Proposed schedule of peregrination (pilgrimage) of the Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa
"From Ocean to Ocean" for the Protection of Life in Poland
Dates for transit through Poland - 12 August - 26 August, 2012
Last update: August 22th, 2012
August 12th (Sunday)
9:15 Departure from Marijampolė, Lithuania
11:00 Arrival at the Marian Shrine in Studzienicznej near Augustow, Poland
15:00 Church of St. Anthony Padewski in Sokolka
16:30 Church of Holy Trinity, Suprasl
19:00 Roman-Catholic Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Bialystok
20:00 Solemn procession with the Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa through the city streets to the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker
20:30 Bialystok - Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker
August 13th (Monday)
8:00 Bialystok - Divine Liturgy at the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Miracle Worker
12:00 Departure of the Icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa for Gietrzwald
17:00 Arrival at the Marian Shrine in Gietrzwald
August 14th (Tuesday)
Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Gietrzwald
13:00 Arrival in Gdansk - Orthodox Church of St. Nicholas
15:30 - 17:15 Ecumenical Center (Monastery of Our Blessed Savior of St. Brigid)
Related festivities: 16:00 Lecture of Dr. Tadeusz Wasilewski entitled "Abilities of modern medicine vs. aid provided to infertile married couples"
17:30 - 19:00 Holy Trinity Cathedral in Oliwa, Gdansk (http://www.archikatedraoliwa.pl/)
20:30 Wejherowo - Kalwaria (Calvary)
August 15th (Wednesday - Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary)
07:15 Departure from Wejherowo
08:45 - 11:30 Koscierzyna - Shrine of Our Lady of Sorrows
18:00 Shrine of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at Sloneczna, Koscierzyna
21:00 Arrival Basilica Minor of St. John the Baptist in Szczecin
August 16th (Thursday)
Szczecin - Basilica Minor of St. John the Baptist
08:15 Departure from Szczecin
10:00 - 10:30 Mysliborz (border of Diocese Szczecin - Kamien)
15:00 - 16:30 Naklo on Notec - St. Wawrzyniec Parish (St. Lawrence Church in Naklo on Notec)
17:30 Bydgoszcz Cathedral - Shrine of Our Lady of Beautiful Love
(http://www.katedrabydgoska.pl/sanktuarium_en/sanktuarium_en.php.htm)
August 17th (Friday)
09:30 St. Luke Parish in Fordon, Bydgoszcz
12:00 Departure from Bydgoszcz
13:30 Arrival in Torun - Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist
18:00 Holy Mass celebrated by His Excellency Bishop Andrzej Suski
August 18th (Saturday)
12:00 Farewell to the Icon and departure from Torun
16:30 Arrival in Warsaw - Orthodox Church of St. John Klimak
August 19th (Sunday)
Warsaw
13:00 Departure from the Orthodox Church of St. John Klimak
13:30 St. Stanislaus Kostka Church - Shrine of Blessed Father Jerzy Popieluszko
Related festivities: Photo Gallery valuing the life of handicapped and special needs children
August 20th (Monday)
17:00 Departure for Zoliborz
17:45 Arrival at the Cathedral of St. Florian - Warsaw-Prague (Holy Mass at 18:00)
August 21st (Tuesday)
11:00 Departing Warsaw
14:30 - 16:15 Lodz - Family Service Center
16:45 - 20:00 Pabianice - Our Lady of the Rosary Parish
20:30 Dlutow - Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish - (1st stop of the Lodz Foot Pilgrimage to Jasna Gora)
August 22 (Wednesday - Feast of the Queenship of Mary)
08:00 Leaving Dlutow with the pilgrims on foot to Wadlewo
10:00 Departing Wadlewo for Lodz
10:30 - 14:00 Lodz - Cathedral Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka
16:30 Arrival at Jasna Gora, Czestochowa
18:30 Solemn Mass celebrated by His Excellency, Archbishop Waclaw Depo of Czestochowa
August 23 (Thursday)
12:30 Departure from Czestochowa
14:00 Shrine of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Piekary Slaskie
August 24 (Friday)
Shrine of The Blessed Virgin Mary in Piekary Slaskie
12:00 Departure from Piekary Slaskie
14:30 Arrival in Krakow - Monastery of Pauline Fathers in Skalka
August 25th (Saturday)
08:00 Departure from the Monastery of Pauline Fathers in Skalka
08:30 Arrival at the Divine Mercy Shrine in Lagiewniki
09:00 Chaplet of Divine Mercy in the Chapel with the relics of St. Sr. Faustyna Kowalska
11:30 Departure from Krakow - Lagiewniki
13:30 Bielsko-Biala - Sacred Heart Parish
18:30 Holy Sacrifice of the Mass celebrated and with homily by His Excellency Bishop Piotr Greger
August 26 (Sunday - Feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa)
8:00 Departure from Bielska-Biala - Handing over of the Icon to the Czechs
Return from Italy November 5, 2025
Cardinal Primate Wyszyński Institute - Częstochowa
Chapel from November 5, 2025 to January 31, 2026
Church of St. Casimir the Prince in Zaspa, Gdańsk
February 2, 2026 - Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
6:00 PM Welcome Ceremony and Holy Mass
February 15, 2026
6:00 PM Holy Mass, followed by the Rosary for the Defense of Life and the Family, under the patronage of the late Prof. Włodzimierz Fijałkowski
March 15, 2026
6:00 PM Holy Mass, followed by the Rosary for the Defense of Life and the Family, under the patronage of the late Prof. Włodzimierz Fijałkowski
April 15, 2026
6:00 PM Holy Mass, followed by the Rosary in Defense of Life and Family under the patronage of the late Prof. Włodzimierz Fijałkowski
Friday, April 17, 2026
6:00 PM Mass, followed by a solemn farewell with the Knights of Columbus as a guide
7:00 PM Departure from the parish
Warsaw
National March for Life and accompanying events April 18-19, 2026
- Bringing of the Icon of Our Lady from Gdańsk to Warsaw by the Knights of Columbus to the Church of the Holy Spirit and the Pauline Monastery - the Jasna Góra Sanctuary of Mother of Life
- Ceremonial installation before the evening Mass
- Holy Mass at 5:00 PM
- After the Mass, an evening vigil led by the Knights of Columbus and other groups involved in the protection of life and families, under the direction of Father Samuel Karwacki, subprior of the monastery and national moderator of the Spiritual Adoption movement.
- The vigil is scheduled to end at approximately 10:00 PM.
- Sunday, approximately 10:30 AM - the Icon will be transferred to the Archcathedral Basilica by the Knights of Columbus.
- Ceremonial introduction of the Icon of Our Lady into the Basilica.
- Holy Mass at 11:00 AM.
- After Holy Mass, the Spiritual Adoption of a Child at Risk of Extermination will begin.
- After Holy Mass, the Act of Entrustment to Our Lady for the Protection of the Civilization of Life and Love, which has been recited in 32 countries, will be renewed.
- The Icon of Our Lady will be carried to Castle Square, accompanied by the Knights of Columbus at the head of the March.
- The Icon will be carried in the March, solemnly accompanied by the Knights of Columbus.
- The Icon will be carried by Knights of Columbus in patriotic ranks, wearing uniforms and bearing swords. - Knights in white and yellow sashes form a lane on either side of the Icon of Our Lady.
- The march returns to Castle Square, where the Icon is placed, and the faithful have the opportunity to approach the Icon and pray privately during the closing speeches.