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Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko 

1947-1984

Feast day: October 19

Patronage: Solidarity

Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko lived in Communist Poland and suffered terribly for his faith while in school and military service. He was ordained a priest in 1972 and served at small parishes until 1980 when he was assigned as chaplain to the Solidarity trade union in Poland, reminding the striking workers to follow the Gospel and abandon violence. As Solidarity grew, so did Fr. Popieluszko's popularity and message, and the government's frustration and death attempts on his life. Communist security officers brutally beat and killed him in 1984. 

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[catholic-saint-tournament]

Has anyone nominated Servant of God Joseph Müller? He's wonderful. Also maybe Jerzy Popiełuszko, because I was obsessed with him as a seven-year-old.

I know that's too many votes, but I'll give Aniela Salawa one too.

Both Joseph Müller and Jerzy Popiełuszko have been added to the beatified list! I'm going to do a smaller bracket with this category - currently about 25 nominations, will likely do top 16 for the bracket!

Aniela Salawa was already on the list and got another vote!

#joseph muller #jerzy popieluszko #aniela salawa #catholic saint tournament #catholic #catholic saints #catholicism

[eternal-echoes]

“Truth never changes. It cannot be destroyed by any decision or legal act. Telling the truth with courage is a way leading directly to freedom. A man who tells the truth is a free man despite external slavery, imprisonment, or custody.”

— Bl. Jerzy Popiełuszko

#Catholic #Christianity #quotes #Jerzy Popieluszko

[barguzin]

Parafia Św. Stanisława Kostki na Warszawskim Żoliborzu

Parish of St. Stanisław Kostka in Warsaw's Żoliborz was erected in 1927. The construction of the church was completed in 1938. During the war, the temple suffered slightly. The temple was consecrated by Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński in 1963. From 1974 to 1987, the parish priest was Fr. prelate Teofil Bogucki, who gave the church a patriotic character. Between 1980 and 1984, the resident of the parish was Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko, who, after the introduction of martial law, celebrated here the famous Masses for the Homeland, attracting tens of thousands of believers, from 1982. Father Jerzy Popieluszko, after his martyrdom, was buried next to the church and his grave has been visited by 23 million people to this day. In the lower church, a modern museum was established, and the Amicus Pilgrim House was built nearby. Currently, 8 priests serve in the parish, youth and adult communities operate in it.

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[dafodilllament1917]

The Right to an Abortion:

On my medical charts, it will have listed 3 abortions. What doesn't show is that on my heart, three children whom I love and miss dearly and can't wait to see. Three children who began under my heart, as Blessed Fr Jerzy Popieluszko says, and whose memory remains there. 2012 saw two missed miscarriages and soon after recieved D&C procedures. My first occurred over Good Friday. My second on the feast of the Assumption of Mary. My 3rd loss was different. I had believed in error that I had my quota of suffering. The medical professionals were very cautious to not give me medication to start the process due to the concern it was ectopic. They continued to follow me on a weekly basis till I started bleed. Bleeding went on for 8 weeks. I saved every little piece of my baby as the Priest gathers every piece of Jesus broken body at Holy Mass. All three are listed as " medical spontaneous abortions" on my health chart because they were medically necessary and done in OR at a hospital. This healthcare is not what is being decided with the Supreme Court. What is being decided is whether we can continue to murder unborn babies and discard them as trash because of inconvenience, misinformation and fear. Yet these babies, whose souls had travelled the milky way back to God long before..their bodies were given dignity and love. They were not dealt with as a problem or an inconvenience. It was not my plan but it was the Cross given and though the Cross is my cane as I limped thru the grief...what is done to the least of these, is done to God. The womb, no matter how broken, is holy ground.

My fifth child ( 3rd who is earth side) was born with a complex birth defect. His airway did not form as most do. Yet he was formed and perfectly made. It's a struggle. It's a constant struggle with the world, people and their selfishness and indifference ( which is found everywhere..not just inside or outside the Church). It shouldn't be. God, the God of paradoxes and contradictions is always found within the ( Catholic) golden medium...God is closest...we come to know God thru and by way of sorrow and suffering. That's another story and soap box.

My son's life is not meant to be measured by the level of burden he has on others or society. My son's life is measured by the value that God is hidden in him, for not just him to discover....for the world to also discover. He is not meant to be discarded bc he will suffer ( the way of sorrow is the only way to God!) or be a supposed " burden" ( we all are when we reject God).

