Visiting the lovely Czestochowa, the center of Poland’s religious life and home of the famous icon of the Black Madonna. Enjoyed a guided tour and Mass at Jasna Gora Monastery. We had an we had a good time on the bus praying the rosary, having our own “Catholic Answers Live Q&A“, and time for a […]
Read MoreSomber tour of Auschwitz, the largest World War II concentration camp in Europe. Last week was the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Visited “death cell” of St. Maximilian Kolbe. Kalwaria Zebrzydowska, the only Calvary on the UNESCO list where the slope of the hill an architectural “Way of the Cross” is constructed out […]
Read MoreWalked to Mass at Wawel Cathedral and walking tour of Krakow; Visited Wawel Hill and Market Square, the biggest in Europe. Visited St. Mary’s Church, famous for its Wit Stwosz’s wooden altar and witnessed the famous St. Mary’s Bugle Call ever hour on the hour for 600 years! Guided tour of the World Famous Wieliczka […]
Read MoreAlways a highlight of a Catholic pilgrimage to Poland, Wadowice the birthplace of St. John Paul II and his childhood home, which is now a museum with more pictures and memorabilia than anywhere else in the world. We celebrated Mass at his boyhood parish, the Basilica of the Virgin Mary. Lunch on our own in […]
Read MoreLeave Zakopane for Kraków. Visit the “Have No Fear Center” dedicated to Saint John Paul II and have time to pray by his relics Visit Divine Mercy Sanctuary, see images of the Merciful Jesus, relics of St. Faustina and the Saint’s convent chapel and her tomb. Enjoy a talk given by one of the nuns. […]
Read MorePoland 3 Zakopane 1st full day, Mass at Fatima Church, up the mountain, Highlander’s lunch.
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