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Archbishop Henryk Hoser: We should not be worried about Medjugorje!
“If Marian devotion has flourished in Medjugorje, if such multitudes arrive there, it is therefore a place where veneration will continue, since Our Lady can be venerated everywhere, especially in those locations where this veneration is so fruitful, as we hear it has been from so many testimonies.”
Kard. Sandri w Jordanii: sanktuarium na Górze Nebo i uchodźcy
Jako specjalny wysłannik Ojca Świętego na uroczystości poświęcenia sanktuarium upamiętniającego Mojżesza na Górze Nebo udał się do Jordanii prefekt Kongregacji dla Kościołów Wschodnich. W skład misji papieskiej towarzyszącej kard. Leonardowi Sandriemu weszli dwaj arabscy franciszkanie. Są to: o. Feras Hejazin, przełożony klasztoru na wspomnianej górze, i o. Rami Asakrieh, jego poprzednik na tym stanowisku, a obecnie proboszcz w Betlejem i asystent Franciszkańskiego Zakonu Świeckich w Ziemi Świętej.
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.
The Image of Our Lady
Prayers in front of the miraculous image of Our Lady of Częstochowa are the principal aim of pilgrims arriving at Jasna Góra. The image is one of the best recognised symbols of Christianity in Poland.
The image of the Virgin Mary and Child venerated in the jasna Góra Shrine is one of the icons of the “Hodegetria”, or “Indicating the Way” type. The icon is also known as the Black Madonna since
Mary’s face under the many layers of varnish is brown in colour. Legend has it that the image was painted by St. Luke the Evangelist on boards of the table used for meals by the Holy Family. Today scientists are inclined to accept one of two theories of the origin of the image.
