We just showed some photographs of the priestly ordination of Fr. Marek Grabowski, F.S.S.P. in Krakow, Poland, which took place last Saturday (June 4th) in the church of Ss. Peter and Paul. The following day, Fr. Grabowski celebrated his first Mass in the church of the Holy Cross, also in the historical center of Krakow, where the F.S.S.P. has regularly offered Mass for several years. The deacon, Francesco Riegger, was ordained to the diaconate on May 28th along with three other men at the Fraternity's European seminary in Wigratzbad, Germany; this was his first time serving as deacon at Mass. The NLM offers congratulations to him, to Fr. Grabowski, and to all the newly ordained and soon-to-be ordained.
The parish priest of Holy Cross entering the church in procession with a relic of the True Cross, which was venerated by the celebrant and then set on the altar before the Mass began.
First IncensationThe church was packed (as are most Sunday morning Masses in Krakow), and the faithful sang the ordinary of the Mass with great enthusiasm.
During the Gloria
The Gospel
The Offertory
The Last Gospel
Recessional