Tuesday 28 December 2010

English Martyr Saint Polydore Plasden, Catholic film, Eucharist, England, Saints, Mary's Dowry Productions


One of our lovely and inspiring English Saints tells his story set in the troubled times of Elizabethan England. He had such a love of the Eucharist that he longed to share this love with others, leading them to Christ in the Eucharist especially through the Mass. He was in his late twenties as he travelled about London bringing the Mass to he people he loved. He was a young made of friendship and prayer and his story is a journey of love and hope.
 
In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Elizabethan Saint.

Saint Polydore Plasden is available on DVD through www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/
 

Monday 6 December 2010

Article on Blessed Alexandrina DVD



The Blessed Alexandrina DVD is now available through AMAZON UK and AMAZON COM and www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/
It is in English and runs for 55 minutes.
A clear and detailed presentation of the life and mission of Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa.
Recommended by the Blessed Alexandrina Society.
Ships worldwide.


Monday 29 November 2010

Saint Swithun Wells - English Martyr - Film of his life, Catholic Saints, EWTN, English Martyr


AS SEEN ON EWTN and available on DVD worldwide through www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/

Saint Swithun Wells was named after an English Saint often invoked for the weather. After travelling the continent Saint Swithun Wells settled down with his deeply devout Catholic wife Alice. His own love of the Mass and his fellow man saw him build a secret room in his London home where he made available the outlawed Mass. His kindness, friendship and happiness in the Faith during a troubled times touched many. When the secret Mass room was eventually discovered, Saint Swithun gave a lovely example of cheer and joy in the midst of trouble. He tells his story in his own words in our film, accompanied by original music that is both contemplative and uplifting, a fusion of medieval and contemporary motifs with beautiful imagery.

In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Elizabethan Saint.
Mary's Dowry Productions
www.marysdowryproductions.org

Sunday 7 November 2010

NEW St. Edmund Campion DVD, God's Champion, Saint Edmund Campion, Jesuit, Catholic film



In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring and fascinating Catholic Saint.
Saint Edmund Campion was a Jesuit priest who had a great love for the English people and the Catholic faith. A man of prayer and devotion he loved to offer the outlawed Mass for the people and speak to all about the beautiful truths of the Faith. He is one of our English Saints.
Available on DVD through  www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/


Saturday 23 October 2010

OUT NOW Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa DVD, Blessed Alexandrina, Victim Soul, EWTN, Mary's Dowry Productions, film

 The first English Language DVD documentary on Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa.
The DVD runs for 56 minutes.
 

The DVD is available through through:
www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/


In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa.
 
 

Saturday 9 October 2010

Winners 2010 Catholic Women of the Year....

...for the founders of Mary's Dowry Productions!

Congratulations to the founders of Mary's Dowry Productions in 2007 and who won Catholic Women of the Year 2010 for making original films on the lives of the English Martyrs and Saxon Saints of England through their Independent Catholic Film Production Company 'Mary's Dowry Productions'.
The films are available on DVD through
www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/

Titles include:
Saint Edmund Campion, Saint Anne Line, Saint Margaret Clitherow, Saint Polydore Plasden, Saint Thomas More, Saint John Fisher and many more...

In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with these inspiring Saints.
 
 
 

Tuesday 5 October 2010

Saint Polydore Plasden Film


Saint Polydore Plasden was a young Elizabethan man with a love of the Eucharist.
He longed to share the Catholic Faith with others and travelled Elizabethan England.
His friendship and kindness even touched his enemies during a troubled time in England's history. Leading everyone he met towards God, Saint Polydore Plasden gave a witness of love and joy even in the face of hostility.
Told in his own words, Saint Polydore Plasden's journey is one of spiritual joy and faith.
 
In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Elizabethan Saint.

Sunday 3 October 2010

Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa

Available now on DVD a documentary on the life of Blessed Alexandrina Maria da Costa completed in 2010 and available to order through www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/
English language.  Ships worldwide.
She is known to many in Portugal as 'The Fourth Seer of Fatima'. 
Each Friday Blessed Alexandrina suffered the Passion of Christ. We recreated many important moments of Blessed Alexandrina's life for our film about her.

