Fr. Sopoćko
Fr. Michał Sopoćko (1888-1975) in the solemn choir dress of the gremial canon of the chapter of the Vilnian Metropolitan Basilica in …
Trzebnica
The High Pontifical Mass celebrated by Archbishop Marian Gołębiewski, the Metropolitan Emieritus of Wrocław, in the Basilica of St. Hedwig and St. …
Bp. Dubowski
Ignacy Dub-Dubowski, the bishop of Lutsk and Zhytomyr, in a beautiful set of pontifical vestments.
Żukowo
The Holy Mass on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of priesthood of Fr. Józef Bigus celebrated in the church of the …
August ’44
Field Mass celebrated by Cpt. Fr. Mieczysław Paszkiewicz “Ignatius” in the courtyard at 12 Poznańska Street, probably 15 VIII 1944 [the photo …
Osculatio Evangelii
Archbishop Karol Wojtyła, the Metropolitan of Kraków, during a High Pontifical Mass celebrated in the Cathedral on Wawel Hill [photo from Orbis Catholicus …
Ordinatio sacerdotalis
Priestly ordinations in the archcathedral in Warsaw performed by archbishop Stefan cardinal Wyszyński.
First blessing
Newly ordained priest gives his parents a blessing after his first Mass. There is a characteristic wreath visible on his sleeve [photo …
Ad Deum
Pope John Paul II celebrates Mass at the confession of St. Stanislaus in the Royal Archcathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus and St. …
Tokarnia
Tokarnia, the procession on the Palm Sunday with a statue of Christ on a donkey, 1983. This medieval custom was resurrected in …
Red sashes
Pope Innocent IV, in order to commemorate the martyrdom of many Dominican friars, who were killed by infidels on the Eastern lands …
Cathedral in Katowice
First Solemn Pontifical Mass celebrated in the Cathedral of Christ the King in Katowice.
Ordination of Fr Glemp
Deacon Józef Glemp ordained to the priesthood by bishop Franciszek Jedwabski, the suffragan bishop of the Poznań diocese, in the Cathedral Basilica …
The Gospel Polish way
The coronation of the statue of Our Lady of Jazłowiec, the patroness of 14th Uhlan Regiment, conducted by the Primate of Poland, …
Christmas carols
Photocopies from the book Pastorałki i kolendy w czasie świąt Bożego Narodzenia w domach śpiewane are taken from the website of the …
Abp. Wojtyła
Abp. Karol Wojtyła in the summer cappa magna.
Marshall, Primate and Nuncio
The Chief of the State, the first Marshall of Poland Józef Piłsudski, the Primate of the Kingdom of Poland, Aleksander Cardinal Kakowski, …
Archbishop’s cross
A solemn Mass coram Sanctissimum (this is why the bishop is sitting without mitre) celebrated by abp. Romuald Jałbrzykowski during the feast …
Te Ioannem
As fr. Franciszek Kwiatkowski SI relates in the book Z pogranicza filozofii i teologii. Wykłady dla katolickiej inteligencji: “To thank God for …
A new priest
Fr Józef Kowalczyk, later metropolitan archbishop of Gniezno and the Primate of Poland [photo taken from: Archidiocese of Gniezno].
Father Kolbe
Father Maksymilian Maria Kolbe O.F.M. Conv. together with other Franciscan brothers dressed in mass vestments, two of whom are Japanese. Father Kolbe …