On December 22 at 4.15 P.M. His Holiness Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Cyril, wrote a letter to the representative of the Conference of the Polish Catholic Church Episcopate, Józef Michalik, in relation to the the recent blasphemous act against the Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa.
His Excellency Archbishop Józef Michalik, the Metropolitan Bishop of Przemyśl, the Chairman of the Conference of the Polish Episcopate
Your Reverence!
With pain in my heart have I have learnedabout the blasphemous act done against the Icon of Our Lady of Częstochowa, which resides in Jasna Góra and is sacred for the Polish nation. We thank God, that the Icon itself, which has been cherished for centuries by both Catholic and Orthodox Christians, has not been damaged.
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The “Life-Mobile” with the Icon took the road to Torrelavega, an industrial city to the southwest, and there drove round the streets on the way to the Discalced Carmelite Convent of San Luis y San Fernando (St. Louis and St. Ferdinand).
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On its return to Santander, the “Life-Mobile”, with flags flying in spite of rain, drove around the streets so that people could see the Icon before it was taken to La Anunciación. Also popularly known among the townspeople as “La Compañía” (church of the Society of Jesus), La Anunciación is a magnificent 16th-century Renaissance church not far from the Cathedral.
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The Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa arrived at Torreánaz School at about 10 p.m., and was greeted with a candle-lit procession formed by boarding pupils and the Community of the Hijas de Santa María del Corazón de Jesús (Daughters of Saint Mary of the Heart of Jesus). It was a joyous occasion. The Icon was escorted to the chapel, where members of the community took turns in an all-night vigil.
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The Pro-Vida group from Santander Diocese (Cantabria region) described the scene as they reached the city of Santander: “The arrival of the Blessed Virgin’s Icon at Santander was a momentous occasion. Hundreds of people were waiting to welcome her, while the Cathedral and other church bells pealed to greet Her arrival."
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