Main celebrations of today's Feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa are scheduled to take place at Poland's most popular pilgrim destination, the Marian Sactuary of Jasna Gora in Częstochowa.
Krakow metropolitan Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz will lead the solemn Mass and the homily will be delivered by archbishop metropolitan from Gniezno, Henryk Muszyński.
Today's feast is one of those which gather most piligrims at the Black Madonna Sanctuary in Czestochowa. During the ceremonies today,
Papal Nuncio archbishop Józef Kowalczyk will mark 20 years' anniversary of his nomination to the post by John Paul II. In 1989, archbishop Kowalczyk was made the first Papal Nuncio to Poland since World War Two. (jn)