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The Week in Summary (September 15-21)
Welcome to the new episode of the life of the Catholic Church in Poland. Here are the most important things. The ending week was lived in the Church in Poland as the 9th Week of Education under the motto: “Teacher, where are you staying?”. It was marked by many educational and social events and conferences. The bishops issued a pastoral letter on this occasion where they wrote that the place of shaping bond is in the family.
Polish Bishops on the 40th anniversary of the death of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko: Let us ask God for the gift of truth and freedom in our hearts
In the year of the 40th anniversary of the martyrdom of Blessed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, let us ask God for the gift of truth and freedom in our hearts, in our homeland and in the world. Let us also ask for the canonisation of the blessed, humble priest from Podlasie, so that his witness may reach the whole world – says the Pastoral Letter of the Polish Bishops’ Conference “Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, the Patron of Contemporary Freedom”.
Polish Episcopate spokesman on the 13th Education Week
In a pastoral letter on the occasion of the 13th Education Week, the bishops called to mind the Synod, whose purpose is to discern what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Church today. The bishops encouraged us to live the Education Week in a similar spirit - said the Polish Bishops' Conference spokesman, Fr Leszek Gesiak SJ, on the occasion of the 13th Education Week, which began in the Church in Poland on September 10.
Holy Father Francis on Independence Day: I pray God that all Poles may make good use of unity and peace along with the gift of freedom
“Taking up the prayer of St. Pope John Paul II, a special witness of this century, I ask God to bestow the grace of faith, hope, and love on all Poles, so that they may make good use of unity and peace along with precious gift of freedom”— Holy Father Francis addressed these words to the Poles on the occasion of the 100thanniversary of Poland's regained independence. The letter was sent to the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki. It is intended for pastoral use on Sunday, November 11th.
The President of the Bishops' Conference and the Polish Episcopate's Delegate for Polish Emigration Expressed Solidarity with the Polish Community After the Fire in the Church at Glasgow
"We assure you of the spiritual closeness and solidarity of the Church in Poland with the pastors and all the faithful for whom St. Simon's Church has for decades been a place of worship and at the same time an important center for the Polish community," wrote Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish Bishops' Conference, and Bishop Wiesław Lechowicz, the Polish Episcopate's Delegate for Polish Emigration, in a letter to Father Marian Łękawa, rector of the Polish Catholic Mission in Scotland.
Roman Catholic Bishops of Ukraine to the Church in Poland: Thank you and please continue to be close to us!
When the war brings death, suffering, and devastation, the community of the Church in Ukraine is not alone because the Church in Poland is with it. Please continue to be with us!” wrote the Roman Catholic Bishops of Ukraine in a letter to the clergy and faithful of the Catholic Church in Poland, in connection with the Day of Prayer and Material Aid to the Church in the East, which falls on December 4.
Card. Tagle seeks support for Lenten feeding campaign
Catholics in Philippines are being urged to support a Church-based feeding program for the country’s malnourished children. The “Fast2Feed” asks people to fast and donate the money that would otherwise be spent for food to Hapag-Asa program of Pondo ng Pinoy (Funds for Filipinos) of the Archdiocese of Manila and its suffragan dioceses.
Reception of Christ as King and Lord
The Jubilee Act of the Reception of Christ as King and Lord was solemnly recited on 19 November 2016 in the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy and, on the following day, in all Polish parishes this act of faith, confirming the choice of Christ and sealing with Him the baptismal covenant, was repeated. This act is recognition of His dominion over the entire world and submission to His law.
