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St. Raphael School Family Faith Formation "The Island

The Island, rated PG-13, is a 2006 Russian biographical film about a 20th century Eastern Orthodox monk. It is focused on the protagonist's,Father Anatoly's, repentance of his sin continuously focused on the Jesus Prayer. He is a Fool for Christ who impacts those around him. Russian actor, Pyotr Mamonov, who plays the lead character, formerly one of the few rock musicians in USSR, converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in the 1990s and lives now in an isolated village. Pavel Lungin, the film's director, said about him that "to a large extent, he played himself." Mamonov received a blessing from his confessor for playing the character and now lives in an isolated village.

WATCH at home and COME to DISCUSS the simplicity, the humbleness, the remoteness, the miracles which converge into creating a timeless snapshot of the Orthodox spirituality. This is a Family Faith Formation Night opened to our St. Raphael School families and to our greater Schole Academy community.

Apr 6, 2023 07:00 PM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)