UP TV Presents The Passion of the Christ

The Passion of the Christ, Mel Gibson’s blockbuster retelling of Jesus’ final hours, will make its commercial television premiere on the UP television network at 9 p.m. EDT/6 p.m. PDT on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2014. Ten years after it captivated the world and made box office history, an edited-for-television version of the powerful, provocative, three-time Oscar®-nominated and People’s Choice winner The Passion of the Christ will air with limited commercial interruption on UP, presented as part of the faith-friendly network’s two-week celebration of Easter.

The release of The Passion of the Christ coincided with the founding of UP a decade ago. Today the network is one of the largest producers of faith-friendly films with 40 original films to its credit and 20 additional original films scheduled for 2015. I must tell you all that I have the hardest time getting through this movie. I never went to the theaters to see this and when I first tried to watch it on DVD it took five times to get all the way through it.

I would make it all the way to were they beat Jesus and then I would have to turn it off. I could feel every hit and it was so painful to watch Mary as she is cleaning up her son’s blood. As a mother myself I can only imagine how she felt. It would kill me!

Take Part

On Sunday April 13, 2014 at 9 pm (check your local listings) you can watch The Passion of the Christ and take part in social media. Using the hashtag #MyPassion you can let the world know how this movie influenced you as well as find out how it influenced some celebrities.