MUSIC, SOUND MIXING AND ENGINEERING

Amato Peace is a rapper who produces, writes, records, mixes, and masters original tracks. Born as Peter Michael, he grew up in in Peekskill, NY and taught himself how to create music at a very early age. Amato took his skills to Berklee College of Music, where he received a Master’s degree in Music Production, Technology, and Innovation.

Peace is a multi-instrumentalist, lyricist, and a performer who delivers thought-provoking conscious rap music. Local fans describe pure electricity and passion whenever AP grips the mic. His songs set to explore matters of independent thought, human connection, and self motivation. His debut album “Mindful” was released in September, 2017, and this marked a new beginning. Amato Peace has since released many projects. He released his second album, A New Dawn in 2019, for which he hosted, and sold out a release concert.

He is a frequent collaborator with Greg Di Roma on many video projects.

Our Triumphant Holy Day is Amato Peace’s film scoring debut.

You can see more of his content here on his official site:

https://www.amatopeace.com/

DIRECTOR & PRODUCER

Greg is a filmmaker, photographer and video editor from Peekskill, NY. Greg’s interest in film began in his third year in college when he took a screenwriting class at SUNY Purchase. After that he would intern that summer at the Digital Arts Experience where a lot of production was conducted. It was from that experience he realized he wanted to go into Film and Video.

Greg would ultimately study Digital Cinema and Filmmaking at Pace University. It was at Pace where he took a course, Producing the Documentary in which he was part of a 15-person crew going into Cuba making a documentary about the U.S. and Cuba opening relations and how the times were changing in the island. Greg was a cinematographer and lead editor on the project titled, Cuba’s Crossroads: Hope, Rock and [R]Evolution (2016). The short documentary would screen in multiple film festivals and go on to win many awards including the Gold Award in the Spotlight Documentary Film Awards in 2016.

Our Triumphant Holy Day is Greg’s feature film directorial debut. Greg frequently collaborates with Amato Peace making his content including music videos, promos and highlight videos.

Greg has also worked with Double G Sports/In the Zone.io on their web series, Overtime documenting sporting events hosted by many professional teams, athletes and celebrities in the Tri-State Area including, the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter, David Wells, Mariano Rivera, Kyle Palmieri and CC Sabathia.

Greg’s other credits include, An Undocumented Immigrant Story: Immigrant Data and 1986 Amnesty -- LifeUNdocumented.org (2018), The Null Hypothesis Prequel Episode 5: Cease and Desist (2019) and Super Team at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital - Super Bowl Ad (2017).

In addition to filmmaking, Greg also plays hockey in Hockey North America Westchester and coaches the New York Raptors Special Hockey Team. He is also the President of Credo Young Adults.

EXECUTIVE PRODUCER

Fr. JP Seon from an early age had discerned the priesthood. Growing up in Astoria Queens, he was always very active with his faith. He would serve as an altar server at his parish, Immaculate Conception then would go on to become director of campus ministry of Holy Cross High School after graduating from there. He would then attend Manhattan College and graduate with a degree in mathematics/education, then become a teacher at Holy Cross. It was during that time God’s call to the priesthood became more and more compelling to him. Soon enough Fr. JP would make the difficult but life-changing decision to pursue the priesthood and give up tenure at Holy Cross.

In May of 2016, Fr. JP would be ordained a priest. He first served as Parochial Vicar at St. Barnabas in the Bronx and Yonkers. He then was transferred to St. Augustine’s in Ossining as Parochial Vicar in 2018. It was at that point Fr. JP would become involved with Credo Young Adults with then chaplain, Fr. John Wilson.

It was one night in November of 2018 at a social after Mass that the young adults of Credo would approach Fr. JP with the idea of going to the Holy Land. Fr. JP would jump at the chance and 14 months later, the pilgrimage would come to fruition.

A fellow Knight of the Holy Sepulcher, Fr. JP would celebrate the biggest Mass he has ever done in the Tomb of Christ in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher.

With the success of the pilgrimage, Fr. JP now does lots of pilgrimage planning and is highly active in young adult ministry.

Believed to be the home of Mary Magdalene, just a few miles north of the Sea of Galilee, it was a big fishing town during the first century. Home of the Duc in Altum Center (Latin for put out into the deep) named after the words Jesus said to Peter during their first encounter, telling him to go lower his nets in the water for a catch. The Center has six chapels including a boat chapel and a lower lever encounter chapel which has a mural of Jairus’s daughter touching Jesus’ cloth. It is from prayers said in that Chapel where three miracles have happened. The pilgrims went to the Chapel after Mass and prayed with a young couple who had a very sick child.

