Department of Pastoral Ministers & Pastoral Services

Glenmary's Department of Pastoral Ministers & Pastoral Services maintains a large library of audiovisual materials, free of charge, to those ministering in areas served by Glenmary. Catalogs are available from the Department of Pastoral Ministers & Pastoral Services, and updates are sent out periodically. Materials should be reserved well in advance of use date. For a catalog, or to reserve materials, call 615-256-1900 or e-mail video@glenmary.org.

Advent Videos (English)

#1788: Celebrating the Church Year For Children—Advent
Ages: Primary and intermediate grades; ages 6–11.
Time: 15 minutes
Advent is a time of anticipation and expectation, a time of joy and hope, a time of waiting. This video looks at liturgical practices and Christian family customs which capture that hope for the Messiah.

#1731: The Angel’s Advent Lesson
Ages: Primary, intermediate and junior high; ages 6–14.
Time: 11 minutes
Danny is happily making out his Christmas list— adding more and more toys and games -when his Guardian Angel, Theophane, suddenly appears. It is very obvious to Theo that Danny has forgotten the real meaning of Christmas. Together they review practices like the Advent wreath, reciting daily prayers at home, and doing daily acts of kindness. They also recall many of the great Scripture characters from the Advent readings: Mary and Joseph, Elizabeth and Zachary, Isaiah and John the Baptist.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Videos (English)

#1118: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Ages: Intermediate grades, junior and senior high, adults.
Time: 29 minutes
Using the themes of cultural-ethnic identity, faith, social concern, Guadalupe is an ancient story of the apparition of the Virgin to the Indian, Juan Diego. Throughout history, God has used the poor and the powerless to act as social critics. Father Virgilio Elizondo is the facilitator in the “story scape” segments of the film. In this role, he connects the Guadalupe narrative to the dynamics at work between the powerless and the powerful in any society.

#1875: The Cloak of Juan Diego: Miraculous Story of Our Lady
Ages: Intermediate grades, junior and senior high, adults, parents/teachers
Time: 28 minutes
This is the story of a Mexican peasant named Juan Diego, who in 1531, had a vision of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, near Guadalupe. This is a story of faith, of heavenly tenderness, of a people oppressed by conquerors but honored by God.

#1905: Guadalupe: The Message Within the Story
Ages: Adult
Time: 24 minutes
Part of the “Hispanic Ministry Lectures Series”, this fascinating lecture re-casts the story of the Virgin of Guadalupe for our times. Father Virgilio Elizondo begins by exploring the context in which the story was first narrated, in the Nahuatl language. He explains with great clarity the relationship of the Guadalupe event to our Biblical tradition.

Advent Videos (Spanish)

# 0631D: Fiestas Importantes Series—Adviento
Ages: Adults, parents/teachers
Time: 26 minutes
How do you prepare for the coming of our Savior? Do you expect gifts, or do you share all that you have with your neighbor? This is time to appreciate the gift of the coming of the Child Jesus. It is a time to appreciate the gift which God has given to all of us.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Videos (Spanish)

#007: El Gran Acontecimiento (“The Big Event”)
Ages: Intermediate grades, junior and senior high, adults
Time: 33 minutes
Filmed in celebration of the 450th Anniversary of the apparitions of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego in 1531, this animated feature could be used in a variety of situation, especially in a family setting.

#027: Fiestas Importantes Series—Guadalupe
Ages: Adults. parents/teachers
Time: 26 minutes
The Virgin of Guadalupe is a symbol of the unity of all the peoples of the Hispanic world. For Hispanic Catholics she is the protector of all the Americas. The details of her apparitions are a symbol of the immense love she has for all.

#084: La Virgen de Guadalupe
Ages: Junior and senior high, adults, parents/teachers
Time: 90 minutes
The popular full length film made in Mexico on our Lady of Guadalupe shows in detail the historical setting in which the appearance of Our Lady took place. It begins with scenes of the Aztec Empire in the 16th Century, then shows the tension of the Spanish Conquest and the conversion of some of the native people to the Catholic religion (which was the requirement for being a subject of Spain), and ends with the story of Juan Diego’s faith in our Lady of Guadalupe, the “Miracle of the Roses,” and the conversion of many people to Our Lady’s message.

#010: Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe
Ages: Intermediate grades, junior and senior high, adults
Time: 29 minutes
Using the themes of cultural-ethnic identity, faith, social concern, Guadalupe is an ancient story of the apparition of the Virgin to the Indian, Juan Diego. Throughout history, God has used the poor and the powerless to act as social critics. Father Virgilio Elizondo is the facilitator in the “story scape” segments of the film. In this role, he connects the Guadalupe narrative to the dynamics at work between the powerless and the powerful in any society.

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