@009norge The death and life refers to her death to the world with her final vows which was what the opening scene was and her life as a nun. It said in the endnotes from the diary that they would play the bells of the church like a funeral during final vows so I included one of the prayers from a traditional funeral. It also is a reference to her natural death and her eternal life in Heaven which is signified by the color icon of her at the end. Until then, only the Jesus visions had been...
@vincentmilburn in color. Also, Orthodox icons are meant to reflect the person in glory rather than on Earth which is usually the goal of Roman Catholic art. If you are really interested in reading something dull, here's a link to notes on the entire work:
Whats the hymn at the start ???
MoynaltyTidyTowns 7 months ago
@MoynaltyTidyTowns It is the Requiem from the Mass for the dead.
vincentmilburn 6 months ago
whatisgreatcinema.blogspot.com/2011/01/death-and-life-of-saint-faustina.html
Sorry for the confusing structure of my responses. I don't post on Youtube often.
vincentmilburn 10 months ago
@009norge The death and life refers to her death to the world with her final vows which was what the opening scene was and her life as a nun. It said in the endnotes from the diary that they would play the bells of the church like a funeral during final vows so I included one of the prayers from a traditional funeral. It also is a reference to her natural death and her eternal life in Heaven which is signified by the color icon of her at the end. Until then, only the Jesus visions had been...
vincentmilburn 10 months ago
@vincentmilburn in color. Also, Orthodox icons are meant to reflect the person in glory rather than on Earth which is usually the goal of Roman Catholic art. If you are really interested in reading something dull, here's a link to notes on the entire work:
vincentmilburn 10 months ago
Done. God bless!
ggigie 11 months ago
@ourjesus
blue01moon 1 year ago
Could you boost my rating on this video, please.
vincentmilburn 1 year ago
@vincentmilburn I could :)
blue01moon 1 year ago