Te igitur

5/14/11

Latin Mass in Seminary

On the 10^thMay 2011 the Holy Mass in the extraordinary form was celebrated in the Priestly Seminary in Białystok in the north of Poland. More photos can be found HERE.

East and West

Polish idea for ecumenism.

Read the history of the Union of Brest how to do ecumenism

that the separated groups could be reunited with the Holy Church.

5/13/11

Catholic streets

Holy Cross Street. St. Thomas Street.

Rabin Meisels Street. Corpus Christ Street.

Ecumenism in the middle of the Jewish district.

Militia est vita hominis super terram

Spiritual and temporal army.

Fighting for the same purpose – souls salvation.

Man's life upon the earth is a military campaign. Job 7:1

The life is a fight, if you want or not.

Fatima 13 May a.D. 1918

Cor Mariae Immaculatum - ora pro nobis

Know the message of Fatima. Pray the rosary that the World converts.

5/11/11

Feel the Gothic

Magnificent Our Lady Basilica in Krakow - Bazylika Mariacka

Gothic - the summit of catholic architecture.

Candy after Solemn Celebration

There is a tradition in Poland that after a big, long solemn celebrations (like pilgrimages, processions, churches’ consecrations) there is a small market where parents can buy some sweets or small gifts for their kids. This is some kind of reward for being brave during the celebration.

Spiritus ubi vult spirat

The wind blows where it wishes. John 3, 8

Daily Mass with the Monks of Norcia

Pray the solemn daily Mass and Divine Office (extraordinary form) with the monks of Norcia. These guy are doing a very good job, going out with their apostolate to the entire world.

Join them in their pray at home, car or work.

http://osbnorcia.org/blog/

5/10/11

What order is that?

Knights of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

Dames of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

1. Order of the Image of Our lady of Czestochowa. It was founded at the Shrine in March 1991. In October 1998, Blessed John Paul II, signed the Statutes and accepted the position as protector of the order

2. Brotherhood of the Holy Cross (Bractwo Świętego Krzyża)

3. The Order of Saint Stanislaus

4. The Military and Hospitaller Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem

5. Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta

Hmm, apparently I am only familiar with the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.

Does anyone recognize the other orders?

Update: We have the first ideas. Anyone know the other orders?

5/9/11

Cracovia birettarum

Holy Sisters - the more the better

Sisters of Saint Albert

Look at the number of novices.

Congregatio Sororum Albertinorum Pauperibus Inservientium. Classic, beautiful, full of new vocations.

Cappa Magna

The Protonotary Apostolic (Infułat) and Canon of the chapter of the Royal Cathedral in Krakow. He is wearing a nice cappa magna of Krakow canons and additionally a pectoral cross and a ring and of course a biretta.

Cappa magna from the back

5/8/11

Polish Sisters are the best in the World

Personal favorites - The Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary

The Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy

Congregatio Servulae Sacratissimi Cordis Iesu

Carmelite sisters

Dominican sisters and Company of the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul (Sisters, please bring back the traditional habit)

Congregatio Sororum Ancillarum Beatae Mariae Virginis

Sisters of the Most Holy Soul

They are our tutors, teachers, doctors, nurses. They serve in churches, sacristies, schools, kindergartens, hospitals, poorhouses. They pray for us daily.

THANK YOU Sisters for your daily sacrifice and witness that we could be good Catholics. We pray for you also.