Lepanto Newsletter                                       June 22, 2026        Vol.1.3

On this feast of St Thomas More (patron Saint of Lawyers) and St John Fisher, we are compelled to laud the efforts of the makers of the film A Man for All Seasons. This is one of the very rare films that won academy awards in numerous categories including:

Best Picture    

Best Director

Best Actor 

Best Screenplay

Best Cinematography and

Best Costume Design.

In addition there were also nominations for Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.

Truly a remarkable film!

Furthermore, it is noteworthy that the film’s dialogue is heavily inspired by historical sources; especially that which had actually been recorded and revealed by Thomas More’s own son-in-law, William Roper in his biography of More. In other words, one of the main reasons the film is so compelling is because it is the true and accurate depiction of a person whose convictions and principles superseded all else in life. To wit, he emulated Our Savior Himself in being A Man for All Seasons…!

This is where earthly accolades meet the heavenly sublime; i.e., in the Firmament.

To wit we too have some important “Behind the Scenes” updates to reveal. Recently we traveled to France and experienced many sacred sites both secular and spiritual. Part of the plan was to search for locations for the filming of Lepanto.

We visited the Utah and Omaha beaches where American forces landed on D-Day, June 6th, 1944. In fact as many know, the cemetery overlooking Omaha beach in Normandy is physically in France but is actually American territory. It was utterly overwhelming to be on this sacred ground on the Friday of Memorial Day weekend.

We also visited the Caen Canal and Orne river area where a light infantry glider unit attached to the British 6th Airborne Division raided and captured Pegasus Bridge in the very first action of D-Day (at just a few minutes after midnight on the 6th of June). Major John Howard sent the mission accomplished code signal, which was the famous phrase “HAM AND JAM”!

Thus began the great campaign which saved Europe (once again…!) and indeed the world, from the evils of hatred, persecution, injustice and iniquity.

We also visited the burial crypt of William the Conqueror in Caen and the 1,000-year-old abbey at Mont Saint-Michel.

Naturally we visited Notre Dame as well as the Sacre Coeur on the Montmartre in Paris. In addition, we made a special trip to Lourdes.

As for the other sacred spiritual sites, we (previously) visited Rouen, where St Joan of Arc was martyred and the Basilica du St Denis (northern part of Paris). The latter contains the remains of St Louis and St Denis; as well as the cathedral of St Etienne (Stephen), which houses the sarcophagus of St Genevieve. They are respectively:

St Louis and St Joan – patron saints of France – (first daughter of the Church) and;

St Genevieve and St Denis – patron saints of Paris.

As with St Thomas More, they represent goodness, kindness, charity, love, peace and patience; all fruits of the Holy Spirit. In other words; the good, the true and the beautiful!

We end where we began; with some crucial notes of progress for Lepanto and Firmament Films. We have now contracted with an academy-award (nominated) screenplay writer / director to complete the final draft of the Lepanto screenplay. We expect that bringing this person aboard our team will be the key to unlocking major progress for the production of Lepanto.

Furthermore these efforts are all being coordinated by Firmament Films in order to secure all appropriate intellectual property rights and indeed the ultimate goal of bringing the saving story of Lepanto to the wide world.

Stay TUNED and please share with everyone you know! It’s going to get really exciting from here!