Dear Friends of the American Czestochowa Shrine,

For the farmer, August marks the end of hard work cultivating the land. It’s a time to gather crops and to give thanks for the harvest. For many of us, August marks the end of summer. It’s a time when summer trips and vacations come to an end and we return home to our regular daily lives. In a way it is our harvest time as well. We gather our thoughts and memories of the past month and we give thanks for the bounty that God has given us.

For centuries, people all over the world have made pilgrimages to various shrines to give thanks to God for the harvest, for answered prayers or to ask God for help. A walking pilgrimage is one of the oldest forms of prayer. During the month of August, hundreds of thousand of pilgrims travel on foot to Our Lady’s Shrine at Jasna Góra in Poland. This year marks the 24th year of the annual walking pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown PA. We invite you to join us on this journey August 10-14. "Let us set out in the footsteps of Christ!" (John Paul II)

You are invited to the American Czestochowa for these upcoming events!

AUGUST

6 - Saturday - Transfiguration of the Lord.

13 - Saturday - Fatima Day. Mass & Rosary Procession begin at 7 pm.

14 - Sunday - Arrival of all Walking Pilgrimage Groups.

15 - Monday - Solemnity of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary.

20-28 - Novena of Masses in honor of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

21 - Sunday - POLISH SOLDIERS' DAY.

26 - Friday - Feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa.

27 - Saturday - Vigil Prayer (in Polish) begins at 9:00 pm.

28 - Sunday - Celebration of Our Lady of Czestochowa Feast.
        Pilgrimage of the Polish Women's Alliance of America and Polish Apostolate Day.

We also invite you to the 46th Annual Polish-American Family Festival & Country Fair held at the Czestochowa Shrine September 3, 4, 5, (Labor Day Weekend) & September 10 &11.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,
We assure you of our daily prayers before the Image of Our Lady of Czestochowa, where we ask God to bless you and to grant you many graces. Each Saturday, Mass is said in the Chapel of Our Lady of Czestochowa for the intentions of all benefactors and supporters of Her Shrine.

Looking forward to seeing you in Our Mother’s Home!

Fathers and Brothers of the American Czestochowa
 

The National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, 654 Ferry Road, PO Box 2049, Doylestown, PA 18901
Tel (215) 345-0600  |  Fax (215) 348-2148  |  www.czestochowa.us   |  info@czestochowa.us