Pilgrimages repressed Poles arrived at Jasna Gora. “It is to remain faithful to Christ and the homeland” – Polish Radio

The traditional procession in honor of the Polish patron saint, St. Stanislaus passed through the streets of Krakow, the Wawel to Skalka Photo: PAP / Jacek Bednarczyk

– The Baptism of freedom we do not receives, not limit it. Does not relieve us of the constant stories on the side of truth and goodness – said the primate in his homily during Mass in the courtyard of the monastery oo. Pauline on Skalka. – Baptism we truly triggers, and consequently demands – how beautifully he said Krakow Bishop (Karol Wojtyla – PAP) – “human freedom most fully engaged” – emphasized.

The Primate said that thanks to the power that gives us belonging to the Church, “we are able to tell in life for what is true, what is good, what is beautiful, and at the same time reject the illusion and temptation of power, arrogance, violence and hatred, which resorted to align human accounts with one or another of the sword “.

” Let us allow the grace of baptism, constantly we transformed “

– In the name of inner freedom we clearly stand on the side of people harmed and the weak, the victims of injustice and frenzied anger, even if – as in the case of Boleslaw – was born from the need to heal the situation – said Archbishop Pole, referring to the crime of Boleslaw the Brave, the command of which, according to media chroniclers killed Bishop Stanislaw of Szczepanów.

Archbishop Polak recalled that since 966. we are in the history of salvation, but rather – as he wrote to the “Week Powszechny” Archbishop Karol Wojtyla – “experience that henceforth salvation history began: roll with the history of our nation.”

– Let us allow the grace of baptism we continually transformed – called Polish primate. Has us she transform – he continued – the strength of this union with God, which overcomes life’s obstacles and weaknesses, destroys sin, overcomes our fears and concerns.

– As said in these last days of Pope Francis only witnesses in the Church will be able to water the water of the gospel roots of Europe, Polish roots, the roots of the world – said Archbishop Pole.

President of the Episcopal Conference, Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki assured during the ceremony that the Church in Poland to provide any assistance and support in the organization of WYD. He folded the Metropolitan of Krakow Stanislaw Dziwisz, name-obchodzącemu on Sunday, “wishes all the graces of God.” “Dear birthdays, for the life of an edge stick Galanta” – he joked.

Cardinal Dziwisz thanked state authorities for having joined the invitation of Pope Francis and young people from around the world to Polish World Youth Day; He emphasized that it is the young people wanted to visit the homeland of John Paul II.

During the Mass, celebrated in front of the Altar of the Three Millennia on the Rock for the first time appeared in public Choir of the World Youth Days, presenting composed specially for the July meeting of the Pope with the young “Mass of John Paul II,” John Henry Botor and WYD anthem. Krakow came from Vilnius animators of the “Polish heart WYD”, under which in July to Polish arrives hundreds of young Poles from Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine and Belarus.

The procession in honor of St. Stanislaus

Before the Mass from Wawel to Skalka underwent traditional procession in honor of St. Stanislaus. It was attended by several thousand people. The procession went cardinals, archbishops and bishops from the country and abroad with the Apostolic Nuncio to Poland, Archbishop. Celestino Migliore at the helm. They were also the Prime Minister Beata Awl, which the faithful greeted with applause, and the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Science Jaroslaw Gowin, leader of the PiS, Ryszard Terlecki, Infrastructure Minister Andrzej Adamczyk and Wojciech Cycling from the office of the president.

On the Wawel to Skalka went well standard bearers, representatives of Catholic schools, male and female religious orders, universities, Fowler Brotherhood, faithful from Ludźmierz with Figure of Our Lady of Ludźmierz and Assistant Żywiecka. There were also young people involved in the preparations for World Youth Day.

Traditionally, the procession carried the relics of the most important Polish saints, this is the first time were among them the relics of two Franciscan martyrs who were murdered 25 years ago in Peru – oo Michael Tomaszek and about. Zbigniew Strzałkowski and the relics of martyrs African imported from Uganda. WYD volunteers carried relics. Pope John Paul II and St.. Sister Faustina – the young patrons of meetings with the Pope.

***

The tradition of the procession in honor of St. Stanislaw dating back to the thirteenth century. The first took place a year after the canonization of Bishop martyr, which took place in 1253.

St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów was bishop of Krakow. According to the written chroniclers died in Krakow on the Rock in 1079. At the hands of King Boleslaw the Brave. St. Stanislaw is the main patron of Polish.

Before the procession set off from the Wawel Hill, Prime Minister of Law and Justice deputy laid flowers at the monument of John Paul II, and then in the crypt, which lies presidential couple Maria and Lech Kaczynski.

IAR, PAP, kh