Blessed Alexandrina is shown after her fall from the window, which led to gradual paralysis whereupon Blessed Alexandrina was bedridden for 30 years.

Blessed Alexandrina heroically returned to the room armed with a piece of wood to fight off the men from her sister and friend. The men were startled at her counter-attack and hastily left.


The first ecstasy and vision Our Lord to Blessed Alexandrina.

Recommended by the Blessed Alexandrina Society.

Available now on DVD worldwide
Mary's Dowry Productions

 


In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Blessed of the Church.
 
 
 

Tuesday 28 September 2010

Holy Spirit of Gentleness, a Catholic Contemporary CD, meditative, contemplative, prayerful

A new music CD available from:
In this CD, 10 original reflective tracks of music focus on the theme of GENTLENESS.
Written to soften the heart and mind for prayer and reflection, these unique and absorbing original CDS are part of a growing range centred on the Holy Spirit.

Composed and performed by Bernadette Bevans, these original tracks provide beautiful, reflective atmospheres especially for a peaceful home.
Bernadette Bevans composes all of the music for the films of Mary's Dowry Productions.
 
In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with these inspiring Saints.

Spirit of Joy, Catholic CD, Contemplative music, Christian and Catholic, meditative, peaceful and calming

A growing range of music CDS are available now from
In this CD are 10 original tracks of reflective music written with a theme of joy. Various titles aimed to inspire the mind to contemplate the Holy Spirit and to lift the heart for peace and prayer.
The music is composed and performed by Bernadette Bevans, winner of the Catholic Women of the Year award in 2011. Bernadette writes original music for all of the films of Mary's Dowry Productions on the lives of the Saints.

In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with these inspiring Saints.

Tuesday 21 September 2010

Nicholas Owen - English Martyr, priestholes, safe houses, English Catholic recusant, Jesuit, lay brother, carpenter, Saints

 


The life of priest hole maker St. Nicholas Owen is available on DVD through www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/

In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Saint.

Screenshot from 'St. Nicholas Owen - the Priest Hole Maker'
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions






Margaret Clitherow - English Martyr, Pearl of York, Saint, Elizabethan, the Shambles, EWTN, Mary's Dowry Productions, film, Catholic


The life of St. Margaret Clitherow, an English Martyr from Elizabethan York, is reflected upon in reverent and careful detail in this film available through
www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/

Saint Margaret Clitherow teaching children the Catechism
in her shop in the Shambles, York
© 2009 Mary's Dowry Productions

 

Swithun Wells - English Martyr, DVD, Catholic, Mary's Dowry Productions, Shakespeare, Safe Houses, Recusant, Elizabethan



Saint Swithun Wells (c. 1536 – 10 December 1591) was an English Roman Catholic martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I.
Saint Swithun Wells was born at Brambridge, Hampshire in 1536, and was christened with the name of the local saint and bishop Swithun. He was for many years a schoolmaster at Monkton Farleigh in Wiltshire. During this period, he attended Protestant services, but in 1583, was reconciled to the Catholic Church. In 1585 he went to London, where he purchased a house in Gray's Inn Lane.
In 1591, young Father Edmund Gennings was saying Mass at Wells's house, when the priest-hunter Richard Topcliffe burst in with his officers. The congregation, not wishing the Mass to be interrupted, held the door and beat back the officers until the service was finished, after which they all surrendered peacefully. Saint Swithun Wells was not present at the time, but his wife was, and she was arrested along with Saint Edmund Gennings, Saint Polydore Plasden, and three laymen named John Mason, Sidney Hodgson, and Brian Lacey. Saint Swithun Wells was immediately arrested and imprisoned on his return.
At his trial, he said that he had not been present at the Mass, but wished he had been.
He was sentenced to die by hanging, and was executed outside his own house on 10 December 1591, just after St. Edmund Gennings. On the scaffold, he said to the priest catcher, RichardTopcliffe, "I pray God make you a Paul of a Saul, of a bloody persecutor one of the Catholic Church's children." His wife, Alice, was reprieved, and died in prison in 1602.
Swithun Wells was canonized by Pope Paul VI on 25 October 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. His feast day, along with that of the other thirty-nine martyrs, is on 25 October.

