August 17th - St. Hyacinth

Today is the feast of saint Hyacinth (in polish święty Jacek), one of the greatest of sons of saint Dominic and Krakow

 Hyacinth received into the order by saint Dominic himself

The convent of the Dominican Order in Krakow, established by saint Hyacinth

The chapel with the reliquary of saint Hyacinth in Krakow

Collect of the Day

Deus, qui nos beáti Hyacínthi confessóris tui ánnua solemnitáte lætíficas: concéde propítius; ut, cujus natalícia cólimus, étiam actiónes imitémur. Per Dóminum...

O God, who sendest us joy year by year on the feast of blessed Hyacinth, Thy Confessor which we are now keeping: mercifully grant on this day of his heavenly birth that we may grow like him in deed. Through our Lord...

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Pontifical Mass in Mariacki Church

Three images from the pontifical Mass celebrated (probably) by Adam Cardinal Sapieha during Marian Congress in 1931 in Krakow. I personally admire this photos because of the Mariacki church that I particularly like most and would love to see back of Pontifical Mass there.

Update. 

This must by Cardinal Sapieha celebrating, because of three reasons:

1. 7 candles on the altar

2. Use of pontifical cathedra (seat)

3. Use of archbishop cross

Any other?

Field Pontifical Mass by Cardinal Sapieha

Kodeń - 1927 - transfering of Our Lady Image to the church in Kodeń

Castel Chapel in Krasiczyn

Qui quaerit invenit et pulsanti aperietur

 

As in most catholic noble houses, in Krasiczyn there I a nice chapel, masterpiece of renaissance. In this chapel young Adam Stephan served to his first masses.

Castel in Krasiczyn - seat of Sapieha Noble Family

Prince Adam Stefan Sapieha, future archbishop of Krakow and S.R.E. cardinal was born and grew up within these walls in noble environment

Great People of Krakow - Adam Stefan Sapieha

Prince Adam Stefan Cardinal Sapieha, archbishop metropolitan of Krakow, Duke of Siewierz

Born May 14, 1867 in Krasiczyn

Died July 21, 1951 in Kraków aged 84

Ordination October 1, 1893 aged 26 by Bishop Jan Puzyna (later Cardinal)

Consecration December 17, 1911 by Pope Pius X in Sistine Chapel

Created Cardinal February 18, 1946 by Pius XII

Bishop and later archbishop of Krakow between  1911 – 1951.

Senator in Polish Parliament between 1922 – 1923.

Till 1951 all bishops of Krakow hold the title of ‘Duke of Siewierz’. Sapieha’s successors stopped to use this title.