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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In the beautiful church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Pabianice, a large crowd, together with Bishop Adam Lepa, awaited Our Lady of the Icon of Czestochowa. After greeting Our Lady, the entire parish, with the choir leading, sang the Akathist in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
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After the morning prayers and Eucharist celebrated by Bishop Mark Solarczyk, the Icon of Czestochowa departed Warsaw, this time she was being carefully escorted by the police.
The first stop in Lodz was the Center in Service of the Family (CSR), which is the central organization affiliated with all the pro-family organizations of Lodz, movements and associations, which serve by giving assistance, teaching, advising, feeding and sheltering those in most need.
- Warsaw did not disappoint
- The kiss of love – Our Blessed Mother visits Father Jerzy
- Two lungs of the Church – with Mary we are together in defense of life
- Saint Nicholas, the Miracle Worker, welcomes Our Blessed Mother, Mary
- Toruń – the city of Copernicus
- Fordon – from death into new life
- Mother of Beautiful Love at the cathedral of Bydgoszcz
- Our Blessed Mother in Naklo on Notec
- Myślibórz – the blessing of children
- A pro-life rally through Szczecin