In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Elizabethan Saint.
 
We were able to film some external scenes at Parham House and Park which represented Saint Swithun's beautiful house in the country. Internal scenes were filmed on a set with historical costumes and backdrops. We love to recreate key moments from the Saints lives using costume, nature and props. We always make sure that the people who portray the Saints do not use dialogue. This assures that the viewer only 'sees' a representation but hears narration and original music to aid a spiritual encounter with the Saint, thus giving the impression of looking through a window in time and history to see the story unfold.
 
The life of this little known Elizabethan English Martyr on DVD available through www.marysdowryproductions.org

Edmund Gennings - English Martyr, Saint, priest, Elizabethan, English Missions, hanged, drawn and quartered, Catholic



Saint Edmund Gennings, also spelt Jennings, is one of our English Saints.
His twenty four years of his life were spent sharing his love of God and the Mass with the Elizabethan people.
He travelled throughout England radiating kindness, love and joy even during a turbulent time in England's history. His love of the Mass saw him offer the outlawed Mass in many secret places where he led everyone to God.
His friendship carried through the boundaries of time and he is a relevant Saint especially for our own troubled times.

Saint Edmund Gennings with Saint Swithun Wells
© Mary's Dowry Productions 2010
 
 In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Elizabethan Saint.

The life of this young English Martyr is available on DVD available through www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/
 
We ship worldwide and in all region formats
 

Margaret Ward - hanged at Tyburn, London


Saint Margaret Ward (died 30 August 1588), the "pearl of Tyburn", was an English Catholic martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for assisting a priest to escape from prison. Her date of birth is unknown, but she was born in Congleton, Cheshire. She was canonised in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
 
Saint Margaret Ward visits a priest in a London prison
Screenshot from 'St. Margaret Ward'
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions
 
Saint Margaret had a love for people and for the Catholic Church during a troubled time in England's history. In her own words, this lovely English Saints takes us on her journey. Contemplative and uplifting original music accompanies the beautiful imagery.
 
Available on DVD through www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/
 
As seen on SKY.
 

In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Elizabethan Saint.

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Saturday 18 September 2010

Saint Anne Line - Tyburn Martyr, English Saint, Elizabethan, Mary's Dowry Productions, EWTN, Catholic films, DVD

 
 
A prayerful and spiritual look at the life, faith and ministry of Saint Anne Line, a young Elizabethan woman who loved the Catholic Church and served its priests during a troubled time in England's history. Saint Anne Line cared for many safe houses in England where priests could rest and take refuge from the hostile authorities. She was a woman of prayer and joy who touched all who encountered her. She so loved the Church that she peacefully accepted God's Will for her, thus leaving us a beautiful example of peace and devotion that is relevant today.
 
In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Elizabethan Saint.
 
Saint Anne Line caring for a Safe House in Elizabethan England
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions
In 2010, Mary's Dowry Productions filmed so special scenes on location in an original 16th century house at the Weald and Downland Museum. These represented Saint Anne Line's prayer and service for the Church and priests.
 
Roger Line, St. Anne Line's husband
Arrested for his participation in an outlawed Mass.
Exiled abroad and separated from his wife.
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions
Mary's Dowry Productions also recreated several backdrops in the barn that is attached to our parish church of the English Martyrs. There, several friends and parishioners gave their time to portray for us moments in the life and events of Saint Anne Line. These portrayals are always silent and run beneath a dialogue and original music to keep the focus always on the Saint and her story.
 
 
Saint Anne Line is available on DVD Worldwide from

Saturday 21 August 2010

Saint Winifred and her Well


Saint Winifred or Saint Winefride (Welsh: Gwenffrewi; Latin: Vinefrida) is a 7th-century Welsh Catholic Saint. Her life of virtue, prayer and joy affected all who met or knew her. She was tutored by her uncle, the holy Saint Bueno and consecrated her life to God. Her encounter with a prince saw her flee his impious intentions and many miracles occur. A healing spring at the site of her decapitation and restoration is now a shrine and pilgrimage site called St Winefride's Well in Holywell, Flintshire, Wales and known as the Lourdes of Wales.

