On Thursday, August 23rd, the Icon of Czestochowa, peregrinating "from Ocean to Ocean" departed from Jasna Gora, Czestochowa. The next place of Our Lady's Visitation was the city of Piekary Slaskie in the region of Silesia. A beautiful sanctuary (shrine) near the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary is known far and wide in Silesia.
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On August 22nd, on the Queenship of Mary, the peregrinating Icon of Czestochowa returned home, meaning - she was placed at the Jasna Gora Monastery. Solemnly brought into the Chapel of the Miraculous Image, She rested at the right side of the altar and the original Icon. The Pauline Fathers began with the vespers.
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In the morning of August 22nd, on the Memorial of the Queenship of Mary, the Czestochowa Icon had arrived at the Lodz Cathedral assisted by the police and the motorcade of the Katyn Rally. Archbishop Wladyslaw Ziolek accompanied by approximately 100 priests, welcomed Our Lady. This meeting was mostly for the consecrated and religious.
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"The Gospel of life must be proclaimed and human life defended in all places and all times."
~ Blessed Pope John Paul II in Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics - National Conference of Catholic Bishops (United States) 1998
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The August walking pilgrimages to Czestochowa are an old Polish tradition. Every year, thousands of Polish Catholics, walking from all corners of Poland, converge to gather at Jasna Gora (Bright Hill), Czestochowa. This tradition has been alive for several hundreds of years. Even the Communists were not able to destroy this deeply rooted tradition.
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