Without my son, my life would be very easy, true, but my life would be damned. Noone ever achieves by suffocating the life of another soul....either physically, emotionally or spiritually.

Maybe if we welcomed children...all children...no matter the different abilities ( we all are disabled somehow.... disability of the soul is the hardest and cruelest of all), or convenience or status....before they're born, the love shown to them in the womb would cross over to the culture and society to see fit their needs beyond the womb. A beautiful life can be found amidst the way of sorrow. Don't believe me? Novelist Sigrid Undset cared for her children as a single mother- her daughter Mosse ( nickname) died at 27, after many years of being bedridden. Sigrid noted it was mercy that her daughter passed on to Heaven before the Nazis invaded her homeland, Norway, and would have seen no use for Mosse and children like her.

As St. Pope John Paul 2 says....

Be Not Afraid! God loves you 💗🌟

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Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Fr. Jerzy Popieluszko DVD by Bob & Penny Lord, New.

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Saint Paul of the Cross, Bl Jerzy Popieluszko and St Jean de Brebeuf and Companions

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'We suspect that the coverage of Popieluszko may have exceeded that of all the many hundreds of religious victims murdered in Latin America since World War II, as the most prominent are included in our hundred. From the table we can also calculate the relative worthiness of the world's victims, as measured by the weight given them by the U.S. mass media. The worth of the victim Popieluszko is valued at somewhere between 137 and 179 times that of a victim in the U.S. client states; or, looking at the matter in reverse, a priest murdered in Latin America is worth less than a hundredth of a priest murdered in Poland.' Pg 39 of 'manufacturing consent' by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky.

Just makes me think about the lives of the Palestinians and Israelis.

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Conspiración Para Matar A Un Cura

Conspiración Para Matar A Un Cura

Polonia, 1984. Reconstrucción del asesinato del sacerdote Jerzy Popieluszko por la policía comunista como consecuencia de su entusiasta y heroico apoyo a las actividades del sindicato obrero Solidaridad. El film constituye una denuncia del comunismo polaco.

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"We are to tell the truth when others are silent. To express love and respect when others express hate. Keep silent when others are speaking. Pray when others are cursing. Help when others do not want to do it. Forgive when others cannot. Enjoy life when others disregard it."

— Blessed Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko

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Blessed Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko was a Polish Roman Catholic priest. He was one of the most influential figures of the ''Solidarity'' movement in Poland. He opposed the unjust laws of the Communist regime through his sermons and his monthly open-air ''Masses for Freedom.'' Thousands of people would attend his Masses and his peaceful resistance to Communism bolstered those fighting for change. In 1984 he was kidnapped and killed by communist security police.

''The duty of a priest is to speak the truth, to suffer for the truth, and if he must, to give his life for the truth. Let us pray that our whole life may be permeated with truth. (...) They can imprison me, arrest me, and cause a scandal, but I cannot stop my activity, which is a service rendered to the Church, the fatherland, and my people.'' - Blessed Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko

Popiełuszko’s example kept the Polish people’s hopes alive for a free Poland, which was realized a few years after his death. In 2018, the Polish Sejm adopted the act establishing the National Day of Remembrance for Steadfast Clergy. It is celebrated on October 19 as a public holiday passed in tribute to ''heroes, steadfast defenders of faith and independent Poland.'' It’s also a tribute to Popiełuszko.

''It is not enough for a Christian to condemn evil, cowardice, lies, and use of force, hatred, and oppression. He must at all times be a witness to and defender of justice, goodness, truth, freedom, and love.'' - Blessed Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko

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Happy Feast Day Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko  1947-1984 Feast day: October 19 Patronage: Solidarity

Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko lived in Communist Poland and suffered terribly for his faith while in school and military service. He was ordained a priest in 1972 and served at small parishes until 1980 when he was assigned as chaplain to the Solidarity trade union in Poland, reminding the striking workers to follow the Gospel and abandon violence. As Solidarity grew, so did Fr. Popieluszko's popularity and message, and the government's frustration and death attempts on his life. Communist security officers brutally beat and killed him in 1984. {website}

#Bl Jerzy Popieluszko #Saolidarity #Catholic priest #Polish saint #artist on tumblr

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Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko

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HISTORY OF POLAND (1949-1990)

HiSTORY OF POLAND (1945-1990)

You need to know that in Poland period between 1945-1989 is called People’s Democracy (So it means that this is basically socialism - lets make it more simple at this point).