Saint Winifred flees from Prince Caradoc
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions
In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Saint.

Prince Caradoc arrives at the home of St. Winifred, seeking refreshment from the hunt
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions

For our film about Saint Winifred we recreated some key moments in her life with friends and parishioners in the barn attached to our parish church. We also went on location to Petworth Park among the fallow deer to film St. Winifred's escape from the Prince and also her prayerful, meditative walks. The original music in the film is uplifting and contemplative and the scenery and visuals are reflective, absorbing and beautiful. The portrayals do not have dialogue but run beneath the narrative and score. The film is a spiritual encounter with the story of Saint Winifred as she gives us insight into the beautiful witness she has left.
 
Saint Winifred and her Well is vailable on DVD through www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/
 

Thursday 19 August 2010

Blessed Francisco Marto - Filming day for Bl. Francisco Marto film, Mary's Dowry Productions, EWTN, Fatima


Francisco Marto (June 11, 1908 – April 4, 1919), his sister Jacinta Marto (March 11, 1910 – February 20, 1920), also known as Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto, and their cousin Lúcia Santos (1907–2005) were children from Aljustrel near Fátima, Portugal, who said they witnessed three apparitions of an angel in 1916 and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1917. Mary was given the title Our Lady of Fátima as a result, and Fátima became a major centre of world Christian pilgrimage.
 
Screenshot from 'Blessed Francisco Marto'
© Mary's Dowry Productions
 
Mary's Dowry Productions filmed visuals for Blessed Francisco Marto in 2010. These visuals are prayerful and gentle images that run beneath a narration with original music. The story of Blessed Francisco is very inspiring and important.
 
Blessed Francisco often thought about the Light of God
Screenshot from 'Blessed Francisco Marto'
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions
 In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Blessed.
 
In prison, Blessed Francisco with a prisoner having told him to
remove his hat when he prayed
Screenshot from 'Blessed Francisco Marto'
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions
Mary's Dowry Productions recreated backdrops from key moments in Blessed Francisco Marto's story, such as the visit of the Angel of Peace, the visits of Our Lady of Fatima, his time in prison, his prayers and penances and his final days.
 
Blessed Francisco receives his first and last Holy Communion
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions
The film is a prayerful encounter with Blessed Francisco Marto despite being full of information and details from his life.
 
Blessed Francisco spent many hours before 'the hidden Jesus'
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions
Screenshot from 'Blessed Francisco Marto'
Blessed Francisco of Fatima is available on DVD through Mary's Dowry Productions:

www.marysdowryproductions.org/shop/

We ship worldwide, all region formats. As seen on EWTN
 

Sunday 8 August 2010

Saint Edmund Campion Mary's Dowry Productions, filming day, screenshot, EWTN, Jesuit priest, English Martyr


St. Edmund Campion: A Hero Returns
Although he defended the Catholic Faith in Elizabethan England with outstanding writings that captured many audiences including the most powerful of the courts, St. Edmund Campion was a man of intense faith, prayer and hope.  From his early life he sought the Truth, left his high position as Queen Elizabeth I's favourite, travelled Europe and returned to England to bring the Mass  to the people in a hostile environment. his prayer, devotion and love of God shines out in his own words.
Saint Edmund Campion returns to England
Screenshot from 'St. Edmund Campion'
© Mary's Dowry Productions
In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Elizabethan Saint.
Saint Edmund Campion travels throughout England with Brother Ralph
Screenshot from 'St. Edmund Campion'
© 2008 Mary's Dowry Productions
Mary's Dowry Productions recreated key moments from the life of Saint Edmund Campion in order to invite the viewer of our film on his life to enter prayerfully and thoughtfully with him on his journey. An informative yet spiritual narrative runs over the visuals that we recreated, accompanied by contemplative original music especially written for the film, fusing medieval, contemporary sounds. If you are not used to viewing film in a prayerful, spiritual way, this is a fascinating experience and an encounter with Saint Edmund Campion that invited you to forget the usual style of film making and peer through a window into the heart and mind of one of our English Saints.
A secret Mass in a forest during missionary travels.
Screenshot from 'St. Edmund Campion'
© 2008 Mary's Dowry Productions
Saint Edmund Campion tells his own story using his own words, many of which have been taken from his brag and Ten Reasons. His spirit of prayer, joy and love of God shines through in his writings and with prayerful meditation we can encounter his spirit and mission.
Saint Edmund Campion was a man of prayerful mission with a message of hope
Screenshot from 'St. Edmund Campion'
© 2008 Mary's Dowry Productions
Length and Format:
Our film runs for 1 hour and 5 minutes and is available on Region Free DVD worldwide.

