– the Jasna Gora Vows become “Polish card human rights.” As the first and fundamental of these rights, they show the human right to life from the first moment of its existence – said Jasna Gora Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki, president of the Polish Episcopal Conference in his homily during the Mass. Indulgences on the occasion of celebrations of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Polish and thanksgiving due 1050. anniversary of Polish Christianity. During the liturgy, the bishops and the faithful have made a new Act of Trust of the Polish nation to Our Lady.
President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference recalled in his homily on May 3, the feast of Our Lady Queen of Polish is an opportunity to renew Millennium Act devotion Polish in maternal slavery Mary’s love for the freedom of the Church in Poland and in the world, who in 1966 said Polish Primate Cardinal. Stefan Wyszynski. Spiritual preparation of the Church in Poland to this Act were Jasna Gora Vows of the Nation written by the Primate of the internment and the Great Novena.
– Without a doubt, the Jasna Gora Vows of the Polish Nation constituted an act of religious-moral with a national dimension. They became the basis for a national pastoral plan, preparing the Poles to the anniversary of the Baptism of Polish – reminded the Archbishop Gądecki. He pointed out that the situation of the Catholic Church at that time urged to serious spiritual renewal and to defend the Christian tradition – to imposed the nation atheism political.
According to the Metropolitan of Poznan, the content of the Rota of Jasna Gora Vows contains a program of the new social-moral, based on respect for Christian values. – Basically, he insists on fidelity to God, the Gospel, the Church and her Pastors; duration of sanctifying grace; the presence of the principles of the Gospel in family life; respect for human life and the indissolubility of marriage, the dignity of women; defense of young people from unbelief and moral decay; justice and love in society; overcoming the drawbacks of national development and social virtues – Archbishop pointed out.
– Jasna Gora Vows become “Polish card human rights.” As the first and fundamental of these rights, they show the human right to life from the first moment of its existence – stressed the President of KEP and dopowiedział that where there is respect for human life, it is suspended from the whole system of fundamental human rights. – We must especially thank Mary for all citizens’ initiatives aimed at the full protection of the unborn – said Archbishop Gądecki.
“Patriotism knows no hatred for anyone,”
– the main problem that we face today, the problem is the responsible use of freedom, both in the personal as well as social – continued the Chairman of the Episcopate. He recalled that, properly understood, freedom does not mean freedom to do all what is wanted. – Freedom has its own internal “logic”, which it defines and ennobles; is subordinate to the truth and brought about the search for truth – he said. – Whenever a man wishes to free himself from the moral law and become independent of God, so often misses the freedom, but it destroys – he added.
The archbishop estimated that today is a serious problem also our referring to the Law of God. – The authors of the Constitution of May 3 clearly expressed their conviction that the Constitution, as the work of a human, it must be related to God, because He is the supreme Truth and Justice – noted and pointed out that we too, we are obliged to move in our time the same concern, who was wounded creators 3-May Constitution: the common good of the Republic.
– When today proceed to work on the new Constitution, it is worth remembering that a reliable test of every legal program is as far as man becomes his better as far as marriages are more complex, as far as the family more fulfills its educational function – he said.
he also recalled what true patriotism – he does not know hatred for anyone, and it is the love of what is native. – It’s a love of history, tradition, language or the native landscape. It’s love, which also includes the works of his countrymen and the fruits of their genius – said Archbishop Gądecki. He warned, to avoid the risk that patriotism is not turned into nationalism. – Characteristic of nationalism is the fact that it recognizes only the welfare of their own people and only he seeks, not to mention the rights of others. Patriotism, however, as love of country, gives all other nations the same right as his own, and is therefore the way to an ordered social love – he explained.
Act of entrustment
According to the Archbishop. Stanislaus Gądecki return to the Act of entrustment to Mary from 1966 is required, among others, in order to restore the place of Christianity in Europe. – Moving away from Christianity, a departure from the truth, had to lead to the disintegration of Europe – noted Archbishop Gądecki. He stressed that a return to European unity requires a return to the world of ewangelijnych value. – Well, the full truth about man is not outside the Church. The only center around which can be reborn in the body spiritual of Europe, is not it Catholic, that is universal – stressed the Chairman of KEP.
After the homily was read the text of the new Jubilee Act of Trust of the Polish nation to Our Lady prepared in 1050. anniversary of Polish Christianity and the 50th anniversary of the Millennium Act of Dedication in Polish slavery of motherly Love of Mary.
Mass on the top of Jasna Gora was the focal point of the ongoing celebrations of Jasna Gora Sunday pilgrimage. They passed under the banner of thanksgiving for the 1,050 years of baptism Polish. Their part was the meeting of the Diocesan Bishops and the debate of the “Report of Jasna Góra 2016″ under the title “Take care of the whole nation.”
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