On Tuesday evening, February 26th, Our Lady of Częstochowa In Her Icon arrived In Toledo which is a very important place for the history of Spain and is the headquarters of the Primate of Spain. It is also a famous tourist centre, which amazes the visitors from around the world with its location on a mountain over the gorge of the Tejo river, its splendid architecture as well as its art and handicraft.
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Boadilla del Monte was the last place in the pilgrimage around the diocese of Getafe. Here the Mother of God came to the convent of the Discalced Carmelite Sisters. The vigil was kept all night of the 25th/26th of February. One of the sisters, a Pole, as a gesture of veneration, threw confetti on the Icon, which is in keeping with the local tradition. The chapel was open till midnight for all the faithful.
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On Monday, February 25th, the Icon of Our Lady arrived in Griñón. At the market place in front of the Town Hall She was very solemnly greeted by the local pastor and the mayor of the town. Next they headed for the local Care House for the elderly. There the Holy Mass was celebrated.
Next the solemn procession went to the school of the School Brothers, where the next Holy Mass was celebrated. Then the Icon was carried to the side chapel where the martyrs are buried – these are the School Brothers murdered in Griñón during the Spanish revolution in 1936.
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On Sudany evening of the 24th of February the Mother of God came to the church of St. James in Villaviciosa de Odón. The pastor, father Alvaro Ojeda welcomed the Mother of God very solemnly. As the pastor of families in the Diocese of Getafe he had been much involved in preparing the peregrination. Now he was welcoming the Icon in his own parish with joy.
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On Sunday morning, February 24th, the meeting with the Czestochowa Icon was expected by the Polish Community in Mostoles. It is a vast Spanish town, known for the historical fact, that in 1808 the Mayors of Mostoles declared war against Napeoleon.
- Among the Poles in Parla
- At the Family Centre in Getafe
- The visit in the Diocese of Getafe begins
- “From Russia to Loeches”
- New songs for the Mother of God and the vigil for the engaged.
- Coslanda – among white and red balloons at “Mummy Joanna”
- At the place of a Eucharist Miracle – Capilla de las Santas Formas
- Our Lady of Czestochowa visit the prison for women – „Alcalá-Meco”
- St. Valentine`s Day – the renewing of the marriage vows at the Cathedral of Alcalá de Henares
- Please, help us to prepare an exhibition „From Ocean to Ocean” at Jasna Góra