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Saturday, August 21st

8:00 AM + Louis and Genevieve Wilcze ski from daughter Felicia Sunday, August 22nd - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Naj wi tszej Maryi Panny Królowej

10:00 AM – O Bo e błogosławie stwo i opiek Matki Bo ej dla Emilii 12:00 PM + Edward and Catherine McGrath from Marilyn Costa and FamilyMonday, August 23rd

7:00 PM – Healing Mass & St. Jude Novena + Marianne Rantz Tuesday, August 24th NO MASS Wednesday, August 25th

7:00 PM - O Bo e błogosławie stwo dla Henryki Perkowskiej z okazji urodzin Thursday, August 26th

7:00 PM + Annie & John Zdancewicz from the Family Friday, August 27th 12:10 PM + Stacia Martin from Norma Martin7:00 PM - O Bo e błogosławie stwo dla Alicji i Marka Rek z okazji 27 rocznicy lubu Saturday, August 28th

8:00 AM + Marianne Rantz Sunday, August 29th

22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time The Passion of St. John the Baptist M cze stwo w. Jana Chrzciciela

10:00 AM + Jadwiga ak od Lodzi Mikulewicz 12:00 PM + Stanley Wisniewski from Marilyn and Teresa

Offertory Totals: August 8th & August 15th

1st Collection $1,223.00 $ 930.00 2nd Collection 464.00 418.00 St. Jude (08/02 & 08/09) 125.00 69.00 Weekly 78.00 265.00 By Mail 475.00 80.00 Donation 200.00 Donation – Polish Fest 225.00 40.00 Weekly Expenses / Tygodniowe wydatki - $3,844.30

21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Bóg zapła !

The icon of Our Lady of Cz stochowa has been intimately associated with Poland for the past 600 years. Its history prior to its arrival in Poland is shrouded in numerous legends which trace the icon's origin to St. Luke who painted it on a cedar table top from the house of the Holy Family. The same legend holds that the painting was discovered in Jerusalem in 326 by St. Helena, who brought it back to Constantinople and presented it to her son, Constantine the Great.

The oldest documents from Jasna Góra state that the picture travelled from Constantinople via Belz. Eventually it came into the possession of Władysław Opolczyk, Duke of Opole, and adviser to Louis of Anjou, King of Poland and Hungary. Ukrainian sources state that earlier in its history it was brought to Belz with much ceremony and honors by King Lev I of Galicia and later taken by Władysław from the Castle of Belz, when the town was incorporated into the Polish kingdom. A popular story tells that in late August 1384, Ladislaus was passing Cz stochowa with the picture when his horses refused to go on. He was advised in a dream to leave the icon at Jasna Góra.

THE PAINTING The painting of the Virgin belongs to the type of icons. This wood painting represents the bust of the Virgin who carries Jesus in her arms. The face of the Virgin stands out in that whoever looks at the painting is found immersed in Mary’s gaze: the pilgrim looks at Mary who looks back. The Child also faces the pilgrim but with a fixed look. Both faces have serious and pensive expressions, giving the painting an emotional tone. Two parallel scratches crossed by a third mark the Virgin’s right cheek. Her neck shows six other scratches, two of which are visible, whereas the other four can barely be seen. In the image, Jesus wears a scarlet tunic and rests on His Mother’s right arm as a makeshift throne in order to be seated. The Child’s left arm holds a book, and the right arm is raised as if he was giving his blessing. The Virgin’s hand rests on his chest, points to the Child, and appears to tell us: “Pay attention to my Child Jesus.” The brightness of their apparel contrasts with the dark colors of their faces. A star with six vertices is depicted on Mary’s forehead. Both the Virgin and Jesus have golden halos. Given the dark color of the face and hands of Our Lady, the image has been fondly called “the Black Virgin,” Her darkness can be attributed to many reasons, one being the poor conditions of the places where she has been hidden to safeguard her. In addition, numerous candles have been lit before her, causing her to be constantly amidst smoke. In the image, the wounds on her face were caused by some bandits who tried to steal the image in 1430. The wound on her throat was caused by the Tartars who besieged the castle of Belz; one of the enemy’s arrows went through the Chapel’s window and hit the icon. The two cuts on the cheek of the Virgin, along with the harm previously caused by the spear through her throat, always reappear despite the repeated attempts to restore the image.

MIRACULOUS IMAGE Throughout the history of the icon, our Blessed Mother has manifested her powerful intercession in the midst of many dangers. One of the most well-known occurred on September 14th, 1920 when the Russian army set up camp near the Vistula River, where they were preparing to invade the city of Warsaw. As a result, the people turned to the Virgin Mary. The next day on the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows, the Russian army withdrew its troops after an image of the Virgin appeared in a cloud over the city. The Polish refer to this victory as The Miracle of Vistula. At the end of the seventeenth century, there were a series of deadly epidemics that swept their way through Europe, including Poland. However, the city of Cz stochowa was never touched by any. The Pauline fathers prepared for them, but they never came. These are just a few of the many miracles attributed to the icon and the intercession of Our Lady. The record of all the miracles attributed to this icon is kept by the Pauline fathers in Cz stochowa

26 sierpnia Uroczysto Naj wi tszej Maryi Panny Cz stochowskiej.

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