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Picture Gallery
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) Uniate Sanctuary in Kostomloty - preparations before the procession | ) Nearby - a Chapel with an outdoor "Field Altar" before the Holy Mass | ) Procession is about to start | |
) Procession around the Sanctuary, during which holy water was applied to the walls by the Primate of Poland - Cardinal Jozef Glemp | ) The Primate of Poland - Cardinal Jozef Glemp during the ceremony of reconsecration of the Kostomloty Sanctuary. On the left in the picture stands the Archimandrite Roman Pietka, the pastor of the Kostomloty Parish | ) His Eminence Cardinal Jozef Glemp. In the background on the left, the Bishop from Witebsk (Byelorus) - Wladyslaw Blina and on the right - the Bishop from Siedlce - Henryk Tomasik | |
) Carmen Wajszczuk (left) and Carmen Scofield participate in the reconsecration ceremonies | ) Interior of the Unite Sanctuary in Kostomloty | ) Center of the picture - in the vestibule, an urn with ashes of the Blessed Uniate Martyrs from Pratulin, victims of religious persecution of the tsarist regime | |
) Chapel with "field" altar, where the majority of liturgy took place | ) Cardinal Jozef Glemp delivers Homily | ) Cardinal Jozef Glemp with Bishops - to his left is displayed a religious painting depicting the Blessed Martyrs | |
) The Primate assisted by the Archimandrite (in the liturgical garb) hands out to the "Meritorious to Kostomloty" commemorative booklets with inscription | ) Waldemar Wajszczuk receives a booklet about Kostomloty from the Primate of Poland , as a token of gratitude for his assistance in the renovation of the Sanctuary [see] | ) Guests from the USA in the souvenir photograph with the Primate. From left: Edwardo Garcia, Richard Scofield, Carmen Scofield, Carmen Wajszczuk, H.E. the Primate Jozef Glemp, Rev. Archimandrite Roman Pietka, Maria Garcia and Waldemar Wajszczuk | |
) In conversation with the Primate, (during which he was distributing commemorative pictures). From left: Richard and Carmen Scofield, the Primate, Rev. Pietka, Maria Garcia and Carmen and Waldemar Wajszczuk | ) From left: Rev. Pietka, the Primate, Maria Garcia and Carmen Wajszczuk | ) From left: Carmen Scofield, the Primate, Rev. Pietka and Carmen Wajszczuk | |
) From left: Carmen Scofield, the Primate, Rev. Piêtka and Carmen Wajszczuk | ) Waldemar Wajszczuk in conversation with the Rev. Archimandrite Roman Pietka | ||
) Waldemar Wajszczuk with the Bishop from Witebsk in Byelorus - H.E. Rev. Wladyslaw Blina | ) Unexpected encounter with Mrs. Maria Kratiuk, nee Patkowska - daughter of Antoni Patkowski, who was an organist in the Parish of Rev. Karol Wajszczuk, during his over twenty years of work in Drelow. Both were arrested by the Nazis and perished in the concentration camps at Oswiecim (Auschwitz) and Dachau, respectively (http://www.drelow.siedlce.opoka.org.pl/wajszczuk/). |
) The religious picture distributed by the Primate with his inscription "Acquaint yourself with the visage of Christ" and his signature | ) Cover of the booklet about Kostomloty with an inscription written by the Primate | ) Inscription inside the book expressing thanks for help in the renovation of the Sanctuary |
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