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Our Lady of the Rosary(Randi Ingerman) with Jacinta(Vanessa Staiss), Francisco (Filipe Carvalho) and Lúcia(Vanessa Antunes) Directed by- Fabrizio Costa Writing Credits (in alphabetical order): Ennio De Concini Mario Falcone Paolo Festuccia DURATION 1 hour 46 minutes LANGUAGE English May the 13th, 1917; three little shepherd children, Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco see a Beautiful Lady who claims to come from heaven. She tells them a mystery about later history of the world and calls for prayer and penance. Although the children are persecuted and mocked, they come to the meeting place every 13th of each month and the popularity of the miracles spreads. They are arrested by municipal authorities, mocked by journalists; however, all changes on the memorable 13th of October. The movie does not only concentrate on the history of the children but it also accurately presents the Portuguese reality of the early 20th century. The country experiences the cruelty o...

THE JDHP MUSIC FEST 2014 May 9, 2014 7:30pm-10:00pm Jesus, the Divine Healer Parish Church   JDHP Music Fest Pictures from Bernie Asperin (Click the above link to see action shots that include The First Voice Choir et al) The concert was magnificent. Almost everyone who stayed until the Jesus, the Divine Healer Hymn, had a smile on his or her face. Days later, people were still hungover.  Some wondered, "How come it's only now that we have something like this?" Others debated that there was something similar ages ago. Hmmm... Whichever is true, the concert was truly a very memorable one. It began at 7:30pm sharp, with the beautiful emcee,  Ms.   Isolda "Sol" S. Oca (even with her long line of credentials), humbly introducing herself as "Willy Oca's sister" and that her brother has been living here for decades. Immediately after her short introduction, the invocation was led by our dear Parish Priest,  Rev. ...