JASNA GORA MONASTERY - HOME OF THE BLACK MADONNA
Czestochowa is a city known all over the world for the miraculous icon of the Black Madonna housed in the Pauline Monastery of Jasna Gora. The city is located in south Poland, 125 km (approx. 77 mi) from Krakow.
Czestochowa has medieval origins. In 14th century the town became an important trade centre on the route from Russia to Lower Silesia and Saxony. Nevertheless, its development has been always related to the Pauline Monastery of Jasna Gora (Bright Hill) founded in 1382 by the Polish Piast prince of Upper Silesia, Wladyslaw Opolczyk. When the monastery received the famous painting of the Black Madonna it became an important religious and pilgrimage centre. In the 17th century the monastery was turned into a fortress and played a vital role during The Deluge in 1655 when it proved to be an efficient point of Polish resistance against the Swedish invasion. The Black Madonna was credited with miraculously saving the monastery and since it actually changed the course of the war, King John Casimir Vasa declared Our Lady of Czestochowa a Queen and Protector of Poland and “crowned” the icon. At the beginning of 19th century the Holy Virgin Mary Avenue was constructed, around which new houses and shops were built and which is now the main arterial road of the city. Nowadays, Czestochowa is a cultural centre and one of the main tourist attractions of the area. Besides the monastery, there are also museums, theatres, libraries, historical monuments and ruins of a medieval castle in Olsztyn located around 25 kilometres (ca. 16 mi) from the city centre. The town attracts millions of tourists and pilgrims every year.
The main purpose for visiting Czestochowa is certainly the presence of the Black Madonna icon in the Monastery of the Pauline Fathers of Jasna Gora. The altar of the gothic chapel houses a miraculous painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary with the Infant Jesus in her arms. The Virgin is dressed in a blue veil covered with golden fleur-de-lis. The origins of the icon are still being discussed. The painting was possibly brought to Czestochowa from Jerusalem via Constantinople and Belz by Wladyslaw Opolczyk. Other hypothesis states that it could have been brought by the Pauline monks from their founding monastery in Hungary. There are several legends concerning the Black Madonna. One of them explains the darkened complexion of the Virgin’s face: once the church got on fire, the flames however did not manage to destroy it thanks to the presence of the holy painting; they only affected Madonna’s face. According to another legend, the two scars on the Virgin’s right cheek appeared as a result of the Hussites plundering of the sanctuary in 1430. One of the robbers struck the painting twice with a sword but the face of the Black Madonna started to bleed. Terrified he ran away (or fell to the ground and died, optionally).
The icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa has been a destination of numerous pilgrimages from all over the world. An average of 4-5 million pilgrims come each year with their thanks, pleas and prayers, many of them on foot. There are several pilgrimage routes in Poland, of which the longest one is over 600 km (approx. 373 mi) long and it takes 20 days to cover the distance. The oldest pilgrimage in Poland arrives from Warsaw every August 15th, on the day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A few days later, on August 26th, all other pilgrimages arrive to celebrate the day of Our Holy Mother of Czestochowa. Many Polish Catholics make a pilgrimage there every year.
Healing the Wounds of History for the sake of Friendship and Unity of the Slavic Peoples.
Gojenie ran historii w imię przyjaźni i jedności narodów słowiańskich. Зцілення ран історії заради дружбі і єдністі слов'янських народів. Healing the Wounds of History for the sake of Friendship and Unity of the Slavic Peoples. Ivan the Ukrainian from the city of Kryvyi Rih, East Ukraine and his three muses, one of them Polish by origin Marianna from Rudki (the city of Lwow / Lviv area, West Ukraine. Rudki belonged to the Fredro family before September 17, 1939, when begun the Russian invasion and occupation of the Eastern lands of Poland (in Polish: Kresy Wschodnie). This is known as 'a treacherous stab in the back' because - as fulfilment of the Ribbentrop–Molotov Pact aka Nazi–Soviet Pact - occured 17 days after the German invasion and occupation of the Western lands of Poland during the Second World War. Aleksander Fredro (1793 – 1876) was the greatest Polish comedy writer. His tomb is part of the Fredro family mausoleum in the Roman Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Most Holy Virgin Mary in Rudki / Rudky. Aleksander Fredro monument, was moved from Lviv (Ukraine) to Wroclaw (Poland) after World War II. Fredro statue designed by Leonard Marconi located in front of the entrance to the Town Hall has been the most popular place to have a first date for multiple generations of post-war inhabitants of Polish Wroclaw (as well as visitors).
