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Czestochowa (Agenzia Fides) - “The conversion and evangelizing mission of Saint Paul” was the main theme for the pilgrimage organized by the Archdiocese of Czestochowa, to the Cathedral of the Holy Family of Nazareth, in Czestochowa, where on January 25, in conclusion of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity and in honor of the Conversion of Saint Paul, the faithful from all the parishes of the Archdiocese, the Auxiliary Bishops (Bishops Antoni Dlugosz and Jan Watroba), the seminarians of the Archdiocesan Major Seminary, religious, priests, and members of Church movements all came together.
The Holy Mass was presided by Archbishop Stanislaw Nowak of Czestochowa. Before the Mass, several passages from the Letters of Saint Paul were read out loud. “The conversion and evangelizing mission are two main parts of Saint Paul's life. On the road to Damascus, Saint Paul deeply changed his life and became a witness to Christ,” Archbishop Nowak said in his homily. Saint Paul teaches us all to change our lives, to change our mentality. Our faith should be authentic. We should bear witness to Christ, to the Gospel. We cannot be afraid of the great grace of God. We should live each day in Christ's light, in the light that makes us change our lives.”
At the end of the Mass, before the Final Blessing, the Archbishop presented representatives from among the families and faithful of the Archdiocese with the book, “Letters of Saint Paul,” which was compiled and published by the Catholic weekly “Niedzela.” (MF/SL) (Agenzia Fides 26/1/2009)
