St. John The Baptist

There is no difference between the Jew and the Greek; 

for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him

Romans 10:12

St. John the Baptist, the Predecessor of the Christ

Pray for us. 

The card printed in 1959 

Have A Blessed Day

"If any man serve Me... him will My Father honour."

John 12:26

Paul VI

Pope Paul VI was born on 26 Sept. 1897. His real name was Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini. Paul VI's papacy lasted 25 years, from 21 June 1963 to 6 August 1978, when he died.

The card is a token of the 25th priesthood anniversary of Priest Franciszek Müller. He held his first mass on 5 April 1947 in Pelplin (Poland). Priest Müller celebrated the anniversary in Gdynia, 1972.

"Mary, the aid of believers,

pray for us"

1939 Before WW2 Time Card

This holy card is part of my mom's collection. She received it in 1939 from the parish priest Kl. Przewoski as a token of the annual Christmas call which is part of Christmas celebrations in the Catholic church in Poland. Such calls are paid by priests after Christmas in December and/ or at the beginning of January. Since Poland was annexed by Nazi Germany in September 1939 and all the usual Polish customs were forbidden during WW2, very likely, the 1939 call happened in January, not in December.

St. Joseph

At that time, mom lived with her family in Gdynia Oksywie, not far from the war port.

 

"To the King of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen."

I Timothy 1:17

In memory of pastoral visit

from

Priest Kl. Przewoski 

 

"Sweet Heart of my Jesus, make me love you more and more."

Priest Józef Jany's Jubilee

The Most Painful Mother pray for us.

The card commemorates the 25th priesthood anniversary of Józef Jany, the rector of the Fara Poznan parish.

"On the day of the silver jubilee, I am asking the Almighty to gracefully bless my parishioners and the citizens of Poznań and give them the coveted peace and concord.

Priest Józef Jany

Rector of Poznań Fara 

1932    20 February 1957

Jesus, Mary, Saint Joseph
help us perpetually."

Note: Poznań is a city in Poland. In June 1956, massive workers protest against the communist government took place. Hundreds of people were injured then.

Franciscan Christmas Call 1959

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon Him,

to all that call upon Him in truth.

Psalm 145:18

The annual priest's Christmas call. As you can see the call was paid by an O.M. F. Franciscan, in Gdynia 1959.

Guardian Angel

Guardian Angel - thank you for looking after me every day and every night.

Angel of God, my guardian dear, to whom God’s love commits me here, ever this day or night be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide.

This is one of my favorite 'angel' pictures/cards

The feast day of Guardian Angels is on October 2.

Aniele boży stróżu mój, Ty zawsze przy mnie stój. Rano, wieczór we dnie i w nocy bądź mi zawsze ku pomocy. I chroń mnie od wszelkiego złego...