{"id":96766,"date":"2026-04-22T14:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/polonia-giornate-di-preghiera-per-la-beatificazione-del-venerabile-servo-di-dio-fra-wenanty-katarzyniec\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T14:59:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T12:59:21","slug":"polonia-giornate-di-preghiera-per-la-beatificazione-del-venerabile-servo-di-dio-fra-wenanty-katarzyniec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/polonia-giornate-di-preghiera-per-la-beatificazione-del-venerabile-servo-di-dio-fra-wenanty-katarzyniec\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland: Prayer Days for the Beatification of the Venerable Servant of God Friar Wenanty KATARZYNIEC"},"content":{"rendered":"

On April 18-19, 2026, two prayer days were organized in Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska, Poland, to mark the 105th<\/sup> anniversary of the death of the Venerable Servant of God Friar Wenanty KATARZYNIEC, and to pray for his elevation to the glory of the altars. The prayer days attracted numerous faithful, inspired by the life and spirituality of Friar Wenanty.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The program for the Prayer Days was divided into three levels.<\/p>\n

1) Spiritual
\n<\/em>A group of people from all over Poland spent these two days in nighttime adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and prayed before the tomb of Friar Wenanty. On Saturday, Father Sergiej RIZNYK presided over Mass. He is the pastor and custodian of the Parish of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Shrine of the Agonizing Jesus located in the village of Milatyn, in the Kamionka Buska (Strumi\u0142\u0142owa) District, Ukraine\u2014the home parish of Friar Wenanty. In the evening, everyone gathered to recite the Rosary, drawing inspiration from meditations based on the writings of Friar Wenanty.<\/p>\n

This year, an initiative was launched that came from an idea by Tomasz KOLASZY\u0143SKI, entitled \u201cNational Intention for the Beatification of Friar Wenanty \u2013 April 19, 2026.\u201d<\/em> The faithful from 141 parishes in Poland\u2014and elsewhere\u2014have scheduled Masses on that day, or around that date, to offer prayer \u201cfor the beatification of Friar Wenanty.\u201d<\/p>\n

2) Formational
\n<\/em>The theme for the anniversary and the prayer days was \u201cFriar Wenanty\u2019s Easter.\u201d<\/em> Two reflections were offered: Friar Piotr BIELENIN, OFM Conv., from Cracow, spoke about Friar Wenanty\u2019s perspective on death as expressed in the writings of the Servant of God.
\nFriar Piotr K\u0141YS, OFM Conv., the Novice Master in Smardzewice, Poland, talked about the renewal of religious life in the historical Province of Galicia at the turn of the 19th<\/sup> and 20th<\/sup> centuries and how that renewal was carried out by Friar Wenanty KATARZYNIEC and St. Maximilian KOLBE. These lectures were capped by a Sunday homily, delivered by the Minister Provincial of the Province of St. Anthony and Bl. James of Strepar in Poland (Cracow), Friar Mariusz KOZIO\u0141. Friar Mariusz emphasized that today we all need guides along the way, just like the disciples of Emmaus. That guide is always Jesus, but it could also be a holy person like Friar Wenanty (through his life, wisdom, and writings), or a spiritual director.<\/p>\n

3) Artistic
\n<\/em>There was an exhibition of artwork by children from the Friar Wenanty KATARZYNIEC Elementary School in the village of \u015awi\u0119te [near Przemy\u015bl, Poland], on the theme \u201cFriar Wenanty: The Path to Holiness.\u201d<\/em> The parish choir from Kamionka Buska (Strumi\u0142\u0142owa), Ukraine, enriched the Saturday and Sunday liturgies with their music. They also sang during the Rosary, and performed during the Sunday concert, praising the Risen Jesus. Many people from all over Poland attended the Masses. The spiritual retreat drew seventeen participants along with forty-one pilgrims from the Parish of St. Catherine in \u015awi\u0119ta Katarzyna (near Wroc\u0142aw, Poland), accompanied by their Pastor, Father Rafa\u0142 HO\u0141UBOWICZ. Others attending included the seminarians from the Conventual Franciscan Major Seminary in Cracow, accompanied by their formator, Friar Marcin ZA\u0141USKI, and the novices from the novitiate in Smardzewice, accompanied by their Novice Master, Friar Piotr K\u0141YS. Also present was a delegation from the Friar Wenanty Elementary School, carrying a banner, and led by the Principal, Mr. \u0141ukasz \u0141AMASZ. The Minister Provincial, Friar Mariusz KOZIO\u0141, presided over the Mass on Sunday. He was joined by the Assistant General for Formation, Friar Bernardino HOSPITAL POSADA as well as Friars Marek WAWRZYSZKO, and Jan SZEWEK. Our heartfelt thanks go to all who prayed with us. May the Venerable Servant of God sustain us all through his intercession.<\/p>\n

The Conventual Franciscans of Kalwaria Pac\u0142awska<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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