Auschwitz- Birkenau Memorial Museum and German concentration camp (stairs to hell)
Oswiecim is a town in southern Poland. It’s known for the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau, a former WWII concentration camp with preserved gas chambers and artifacts. In a medieval castle on a hilltop, Zamek Muzeum exhibits local Catholic and Jewish artifacts, plus archaeological finds. The nearby Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary has 18th-century life-size statues of St. Peter and St. Paul.
Poland: Kraków - St. Mary's Basilica
Church of Our Lady Assumed into Heaven (also known as St. Mary's Church) is a Brick Gothic church adjacent to the Main Market Square in Kraków. Built in the 14th century, its foundations date back to the early 13th century and serve as one of the best examples of Polish Gothic architecture. Standing 80 m (262 ft) tall, it is particularly famous for its wooden altarpiece carved by Veit Stoss.
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St. Maximilian Kolbe was born as Raymund Kolbe on January 8, 1894, in the Kingdom of Poland, part of the Russian Empire. He was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar and a martyr in the German death Camp of Auschwitz during World War II.
St. Maximilian Kolbe was very active in promoting the Immaculate Virgin Mary and is known as the Apostle of Consecration to Mary. Much of his life was strongly influenced by a vision he had of the Virgin Mary when he was 12.
That night I asked the Mother of God what was to become of me. Then she came to me holding two crowns, one white, the other red. She asked me if I was willing to accept either of these crowns. The white one meant that I should persevere in purity, and the red that I should become a martyr. I said that I would accept them both.
One year after his vision, Kolbe and his elder brother, Francis joined the Conventual Franciscans. In 1910, Kolbe was given the religious name Maximilian, after being allowed to enter the novitiate, and in 1911, he professed his first vows.
At the age of 21, Kolbe earned a doctorate in philosophy from the Pontifical Gregorian University. He would also earn a doctorate in theology by the time he was 28.
St. Maximilian Kolbe organized the Militia Immaculata (Army of the Immaculate One) after witnessing demonstrations against Pope St. Pius X and Benedict XV. His goal was to work for the conversion of sinners and enemies of the Church, specifically, the Freemasons and he would so with the intercession of Mary.
In 1918, he was ordained a priest and continued his work of promoting Mary throughout Poland. Over the next several years, Kolbe took on publishing. He founded a monthly periodical titled, Rycerz Niepokalanej (Knight of the Immaculate). He also operated a religious publishing press and founded a new Conventual Franciscan monastery at Niepokalanow, which became a major religious publishing center.
Kolbe also founded monasteries in both Japan and India. To this day, the monastery in Japan remains prominent in the Roman Catholic Church in Japan.
In 1936, Kolbe's poor health forced him to return home to Poland, and once the WWII invasion by Germany began, he became one of the only brothers to remain in the monastery. He opened up a temporary hospital to aid those in need. When his town was captured, Kolbe was sent to prison but released three months later.
Kolbe refused to sign a document that would recognize him as a German citizen with his German ancestry and continued to work in his monastery, providing shelter for refugees - including hiding 2,000 Jews from German persecution. After receiving permission to continue his religious publishing, Kolbe's monastery acted as a publishing house again and issued many anti-Nazi German publications.
On February 17, 1941, the monastery was shut down; Kolbe was arrested by the German Gestapo and taken to the Pawiak prison. Three months later, he was transferred to Auschwitz.
Never abandoning his priesthood, Kolbe was the victim to severe violence and harassment. Toward the end of his second month in Auschwitz, men were chosen to face death by starvation to warn against escapes. Kolbe was not chosen but volunteered to take the place of a man with a family.
It is said during the last days of his life Kolbe led prayers to Our Lady with the prisoners and remained calm. He was the last of the group to remain alive, after two weeks of dehydration and starvation. The guards gave him a lethal injection of carbolic acid. The stories tell that he raised his left arm and calmly awaited death.
St. Maximilian Kolbe died on August 14 and his remains were cremated on August 15, the same day as the Assumption of Mary feast day.
Recognized as the Servant of God, Kolbe was beatified as a Confessor of the Faith on October 17, 1971 by Pope Paul VI and canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 10, 1982. Pope John Paul II declared Kolbe not a confessor, but a martyr.
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A Pilgrimage of the Relics of St. Maximilian Kolbe
The year 2016 marks the 75th anniversary of the martyrdom of St. Maximilian Kolbe, a Franciscan Friar, at the World War II concentration camp in Auschwitz, Poland. St. Maximilian demonstrated heroic charity by giving his life in place of fellow prisoner Franciszek Gajowniczek who was about to be executed.
To commemorate this historic anniversary, the Franciscan Friars Conventual of the Our Lady of the Angels Province, in concert with Kolbean institutes and Franciscans worldwide, are pleased to sponsor a pilgrimage of St. Maximilian's relics.