Elections in Poland in 1947 was faked by Ministry of Public Security. At basic point there were two parties that wanted to be in power. One is PPR (Polish Working Party) and PSL (Polish People’s Party). Because the elections were faked PPR (communists) came to power. Party decided to eliminate some parts of competition (they did not eliminate PSL) and then could rule by their own.

In 1948 they also eliminate Wladyslaw Gomulka - he was thinking about „polish way to socialism). Time between 1944 and 1956 is called „stalinism”. This was the hardest time because Joseph Stalin was in power and he was rule by his own and he did not reckon with anyone. In this time Party wanted to eliminate private sector of industry and in example they wanted to develop heavy industry. First Secretary in Party (Bolesław Bierut) was „killed” (unofficially, they did not tell this openly) in Moscow, so next Secretary was Wladyslaw Gomulka. (Yes, the same man as mentioned before).

And the strikes season is beginning.

So, in 1956 in Poznań (western Poland) there was general strike. It broke in 28th of June 1956 and it was a strike against people in power and the system. People in power decided that they need to do something but they did not think about a peaceful way. They suppressed the strikes with help from army. They used 10 000 soldiers and 400 tanks. In 2006 somebody counted that 57 people was killed. In 1968 power did not let students from University of Warsaw to put on a show „Dziady” (polish drama by Adam Mickiewicz - poet from romanticism, he was writing about freedom in times of partitions of Poland). On the beginning of 60. People in power was trying to fight with Jews too and in 1967 Gomulka said that he accused Jews of making damages in polish society. In this times even professors were removed from universities just for being Jews.

In December 1970 there were strikes in Gdansk because people in power decided to raise the meat prizes and other products (you need to remember that there were no free market and all prizes were established by the government). In 1970 people were furious and again they decided to put an army on the streets. In fact 41 people was killed. 1970s were times of prosperity in Poland. Edward Gierek was in power. He wanted to build Poland as one of more „western” countries but not in political way. He was building roads, mines, steels (in Katowice in example). In this times government bought a license to Fiat and they started to producing our polish Fiat 125 and 126p (called Maluch, „the little one”).

1980s and more strikes

In 1980s there was no better in Poland. In 1980 there were workers striking and in consequences „Solidarnosc” appeared on a scene as „NSZZ” which is called „Independent Autonomous Trade Union”. There were independent so it means that the power could not control them. Later, this Union became social movement. Everyone wanted to be in Solidarnosc. It was important for people. (I need to mention that I was born in 2002 - in free Poland however I have pins from „Solidarnosc” times - I got it from my family. I would like also to mention that I do not write „Solidarnosc” in quotation mark because this is not serious but because word „solidarnosc” in polish means „solidarity” and I want to separate a movement from just the word „solidarnosc”).

„Solidarnosc” firstly talked about workers rights but soon it appeared to be social movement. „Solidarnosc” was set up in 17th September 1980. In Also in 1980 Czeslaw Milosz was awarded with a Nobel Prize and he was telling openly about the situation in Poland. In 1981 people in power decided that they need to do something again so they decided to do martial law. Man who told people about it was general Wojciech Jaruzelski. This martial law was created against „Solidarnosc” movement. In 1983 Lech Wałęsa (creator of „Solidarnosc”) was awarded by Nobel Peace Prize). However, because he was worried that if he had come to get the award he wouldn’t be let in to Poland, his wife Danuta and son collected the award).

In 1983 and 1987 pope Johann Paulus II came to Poland. (He came also in 1979 and he was telling people on „Victory Place” not to give up and be confident. He could do it because he was a pope - a polish pope). In 1984 Jerzy Popieluszko, a priest who was engaged into „Solidarnosc” was killed by the Security Services of the country. In 1988 there was a debate in Magdalenka (between Walesa and Miodowicz - about situation in Poland and political pluralism). In 1989 the regime collapsed. But there were still problems.

1990s

Years 1990-1997 was a continuation of changes of law, government etc. Also in 1990s Lech Walesa (the same man as mentioned before) became president. In 1991 there were first free elections to Parliament and Unia Demokratyczna got the most support from the voters.

In 1999 Poland came to NATO and we are in NATO till today. In 2004 we came into the EU structures.

Articles on Wikipedia that I used:

https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lata_90._XX_wieku

https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lata_80._XX_wieku#Wydarzenia_w_Polsce

https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybory_parlamentarne_w_Polsce_w_1991_roku

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