Tuesday 3 August 2010

Holy Spirit of PEACE CD, contemplative Catholic music, Christian music, fusions, Holy Spirit, Mary's Dowry Productions, Peace, Calm

Ten beautiful tracks written with prayer in mind, to draw the listener in and to bring calm to the soul. A new series of CDS called 'Holy Spirit Music Series' especially written by Bernadette who does all of the music on the films for Mary's Dowry Productions.
These ten tracks are based upon God the Holy Spirit's gift of Peace.
Track listing:
1) Seeking after God
2) The Prince of Peace
3) Peace in Death
4) God Blesses with Peace
5) Peace I leave you
6) Let not your heart be troubled
7) Be not afraid
8) Resting with the God of Peace
9) Peace Not of This World
10) Tranquility in the Soul
The album runs for 42 minutes and focusses upon the peaceful attributes of God the Holy Spirit through reflective use of piano and strings and accompanying instruments such as cello, flute and acoustic guitar.
Available from our online shop:

Tuesday 27 July 2010

Final St. Polydore Plasden film

Saint Polydore Plasden was a young Elizabethan priest who was executed at Tyburn.



In 2007 Mary’s Dowry productions created a new form of film media to present the lives of the saints. Mary’s Dowry Productions recreates stunning silent visuals, informative, devotional narration, and original contemplative music that touches your spirit to draw you into a spiritual encounter with the saint. Watch with your spiritual eye, listen with your spiritual ear. Our films seek to offer a window into the lives of our saints. Using your spiritual senses we invite you to shut out the world, sit prayerfully and peacefully and go on a journey of faith, history and prayer with this inspiring Elizabethan Saint.


Screenshot from 'St. Polydore Plasden'
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions
Our film recreates several key moments from the life of Saint Polydore Plasden which run silently beneath a narrative where he tells us the journey of his life and mission during the troubled days of Elizabethan England.
Saint Polydore Plasden had such a love for God and people that he longed to be able to share it with others. He was especially devoted to the Eucharist. He became a Catholic priest in order to offer Mass for people during a troubled time in England's history.
Saint Polydore Plasden travelled England in disguise in order
to avoid capture. He stayed at the home of Saint Swithun Wells
in London in order to offer Mass for the people
Screenshot from 'St. Polydore Plasden'
© Mary's Dowry Productions 2010
Saint Polydore Plasden's joy and kindness touched all who encountered him. He shared the Gospel with many and worked without sleep many times, travelling to homes and offering Mass and hearing Confession. He was only 28 when the authorities eventually caught up with him. His spirit of prayer and gentle aspect infuriated the Queen's priest hunter Richard Topcliffe who locked Saint Polydore up in the Tower of London before his trial.
Despite being roughly treated, Saint Polydore's kindness and joy
was evident in his prayerful manner and peace.
Screenshot from 'St. Polydore Plasden'
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions
We filmed many moments from Saint Polydore's life including his prayerful time on the English Mission, offering Mass, peace and patience in prison and his final days. For our scenes were recreated backdrops with friends and parishioners in the barn and courtyard attached to our parish church. These images run beneath St. Polydore's narration with original contemplative and uplifting music in an Elizabethan and contemporary style. Despite being full of information, details and facts, our film is aimed at a spiritual encounter with Saint Polydore Plasden in a manner of prayer.
A secret Mass in a secret room in the home of
St. Swithun Wells
Screenshot from 'St. Polydore Plasden'
© 2010 Mary's Dowry Productions
Saint Polydore Plasden has left us an inspiring and relevant example of love, joy and peace in the Gospel especially during troubled times.
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