At the first Mass of the pilgrimage at the Shrine of St. Anthony in Ellicott City, Maryland, the Very Reverend Fr. James McCurry, Minister Provincial of the Our Lady of the Angels Province, reflects on the life of St. Maximilian and the spiritual and historical connection of the Shrine of St. Anthony with both St. Maximilian and Francisczek Gajownicek.
For more information, including pilgrimage sites and dates, please visit olaprovince.org.
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St. Maximilian Kolbe was born as Raymund Kolbe on January 8, 1894, in the Kingdom of Poland, part of the Russian Empire. He was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar and a martyr in the German death Camp of Auschwitz during World War II.
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St. Maximilian Kolbe was very active in promoting the Immaculate Virgin Mary and is known as the Apostle of Consecration to Mary. Much of his life was strongly influenced by a vision he had of the Virgin Mary when he was 12.
That night I asked the Mother of God what was to become of me. Then she came to me holding two crowns, one white, the other red. She asked me if I was willing to accept either of these crowns. The white one meant that I should persevere in purity, and the red that I should become a martyr. I said that I would accept them both.
One year after his vision, Kolbe and his elder brother, Francis joined the Conventual Franciscans. In 1910, Kolbe was given the religious name Maximilian, after being allowed to enter the novitiate, and in 1911, he professed his first vows.
At the age of 21, Kolbe earned a doctorate in philosophy from the Pontifical Gregorian University. He would also earn a doctorate in theology by the time he was 28.
St. Maximilian Kolbe organized the Militia Immaculata (Army of the Immaculate One) after witnessing demonstrations against Pope St. Pius X and Benedict XV. His goal was to work for the conversion of sinners and enemies of the Church, specifically, the Freemasons and he would so with the intercession of Mary.
In 1918, he was ordained a priest and continued his work of promoting Mary throughout Poland. Over the next several years, Kolbe took on publishing. He founded a monthly periodical titled, Rycerz Niepokalanej (Knight of the Immaculate). He also operated a religious publishing press and founded a new Conventual Franciscan monastery at Niepokalanow, which became a major religious publishing center.
Kolbe also founded monasteries in both Japan and India. To this day, the monastery in Japan remains prominent in the Roman Catholic Church in Japan.
In 1936, Kolbe's poor health forced him to return home to Poland, and once the WWII invasion by Germany began, he became one of the only brothers to remain in the monastery. He opened up a temporary hospital to aid those in need. When his town was captured, Kolbe was sent to prison but released three months later.
Kolbe refused to sign a document that would recognize him as a German citizen with his German ancestry and continued to work in his monastery, providing shelter for refugees - including hiding 2,000 Jews from German persecution. After receiving permission to continue his religious publishing, Kolbe's monastery acted as a publishing house again and issued many anti-Nazi German publications.
On February 17, 1941, the monastery was shut down; Kolbe was arrested by the German Gestapo and taken to the Pawiak prison. Three months later, he was transferred to Auschwitz.
Never abandoning his priesthood, Kolbe was the victim to severe violence and harassment. Toward the end of his second month in Auschwitz, men were chosen to face death by starvation to warn against escapes. Kolbe was not chosen but volunteered to take the place of a man with a family.
It is said during the last days of his life Kolbe led prayers to Our Lady with the prisoners and remained calm. He was the last of the group to remain alive, after two weeks of dehydration and starvation. The guards gave him a lethal injection of carbolic acid. The stories tell that he raised his left arm and calmly awaited death.
St. Maximilian Kolbe died on August 14 and his remains were cremated on August 15, the same day as the Assumption of Mary feast day.
Recognized as the Servant of God, Kolbe was beatified as a Confessor of the Faith on October 17, 1971 by Pope Paul VI and canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 10, 1982. Pope John Paul II declared Kolbe not a confessor, but a martyr.
Kolbe's is often depicted in a prison uniform and with a needle being injected into an arm. He is the patron saint of drug addicts, prisoners, families, and the pro-life movement and his feast day is celebrated on August 14.
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Catholic Mass: 8/14/18 | St. Maximilian Kolbe
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-Matthew 18: 1-5, 10, 12-14
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Aug 14 - Homily: St. Maximilian of our Difficult Times
Fr. Elias explains how St. Maximilian Kolbe is the patron saint of our difficult times as he was labeled by Pope John Paul II. He used all the modern means to spread the faith and he lived a holy life while in Poland during the invasion by Nazi Germany and was even sent to the death camp Auschwitz where he offered his life for another prisoner.
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