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“The Passion of Our Lord: Praying in Gethsemane” (Mark 14:32-52) So it’s Thursday night. Jesus and the disciples have been celebrating the Passover. At the end of that meal, Jesus institutes a new Passover, the new covenant in his body and blood. At the same time, Jesus knows that one of his disciples will betray him that very night and that he will be handed over to be killed. There’s a lot on his mind, to be sure! Now the meal has concluded. Jesus leads the disciples out of the city and up the Mount of Olives. Oh, they’ve been...

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After passing on theatrical distribution on what has turned out to be the surprise hit movie of the year, 20th Century Fox has 'resurrected' its relationship with Mel Gibson's Icon Productions and will distribute 'The Passion of the Christ' on video, reports Video Business. No details were immediately known relative to the terms of the deal or the timing of the video release, but a spokesman for FOX said the studio is finalizing a deal for domestic video rights as well as international theatrical and home video rights in Taiwan and Latin America.It was not clear whether the video rights...