The site of the First Miracle of Jesus where He turned water into wine at the Wedding Feast. Many couples come to Cana to renew their vows. Three couples on this trip, Michael and Maribel Saccomanno, Nicole and Nicholas Kristensen and Paul and Annemarie Pattella had the opportunity to renew their vows on January 20th, 2020.

The home of Mary and very place where the Incarnation occurred. The Basilica of the Annunciation is built over the house of Mary and the exact spot where Mary would proclaim her Fiat in the Annunciation. Gabriel the Archangel appears to her and announces to her that she will bear the Son of God and that her cousin Elizabeth would be the mother of John the Baptist. Nazareth would be the hometown of Jesus. The pilgrims with Fr. JP standing by the altar in front of the grotto got to witness the Angelus prayed by the Franciscans at 12 Noon.

The body of water where the disciples fished and then would be proclaimed as fishers of men by Jesus. This is also the water that Jesus walked on to His disciples, defying fear and lack of faith. The pilgrims took a boat ride in the morning of January 21st, 2020 where they had the opportunity to cast nets into to the water.

Overlooking the Sea of Galilee, this mountain is where Jesus would give His famous Sermon on the Mount to multitudes of people, introducing the Kingdom of Heaven. The Beatitudes are fundamental teachings of Christianity in living and spreading the Word of God. The Beatitudes also fufil the promises of God that started with Abraham. The pilgrims made their way there after the boat ride and it was in the church where a group of Greek Orthodox monks led an 8-minute chant.

Once a Greco-Roman city, now Israeli controlled Syria in the region of Golan Heights. The start of the Jordan River and the southwestern base of Mount Hermon. Ruins of pagan temples are situated there. It is the rock where Jesus declared to Simon Peter that he will build His church. At this site, there is a well where visitors can pump the Holy Water from the Jordan River into bottles which the pilgrims had the opportunity to do.

It is at this mountain where Jesus would reveal his divinity to Peter, James and John. The Lord transfigured as His clothes shined white and the prophets Elijah and Moses would appear and converse with Him. God the Father would then speak from the sky telling the disciples to listen to His Son. The ultimate change was made here as this event would be the precursor to the Lord’s arrival into Jerusalem and His Passion. Mass was celebrated here on Greg Di Roma’s birthday, January 21st, 2020.

This village located off the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee is also known as the Town of Jesus. The Bread of Life discourse was proclaimed by Jesus in the Synagogue in Capernaum. The remains of the 4th-century Synagogue still exist in this village. An octagonal 5th-century church is also built over Peter’s Mother-in-Law’s house, where she was healed by Jesus. It is also the same spot where Jesus healed the crippled man.

The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes took place at this location. The Church of the Multiplication has a mosaic of the loaves and fish. There are four loaves in the mosaic with the fifth being the Eucharist. Jesus also made his fourth appearance after the Resurrection in Tabgha.

Also known as The Valley of the Shadow of Death. This desert, east of Jerusalem and located in the Israeli controlled part of West Bank descends to the Dead Sea. This is the desert Jesus went to for 40 days and 40 nights after he was tempted by the devil. A monastery known as St. George’s Monastery is off a cliff in the middle of the valley.

The Holy City and the most prominent site for Christians. Also known as the City of David, many important events in Salvation History happened in this city, from Mary presenting Jesus, to the Christ Child getting lost in the temple, to then entering the city as an adult and fulfilling His Passion, Death and Resurrection and ultimately ending His earthly mission on the Mount of Olives, ascending into Heaven. Jesus also foresaw the destruction of Jerusalem and wept. Jerusalem has indeed been destroyed at least twice, besieged 23 times, attacked 52 times and captured and recaptured 44 times. The Old City of Jerusalem is divided into four quarters, the Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Armenian Quarters.

Calvary, located in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, is the exact rock also known as Golgotha, where Jesus was crucified and died. Two Chapels are in Calvary, one Catholic and one Greek Orthodox. The original rock of Calvary can be seen on both sides of the altar in protected glass. The Church of Holy Sepulcher encompasses the entire end of the Passion. Beside the hill of Calvary is an anointing stone where it is believed to be the spot where Jesus’ body was wrapped and prepared for burial. Underneath Calvary is the Tomb of Adam where tradition holds that the skull of Adam was buried under the site of the Crucifixion. It is also believed by some that the Blood of Christ dripped from the Cross and into the rock to fill Adam’s skull. In the morning of January 23rd, 2020 the pilgrims climbed up the steep stairs of Calvary and venerated the Cross.

The most important spot of Christianity where life was restored once and for all, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The original cave where Jesus’ body laid is enclosed in the Aedicule under a massive dome inside the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Mass was celebrated here on January 23rd, 2020 at 5:30 AM by Fr. JP and Deacons Cliff Calanni and Eymard Smith for half an hour in the empty Tomb. The pilgrims were given a gift that let them celebrate the biggest Mass of their lives, and were reminded why they are people of Easter.

