Choose Jesus

"I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved"

John 10:9 

Rejoice

"Sing and rejoice,

O daughter of Zion:

for, lo, I come and dwell in the midst of thee, 

saith the Lord."

Zechariach 2:10 

Easter Saturday

"The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed.
A refuge in times of trouble."
Psalm 9:9

Your Presence

"Thou wilt show me the path of life:

in thy presence is fullness of joy;

at thy right hand there are pleasures for ever more."

Psalm 16:11 

 

Malbork Castle, Poland

 

Call upon Him

"Call upon me in the day of trouble:

I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me."

Psalm 50:15

Malbork Castle, Poland

 

Fear No Evil

"Yes, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil:

for thou art with me."

Psalm 23:4

Malbork Castle, Poland

Every Nation

"But in every nation, he that feareth Him,
and worketh righteousness,
is accepted with Him."
Acts 10:35

Fara, Poznan, Poland

Blessed Are The Poor

"Blessed are the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven."
Matthew 5:3

Madonna - We Know

"We know that all things work together for good to them that love God,
to them who are the called according to his purpose." 
Romans 8:28

 

Another Wooden Altar

"Peace I leave with you,
my peace I give unto you,
let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be afraid."
John 14:27

Ostrów Tumski, Poznań, Poland

Beautiful Love

"Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God."
-Revelation 3:12

Our Lady of Beautiful Love, Sianowo, Poland

God

"God shall wipe away all the tears from their eyes."
Revelation 21:4

 

St. Kolbe

"I am the door: by me, if any man enter in,
he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture."
John 10:9

If Anything Is

"Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things."
Philippians 4:8

John Paul II

"Whosoever will save his life shall lose it;
but whosoever shall lose his life for My sake and the gospel's
the same shall save it."
Mark 8:35

Holy Mary

"Call upon me,
and show I thee great and mighty things which thou knowest not."
Jeremiah 33:3

Christmas Call 1966.

Christmas 1953

"He giveth power to the faint; 
and to them that have no might
He increaseth strength."
Isaiah 40:29

The card was received during the Priest's Christmas call in 1953.

A Card From Priest Kwiatek

"For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive;
and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon him."
Psalm 86:5

The card was received from Priest Ryszard Kwiatek most probably in the early 1970s as he worked in our parish from 1968 to 1977, and he used to be my sister's Bible teacher.

Ryszard Kwiatek was born on 30 June 1940 in Raciniewo, Poland. He served in many parishes, he became a provost and Vice Dean of the Torun Deanery and an Honorable Chaplain of Pope John Paul II.
Priest Ryszard died on 4 Oct. 2018. He was 79 years old.

Father Anatol Franciscan

"I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh."
Acts 2:17

The card is from June 1951 or maybe 1961, commemorates the priesthood ordination (in Gdynia, Poland) of Father Anatol (Bogdan Stróży ?).

Priest S. Stypa

"In my Father's house are many mansions: If it were not so,
I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."
John 14:2

Sweet heart of Mary be my aid

The card is the reminiscence of the first mass celebrated by Priest Stanislaw Stypa, Pallottine.

Stanisław Stypa was born on 9 Nov. 1928 in Kosobudy, Poland. His first mass took place probably in Ołtarzewo in 1954. Priest Stypa worked in various parishes all over Poland. The man died from a stroke and hypertension in 1987.

Pallotines known also as the Society of the Catholic Apostolate are missionaries.