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Day 10-11
We left Piastów and headed to Warszawa.
We celebrated Morning Prayer and all the
group followed to the church where Blessed
Popiełuszko is buried. This young Priest was
a follower of the words of Cardinal Woityła,
and then St. Pope John Paul II. He fought
against the horror of Communism and for that,
he was persecuted and killed. He is considered
a Martyr for the Polish people, we were very
touched by that moment, each one of us prayed
in front of his tomb and asked him for a personal
grace. The tour through the museum under the
parish where he celebrated Mass was a unique
experience. We left full of zeal to announce the
Gospel as he did and we headed to the Old Town
Warszawa, a monumental place full of history
and beauty. There we announced the Kerygma,
danced and sang in a huge square, where we
were joined by some brothers from Australia,
Papua New Guinea, Dominican Republic and
Panama. A great moment of communion and
joy. During the announcement of the Kerygma,
a Polish man who lives homeless in that area,
approached one of the Priests in our group and
asked for Confession. For those of us who saw
that event, it was a confirmation that Christ
is Risen and He manifests himself every time
that the Good News is proclaimed. Happily
we closed the day with the celebration of the
Eucharist.
Day 12
One of the most stunning points of our
pilgrimage, the visit to the Concentration
Camp of Auschwitz. There was silence
followed by prayers. An astonishing moment to
contemplate what St. Pope John Paul II called
the modern Golgotha. Afterwards we headed
to Zakopane, in the mountains. We finished the
day with the celebration of the Eucharist with
the Polish brothers from the Zakopane region.
Day 13
In preparation for the meeting with the
Holy Father, we went up the mountains to
contemplate the beauty of creation and to
prepare our bodies for the long walking journey.
God blessed us with a great morning without
rain. After much physical effort, we were being
fed with the best Polish food and chocolate. We
reached the peak of the mountain and never
before had the <strong>Kiribati</strong> brothers seen such
high point view. They all thanked God for that
moment and for the other brothers constantly
encouraging them to keep moving, moving,
moving. Once again we closed the day with the
Eucharist, which we were fortunate to have
Fr. Buutonga preside.
FOR
THE
FIRST
TIME...
... enjoying the escalator.
... sleeping in the airport.
... in the metro.
... using a sleeping bag.
... dancing with a Polish girl.