The Aedicule was renovated from May 2016 to March 2017 as the structure had been deteriorating. It was an excavation during that time that revealed a slab with a Crusader cross and the original limestone of the cave still intact.

Located on the Mount of Olives, this church built by the Crusaders commemorates the prayer Christ taught us, the Our Father. Throughout the church and cloister, the Our Father is translated in over 140 languages inscribed on ceramic plaques. A cave that forms the grotto underneath the church is believed to be the cave where Jesus taught the Lord’s prayer. After having Mass in the Tomb, the pilgrims gathered in the Church and prayed a decade of the Rosary.

St. Peter in Gallicantu, translated St. Peter in Tears is the location of the garden where Peter denied Jesus three times. It is where Jesus would be arrested and brought into custody in the High Priest Caiphas’ house. In the afternoon after Mass in the Tomb, the pilgrims were brought into one of the gardens with their tour guide, Fabricio Lomanto and were invited to practice a deep meditation reenacting the story of Jesus watching the Roman soldiers in the distance, waiting to be arrested. It is there where they learn and feel the anguish Jesus felt as He was awaiting His Passion to unfold. A set of stairs adjacent to the church are the same stairs Jesus walked down when He was on His way to Gethsemane and where He would be arrested by hundreds of Roman Soldiers to be sent to Pilate.

Across the Kidron Valley from the Old City of Jerusalem, the Mount of Olives is another location where multiple events happened. It is associated with Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Jesus took the Palm Sunday Road from Bethany and descended the Mount Olives and into Jerusalem. Jesus would also come back up the Mount, prophesize the Fall of Jerusalem and weep. Jesus then would end His earthly mission there and ascend into Heaven. This mountain covered by an enormous Jewish cemetery and the Tomb of the Prophets. This Mount is where the Resurrection of the Dead and the Final Judgement are to take place.

Also known as the Church of the Agony, at the foot of the Mount of Olives in Gethsemane, this site entails the Garden of Gethsemane where the Passion of Christ began. Inside the church is the actual rock Jesus kneeled on and sweat blood when He was praying to His Father before He was arrested. The church was funded by many countries including the United States, Great Britain, France, Ireland and Italy. The flags of these countries hang in the church.

The manger where Jesus was born is underneath the main altar of the Church of the Nativity, located in the West Bank of Palestine. This church is the oldest church in the Holy Land. A star with 14 points marks the exact spot where the Baby Jesus laid when He was born. The 14 points represent the 14 generations of the genealogy of Christ. This site was discovered by Empress Helena and the first basilica was built by her son, Emperor Constantine I.

Ein Karem is a village southwest of Jerusalem where the Visitation of Mary and Elizabeth took place when they were both pregnant. In this church is a cave where Elizabeth gave birth to John the Baptist. This church is run by the Franciscans. Many images depicting the Life of St. John the Baptist are in this church. Outside of the church are murals of the Canticle of Zechariah written in many different languages.

Located on Mt Zion, also known as The Upper Room, two major events happened in this room, The Last Supper and The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles at Pentecost. The very first Mass was said by Jesus at His Last Supper when he instituted the Eucharist. The first Christian Church was established by the Disciples when the Holy Spirit came upon them. After having Mass at the Church of the Last Supper, the pilgrims led by Fr. JP recited the Creed to commemorate the Beginning of the Church.

Also known as the Church of the Assumption is located on Mt Zion, the highest point of Ancient Jerusalem. This is the place where Mary fell asleep and was assumed into Heaven. The church has two levels, the upper level being the church itself with a monastic choir and the lower level being a crypt with a life-sized statue of Mary asleep. The pilgrims prayed a decade of the Rosary and recited the Marian Antiphon, Salve Regina.

This exhibit is run by the Notre Dame Hotel in Jerusalem. The exhibit shows the photographic research done on the shroud along with replicas of the items used in the Crucifixion. A replica of the shroud along with a 3D sculpture of Jesus in the shroud are also on permanent display.

The lowest point on Earth. Because of the minerals in this body of water, no fish can live in it, hence the name of the sea. However, the book of Ezekiel prophesizes that the Dead Sea will transform into water that can inhabit sea life. Half of the Dead Sea is split between Israeli and Jordanian territories. Skin care products worldwide contain minerals from the Dead Sea.

Also known as the Wailing Wall, is the last remnant of the Second Jewish Temple which King Herod had begun building. This is the holiest site for Judaism. Visitors write petitions and place them in the creases of the wall. A tunnel at the left end of the wall is a tunnel that leads into 500 meters of the extended wall underneath the buildings of the Old City.

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