A rare winter storm hit Charleston, South Carolina beginning on January 28, 2014. Unfortunately, that meant that many of the events that were planned for Charleston were cancelled. When the storm hit, roads and bridges

March 21, on the road again but this time to the Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

It was over 400 kilometres to Orchard Lake, Michigan, and it was necessary to cross the Canadian/American border again. It was a night drive and it wasn’t easy. Heavy snowfall caused close to white out conditions.  At

Our Lady of Czestochowa arrived around 4pm at Sts. Peter and Paul on the Westside in Detroit, MI.  A mass divine mercy chaplet and time for confession were part of today's schedule beginning at 5pm.  Eucharistic

March 27 events began with the mass at 8:15am.  Many showed up to  venerate and say bye to the Black Madonna.  Our next stop was to the studio for

After the prayers in front of an abortion mill the icon travelled to her next stop at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Lapeer, Michigan.  Typically attendance at mass increases for a visit of Our Lady of

We arrived at Our Lady of Czestochowa parish in Sterling Heights on-time and the Black Madonna was processed into the church. The celebration started with a rosary followed by a prolife presentation presented in Polish

After leaving Sterling Heights on Saturday morning we drove about two and a half hours to

Lansing, the Diocese and the Capital City of Michigan, Benefit from the Visit of the Black Madonna

On Monday morning we drove about an hour from Grand Rapids to Lansing, Michigan and were greeted by the rector Msgr. Bernard Reilly.  We arrived shortly before the 12:05 pm Mass at St. Mary Cathedral Parish. 

Amy Mushinski is a local right to life coordinator and she helped organize the trip to

Black Madonna Connecting Parish Community of the Past to the Present at St. Stanislaus in Michigan City, Indiana.

While on the road to Michigan City, Indiana we received a call from Fr .Walter Ciesla asking if we could arrive earlier to give the preschool through 8th graders an opportunity to see the icon of Our Lady of

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What was apparent immediately upon arriving in

We drove through beautiful farm land as we left Iowa City and arrived in Dyersville an hour ahead of schedule and had plenty of time to set up for the 3:00 pm procession of the Black Madonna welcoming her to

We arrived at Holy Family Catholic Church in Rockford, Illinois and Our Lady

We arrived at Sacred Heart Church in Rock Island, Illinois on April 8th, just in time for noon Mass.  Upon entering the church, Father West met Father Deogratias, who is from Tanzania.  They discovered that they have a

Cedar Rapids is still recovering from the flood of

We arrived at St. Bernard’s Church in Omaha.  Father Walter Nolte, pastor of St. Bernard’s, generously made sure that we had everything we needed to set up the icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa inside his church.

When Our Lady of Częstochowa arrived at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas on

On Holy Saturday April 19, Our Lady of Czestochowa returned to USA to spend the entire Easter holiday at St. Francis Borgia parish in the northeastern part of Chicago. She stayed also for Easter Monday, according to the Polish custom.

Indiana is nicknamed “The Crossroads of the United States.”  Several major interstate highways criss-cross the state connecting Indiana with the rest of America. 

Situated in the larger Chicago metropolitan area, the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Merrillville, Indiana is a spiritual home for the second largest Polish population in America, after New York City. As we see

Our Sorrowful Mother’s Ministry is a retreat center in Vandalia, Illinois within

On our way South from Vandalia, Illinois, we drove through beautiful rural farmland to bring the pilgrim Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa to

The Black Madonna continued her journey through the Kentucky Bluegrass region from Louisville to Lexington - Kentucky’s second largest city.   Kentucky means “meadow lands” in several Indian languages. In the early 19th

On Thursday, May 8th, we drove through the beautiful bluegrass country of Kentucky into rural Southern Ohio listening to the timeless music that was born in the area.  The two states, separated by the Ohio River, share

During Her visit in Cincinnati in the State of Ohio, on May 9th, Our Lady of Częstochowa, peregrinating across the world in defense of human life, stopped at the headquarters of the Life Issues Institute to honor Dr.

After leaving Life Issues Institute the icon was then brought to St. Gertrude Parish,

On Saturday evening, May 10th, the visit of Our Lady of Czestochowa, also known as "Black Madonna," began in the Chicago parishes.  The Icon is traveling from parish to parish throughout the Archdiocese, under the

The parish of St. Ladislaus awaited the arrival of the Mother of God in Her Icon of Czestochowa on Sunday evening, May 11th.  The church was full.  For the first time, the new Life Mobile, made by Chicago's own

On Monday evening, May 12th, the Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa arrived at the Jesuit Millennium Center (JOM).  A thunderstorm was approaching and lightning was flashing as Our Lady rode in her new Life Mobile through the streets of Chicago. 

As one of the oldest parishes in Chicago, St. Hyacinth's Basilica Minor had the particular privilege of

On the evening of May 14th, a delegation from the Church of the Holy Trinity with its pastor, Father Andrzej Maślejak TChr, received the pilgrim Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa into their care at the farewell ceremony

The faithful at the Holy Trinity Polish Mission were sad to say good-bye to Our Lady.  The Redemptorist Fathers, Fr. Waldemar Wieladek, the pastor of Our Lady of Częstochowa parish in Cicero, together with Fr. Zbigniew

On Friday evening, May 16th, at 5:00 pm, the Czestochowa Icon, peregrinating across the world in defense of life, stopped to visit at St. Rosalie’s Church in Harwood Heights on the outskirts of Chicago.  The Pauline

On Saturday evening of May 17th, Our Lady of Częstochowa, arrived in Her Life Mobile with the fluttering of the Papal, Marian, Polish, and American flags at the seat of the Cistercian Fathers in Willow Springs, IL.  The

After the farewell ceremony at the Polish Mission of the Cistercian Fathers in Willow Springs and upon embarking Her Life Mobile, Our Lady in Her Icon of Częstochowa went to the nearby convent of the Dominican Sisters’

On Monday afternoon, May 19th 2014, the Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa arrived at the American Parish of the Holy Cross in Batavia.  She traveled there in Her Life Mobile because of the close proximity to Chicago.  

On Tuesday morning, May 20th, Our Lady of Czestochowa gracefully reached the parish of Ss. Peter and Paul in Naperville.  Due to a slight delay, the faithful who had already gathered at the chapel next to the rectory to

On Wednesday, May 21st, after the morning Mass at Saints Peter and Paul Church in Naperville, Father Peter West renewed the “Act of Entrustment,” and Our Lady headed towards the IVF clinic only a few streets away.  Mr.

On Wednesday, May 21, the welcome service started already at 5:15 pm in anticipation of the arrival of their wonderful Guest – Our Blessed Mother in the Czestochowa Icon.  People were gradually streaming in, as they

Winona, Minnesota is a picturesque city on the Mississippi River.  Named after Princess We-Noh-Nah, daughter of Cheif Wapasha III, it is known as the stained glass capital of the United States.  The Black Madonna was

On Saturday May 31, the pilgrim icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa traveled from Chatfield, Minnesota to the

St. Stanislaus Church in Warsaw has been called "The Cathedral on the Prairie” due to its beauty and grandeur in rural North Dakota.  Built in 1901, it is listed on the National Historic Register.  The Church is named

Minneapolis and St. Paul Minnesota together comprise the largest metropolitan urban area in the United States, including 182 cities and townships.  The early settlers of these two towns have different ethnic and