The idea originated with Cardinal Jozef Glemp during the celebration of Our Lady Queen of Czestochowa at Jasna Gora in Southern Poland on August 15. Later on, other Polish Church official supported this concept and assisted in writing the official proposal for the European Episcopate.The proposal will be sent to European Episcopate Community Commission by the end of September. If the Episcopate Commission will accept the Polish Bishops’ idea, they will recommend appointing Holy Mary as the Patron of the European Union to Pope Benedict XVI.
The image of Our Lady of Piotrków Trybunalski, painted by an unknown Italia artist in the 16th century, was in 1580 donated to the Royal Tribunal, established in Piotrków Trybunalski by Polish King Stefan Batory. It is located in the Jesuit Church which is at the same time a shrine of Our Lady of Piotrków. The shrine is a widely recognized place of prayer for those in power. Fr Lemiesz disclosed that efforts are being taken to make Our Lady of Piotrków Trybunalski the patron of Polish parliamentarians.
The image will be transported from Warsaw back to Piotrków Trybunalski, where in September Metropolitan of Cracow Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz is to celebrate a Holy Mass of thanksgiving for the gift of the coronation.
The main problem is whether this issue has any chance to do well, due to the idea could cause great debate amongst the European deputies.
Picture is of the famous Jesuit Church
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