Among a lot of non-Catholic Christians, Mary pops up at Christmas, then is at the foot of the Cross, then pretty much disappears from the conversation. Not so in NBC’s ‘A.D.: The Bible Continues,” which premieres tonight, Easter Sunday, April 5. She won’t be around for the whole thing, but she has a vital part to play after the Crucifixion.
From my other home, Catholic Vote:
Italian-Australian actress Greta Scacchi plays the Virgin Mary (seen at top with Babou Ceesay, who plays John, and Chipo Chung, as Mary Magdalene), who unfortunately will not be seen in all 12 episodes.
“Mother Mary will depart the series,” says Downey, “and she does go off. She’s been handed over to the care of John. She’s around those first few episodes. We have a really beautiful scene where the guys are all so anxious and fearful that Jesus has been killed — it’s in that few days before He’s risen.
“They’re almost arguing among themselves, filled with fear, and a little bit of doubt creeping in. ‘He said He would come back, what if He doesn’t?’ She overhears them and comes in and says to them, ‘Could you not wait three days?’
“She really addresses them in a way that gets their attention and reminds them to be of good faith. It’s a really beautiful scene, and Greta is incredible in it.”
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Watch this space for more to come with a couple of the Apostles, Caiaphas and even Pontius Pilate!
And later tonight, we’ll talk about what was missing from both “A.D.” and “Killing Jesus,” also re-airing tonight, on Fox News Channel.
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