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The 100-year-old mother of Father Jerzy Popieliszko, Marianna, center, prays at her son’s grave in front of the St. Stanislaw Kostka church in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, June 5, 2010, ahead of the Sunday beatification of Jerzy Popieluszko.

Popieluszko, the Solidarity chaplain, was tortured and murdered by the communist secret police in 1984.

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David

posted June 6, 2010 at 1:55 pm

What bragging rights. Can you hear Mrs. Popielusxko. “What, your sons a doctor you say? a Deacon, maybe? Mine – he’s a Saint. Pass the cream and sugar cubes already.”

Padre Steve

posted June 6, 2010 at 7:20 pm

These are some powerful pictures. God bless her and the people of Poland! Keep up the great work on the blog!

Elizabeth Mahlou

posted June 6, 2010 at 7:38 pm

Thank you for sharing this!

Fr. John Mary, ISJ

posted June 6, 2010 at 11:54 pm

How absolutely riveting…moving…the mother of a Blessed!
And this man was just not killed; he was tortured and treated with unmerciful cruelty; the record shows this. And for standing up for the Truth, Jesus Christ, that makes us free!
The martyrs throughout time, from the earliest records in the Acts of the Apostles, give clear evidence that living “in Christo” will demand one’s very life, one’s very blood, in certain circumstances. May Bl. Jersy P. pray for us all that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ!