of Divine Mercy and
exclusive commentary by Fr. Robert Barron, George Weigel, Christoph
Cardinal Schonborn-Archbishop of Vienna, Christopher West, Stanislaw
Cardinal Dziwisz-Archbishop of Krakow, Fr. Dwight Longenecker and many
others including a special appearance by Pope Francis.

*The Unfathomable History of the Original Image of Divine Mercy*

A team of Documentarists travel through Europe and the United States
uncovering the answers to many unanswered questions about the little-known
Original Image of Divine Mercy. In secret and at the request of Jesus
himself, Saint Faustina and her confessor, Fr. Michal Sopocko, worked
tirelessly with at relatively unknown artist to duplicate on a canvas her
mystical vision of the Merciful Jesus. With Fr. Michal modeling as Christ
for many hours, the three unlikely friends came up with the only Image of
Divine Mercy that Saint Faustina ever saw. But after all the corrections
and touch-ups at the insistence of Saint Faustina, the violently
anti-Catholic Soviet occupation of Vilnius, Lithuania, forced the painting
into hiding. Finally two humble nuns bravely transported the miraculous
painting across the dangerous border between Lithuania and Belarus, and the
painting was finally restored to its permanent home in a beautiful shrine
in Vilnius according to the wishes of the Saint.

Contact: Carol Baron, 332-5129