The Saints

June 13th, 1917. Fatima. A month has passed since The Lady first appeared, and the children are shocked to find a crowd waiting at the Cova. Jacinta's slip of the tongue has spread their story across Portugal, igniting a firestorm of reactions. Some rejoice at the news of a miracle, others remain skeptical, and some will stop at nothing to silence the little visionaries.

May 1917. The world spirals into war, with Nazis and Communists rising to power. The faithful in Portugal pray for a miracle amidst growing religious persecution and global violence. In Fatima, three ordinary children, Lucia, Jacinta, and Francisco, are stunned when an angel appears to them. Returning to the same spot, they encounter a beautiful lady with a mysterious request. Who is she? What does she want? And what is she preparing them for?

Fatima, Portugal. 1916. The world is gripped by a world war of unspeakable scale. The new Portuguese First Republic prepares to join the war on the side of the allies. In Fatima, the governor begins imposing the government’s anti-Catholic policies on his traditional district. In the same district, three children get ready to bring their family’s sheep to pasture, never guessing that their day in the fields will be interrupted by a supernatural visitor.

On the second floor of the grand Frassati mansion, Pier Giorgio lies paralyzed in bed, cut down at twenty-four years of age by a mysterious affliction. Doctor Sarto arrives to care for him. As daring plans take shape to get a medicine which could cure him, Pier Giorgio gives Marco some vitally important tasks.

One day after Pier Giorgio's arrest. Daylight breaks in the jail cell where we left Pier Giorgio, Father Matteo, and the three fascist blackshirts. But something has happened - an event that has changed the hearts of everyone.

October 1922: Mussolini and his fascist supporters march on the Italian capitol of Rome, finally taking control of the government. Celebrations and protests are mounted all over Italy. Against his father's advice, Pier Giorgio attends an anti-fascist demonstration in Turin.

High above Turin, Pier Giorgio and Marco lead a group of young friends on a mountain trek. As they near the top, some in their party have fallen far behind. When Pier Giorgio descends to help those in need, he shares a surprising little secret that few people know.

1922. A new technology - radio - fills the airwaves with jazz and news from across the world. In Italy, the fascist leader Benito Mussolini promises a new era of greatness. But in the wealthy northern city of Turin, at the foot of the Piedmont mountains, a handsome young man blessed with everything struggles to hear God's voice in the midst of the noise. This is the story of Pier Giorgio Frassati.

November, 1937. Low on rations, hungry, tired, and frightened, Josemaria and his friends are sustained by faith. As the smugglers lead them up through the Pyrenees, republican death squads scour the mountains, hunting them down. Will the men of Opus Dei make it through the mountains alive?

November, 1937. Josemaria, Alvaro, Isidoro and Juan say goodbye to their loved ones, beginning their escape to freedom through Andorra and France. It’s a treacherous mountain journey, full of danger and the constant threat of betrayal and death. Plagued by doubts and fears, Father Josemaria prayerfully places all his trust in God.

March, 1937. Madrid, Spain. As the Spanish civil war rages on, Father Josemaria is still undercover, posing as “Doctor Marañon” at the insane asylum. But how long will he be safe in Madrid? When the anti-Catholic militias conduct another search for priests, Father Josemaria and his friends struggle to stay one step ahead of those chasing them. As their options shut down, one by one, the members of Opus Dei commit to a dangerous plan of escape through the Pyrenee mountains to the north!

August, 1936. Madrid. Following the assassination of Calvo Sotelo, Spain has descended into chaos, the rule of law has broken down, and armed militias are openly hunting and murdering their political enemies, including Catholic priests. Now the young members of Opus Dei must separate and go undercover to avoid capture and death. But where can they hide? And will they be found?