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We have been waiting for this moment for 225 years - Independence Day and the First Holy Mass Celebrated in the Temple of Divine Providence
“We have been waiting for this moment for 225 years,” emphasized the Metropolitan of Warsaw, Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, at the beginning of the first Mass celebrated in the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw’s District of Wilanow. On November 11th, Poland’s Independence Day, this church, under construction by the Poles since the adoption of the Constitution in 1791, was opened to the faithful. The work on this edifice—intended to be an ex-voto—was impeded first by the partition of Poland, then by World War II and the communist government.
The Polish National Pilgrimage to Rome from 20 to 23 October
The most recent National Pilgrimage took place in 2003, in thanksgiving for the 25 years of the pontificate of St. John Paul II. This time, Poles are coming to thank the Holy Father Francis for his visit to Poland and the World Youth Day, and in the context of the celebrations of the 1050th anniversary of Poland's Baptism and the Year of Mercy.
Image of Divine Mercy made of selfies in Lagiewniki till mid-November
A Divine Mercy image made of selfie photographs presented on a huge canvas during World Youth Day event in Krakow, south Poland, will be exhibited next to the Divine Mercy Sanctuary in the Krakow district Lagiewniki until mid-November. Under the previous arrangements, it was meant to be presented there till the end of August.
Primate of Poland: We Are Prolonging the Joy of the May Solemnity of Our Lady, Queen of Poland
Poland's Primate, Archbishop Wojciech Polak, presided over today's celebrations of the Solemnity of Our Lady of Czestochowa at Jasna Gora. In his homily, the Primate noted that, with this celebration, we are, in a certain way, prolonging the joy of May's Solemnity of Our Lady, Queen of Poland, when, on the occasion of the 1050th anniversary of Poland's Baptism, we renewed our consecration to the Mother of the Redeemer.
