Najlepsza polska tenisistka zachęca do noszenia breloków z krzyżem i odważnego przyznawania się do wiary w Jezusa
Fryz mozaikowy Piotra Stachiewicza, znajdujący się w górnej części prezbiterium Bazyliki Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa w Krakowie, przedstawia Zbawiciela adorowanego przez polskich świętych i błogosławionych oraz przez poszczególne stany Narodu polskiego.
Tarnów, Muzeum Diecezjalne
Diocesan Museum
in Tarnów
Having been a private city for centuries, Tarnów was turned into an administrative centre by Austrian authorities after Duke Eustachy Sanguszko in 1787 abdicated his authority over the city. It also became the seat of a bishopric, appointed to manage the part of the Kraków diocese that fell within the borders of the Austro- Hungarian Empire after the First Partition of Poland (1772). The Diocese of Tarnów was created in 1786.
The Diocesan Museum, established in 1888 – the oldest museum of this kind in Poland – is located next to Tarnów’s cathedral church. Its establishment was promoted by the Seminary Vice-chancellor at the time, Reverend Józef Baba. Originally, the museum was accommodated in the seminary building. Between the world wars, the museum collection was transferred to the town hall, and today it is displayed in historical 16th-century tenement houses: the Akademiola (the first school building in Tarnów), ‘Mikołaj’s House’ of 1524, the Missionaries’ House and the Scholasteria.
Gothic sculptures and art from the Małopolska region are the most precious pieces in the collection. Most of the exhibits come from the churches and villages of the Tarnów diocese. In many cases, their transfer to the museum saved them from devastation or robbery. The triptych of ‘Lamenting the Christ’, dating to approx. 1470, is one of the most precious showpieces. The original central painting was later connected to (c. 1500) side panels that also originated around Stary Sącz and presenting St Kinga and St Clare dressed in monastic vestments. It is the oldest known panel painting (i.e. on wooden board) representation of St Kinga. Equally precious are the famous Descent from the Cross from Chomranice, and the painting of Virgin Mary with a carnation, brought here from the Church of St Marcin on the Mountain near Tarnów.
Another important collection of the museum contains liturgical robes from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. It boasts a wealth of fine decorated chasubles, stoles, copes, altar cloths and palls.
In the 20th century the Diocesan Museum acquired two new collections. In 1957, Norbert Lippoczy, who was of Hungarian descent, presented his collection of European folk art. In 1988, on the 100th anniversary of its existence, the museum received a collection of early 20th- -century art, mostly paintings by famous artists (Jacek Malczewski, Vlastimil Hofman and others). The museum also gained fine porcelain showpieces and clocks. The latter were donated by Olga Majewska, a Tarnów art collector.
How Old Is Your Church?
If you are a Lutheran, your religion was founded by Martin Luther, an ex- monk of the Catholic Church, in the year 1517.
If you belong to the Church of England, your religion was founded by King Henry VIII in the year 1534 because the Pope would not grant him a divorce with the right to remarry.
If you are a Presbyterian, your religion was founded by John Knox in Scotland in the year 1560.
If you are a Protestant Episcopalian, your religion was an offshoot of the Church of England founded by Samuel Seabury in the American colonies in the 17th century.
If you are a Congregationalist, your religion was originated by Robert Brown in Holland in 1582.
If you are a Methodist, your religion was launched by John and Charles Wesley in England in 1744.
If you are a Unitarian, Theophilus Lindley founded your church in London in 1774.
If you are a Mormon (Latter Day Saints), Joseph Smith started your religion in Palmyra, N.Y., in 1829.
If you are a Baptist, you owe the tenets of your religion to John Smyth, who launched it in Amsterdam in 1605.
If you are of the Dutch Reformed church, you recognize Michaelis Jones as founder, because he originated your religion in New York in 1628.
If you worship with the Salvation Army, your sect began with William Booth in London in 1865.
If you are a Christian Scientist, you look to 1879 as the year in which your religion was born and to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy as its founder.
If you belong to one of the religious organizations known as ‘Church of the Nazarene,” “Pentecostal Gospel.” “Holiness Church,” “Pilgrim Holiness Church,” “Jehovah’s Witnesses,” your religion is one of the hundreds of new sects founded by men within the past century.
If you are Catholic, you know that your religion was founded in the year 33 by Jesus Christ the Son of God, and it is still the same Church.
The Cross of St Andrew
Around the time of the 8th century, an army of Picts and Scots under King Angus found themselves surrounded by a force of Angles under their leader Athelstan. King Angus prayed earnestly for deliverance to God and the saints. That night Saint Andrew appeared to the King and promised them victory.
The next day, when battle began, the vision of the white saltire (the diagonal cross on which the Apostle Andrew had been martyred) was seen by all in the blue sky. This so encouraged the Picts and Scots and frightened their adversaries that a victory was won.
Hence, St Andrew’s Cross on a blue background became the symbol of the Scots nation.
Wooden carved detail from St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh.
(by Lawrence OP)
"For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy."
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CCC, no. 2558, citing St. Therese of Lisieux
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