Funeral of Mrs. Kopystynska, Provincial’s mother

Thursday, June 21, 2012 in Grodkow, a small town in the diocese of Opole, South Western Poland. Mrs. Aleksandra Kopystynska, mother of Fr. Rafal Kopystynski CM, Provincial of New England Province is buried. Funeral started at 6:00 AM EDT (1:00 PM in Poland) with the celebration of the Eucharist in the parish church [...]

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Easter Triduum with Benedict XVI – Holy Thursday – homily during Crism Mass

[Vatican, April 5, 2012] Traditionally, at “Third Hour of the Day” (9:00AM in Rome), Pope Benedict XVI presided at the solemn Crism Mass. This is the only Eucharist celebrated in morning of Holy Thursday. And it is celebrated only in Cathedrals. Holy Oil, Crism, is consecrated during the Mass. Crism is used for [...]

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Beatification of Sr. Marguerite Rutan DC – June 19, 2011

Holy Trinity Sunday, June 19, 2011 was a great feast in the city of Dax in is South Western France. A martyr of French Revolution, first Superioress and Director of the city hospital, Sister Marguerite Rutan, Daughter of Charity guillotined on April 7, 1794 was beatified. The solemn ceremony begun minutes after 3:00 [...]

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Beatification of John Paul II – complete video coverage

In preparation to beatification of John Paul II Centro Televisione Vaticana (CTV) and YouTube set an agreement, that whole beatification ceremony would have been broadcasted live in YouTube’s GIOVANNIPAULOII channel, the official Vatican’s channel dedicated to John Paul II’s beatification and legacy. As part of the agreement, the complete recording of the event will [...]

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Living Holy Week with the Holy Father – Benedict XVI’s homily – Lord’s Supper

Celebration of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper is the highlight of Holy Thursday’s liturgy. Pope Benedict XVI celebrated it in St. John’s Basilica in Lateran, the cathedral church of Bishop of Rome. In the homily, (full text follows) he reminded that Jesus chose to limit himself to the Catholic Church and his [...]

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Living Holy Week with the Holy Father – Benedict XVI’s homily on Palm Sunday

Thousands of people packed into St. Peter’s Square both young and old waving palms and olive branches taking part in the traditional Palm Sunday celebrations. Pope Benedict XVI led the faithful resplendent in red vestments and travelling in the fondly named Pope mobile blessed palms and olives branches as he made his way [...]

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15th Day of Consecrated Life – Pope’s address during prayer of Vespers

In 1997 Venerable Pope John Paul II begun commemoration of the World Day of Consecrated Life which is celebrated on the Feast of Presentation of the Lorld. In the United States this day is observed on the Sunday after February 2. In 2011, it is on Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 6. [...]

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Relics of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko in Greenpoint

On Sunday October 17, 2010 St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY was blessed with the ceremonial reception of relics of Blessed Father Jerzy Popieluszko, chaplain of Poland’s SOLIDARITY and workers, martyr of Communist regime, kidnapped, tortured and sank in the reservoir of water electric plant in Wloclawek, Poland, by officers of [...]

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