The millennium of the Kingdom of Poland only happens erstwhile in history. It was so impossible to wait idle for authoritative celebrations, and all the more so to pass by specified a large anniversary. This is why the Bolesław Chrobry Social Committee was established in Krakow, which is why the Millennium March was held, and the faithful prayed for prosperity for our Homeland. We wanted to remember. Not just for himself, but for future generations. due to the fact that respect for the Nation and Homeland of our descendants is being forged today. besides on specified Marches – truly royal!
– Why are we here? Are we just sentimental? Or just for the memory of this large event that took place thousands of years ago? The coronation of our first king? Well, if we're out of sentiment and good, if we're out of longing for the erstwhile power of the Republic. But let this longing and our memory turn into a large determination to march, towards Christian civilization – said Sławomir Skiba, Vice president of the Fr Piotr Skarga Association, co-organizer of celebrations.
As he pointed out, we should march at least with the determination with which the Crusaders went to Jerusalem to reflect the Holy Tomb of our Lord. – With a akin determination we should besides decision to renew the Christian civilization to renew the face of our land, which was the kingdom of Poland. Which was the stronghold and foreground of Christianity. To emergence above all these hens, the home birds that dig in the ground, to as eagle emergence above all this. To look at our story – he emphasized.
Skiba said that we request to see that we are a royal hub tribe and should be arrogant of what kind of nation we belong to. – Above all these tiny and tiny political—Omnia instaurare in Christo—Let us renew everything in Christ. Everything, as Saint Pius X, the Pope said. Let's reinvent our land. Let it be our desire, our determination revives us. Not only in the adoring mention of the erstwhile power, but in the desire for erstwhile freedom, the restoration of this freedom and the erstwhile strength – Poland as an empire, as a Catholic country, alternatively than a country that must be constantly looked after and imitate others like a parrot. This determination of all of you, dear friends, and I wish. So we don't lose that ghost. The spirit of fighting for Catholic Poland – finished.
– We meet here to celebrate a peculiar day, a peculiar date, besides from the point of view of our royal city of Krakow. For we celebrate 1000 years of the royality of Poland, the royality of our nation, the royality of our country – emphasized Piotr Doerre, associate of the Board of the Association of Fr Piotr Skarga. As he noted, though this quality of royality may not be utilized all day, it surely is something unique, wonderful. We say that erstwhile we want to emphasize the unique importance of the event, the unique taste, the unique beauty... They are just royal! Thus, specified association functions in our mentality and language.
– Unfortunately, we do not always realize what royality meant to Poland, to the state, to the nation and how it distinguishes us from another nations, even the neighbouring Slavic nations, who in their past did not experience it, which their statehood created in Republican times; this causes a large impoverishment of their culture, mentality, momentum, plans, their thinking – he said. According to Piotr Doerre, Poland was fortunate to become a kingdom, that it became a royal nation. – This involves the vocation of our nation to be the forpost of Christian civilization, Latin civilization here in Central Europe, east Europe. To be a country, a nation that shows another neighbors the right direction. I think we should be aware of this occasion and this anniversary in a appropriate way. – he added.
And undeniably Krakow is an excellent place to remind about the large past of our country. – Kraków is the city of the Polish Kings, it is simply a royal city, we take the royal way to the Royal Castle, to the Cathedral of the Polish Kings, which is the necropolis of the Polish Kings, in which the erstwhile Polish Kings have been crowned (since the restoration of the Polish Kingdom in 1320 and the coronation of Władysław Łokiet), where the Polish crown, together with another regalias, was preserved. Unfortunately, the crown experienced tragic fates as if it coincided with the tragic past of our nation. due to the fact that erstwhile we lost our independence, our sovereignty, erstwhile our state ceased to exist, erstwhile it was erased from the map of Europe, the king's crown was melted by the invaders, destroyed, destroyed, destroyed - He said. However, Piotr Doerre pointed out that if the Polish state was reborn, possibly a small in a mediocre form, but it was created again, we inactive did not care for the crown. – We besides want to remind you that Poland has a large heritage, which it should take more care of, which it should boast more about. He stressed.
– I am built that in the days erstwhile the government one more time proves that it has Poland, its sovereignty and large past in deep respect, Poles went out on the streets to show that they were. That they are. That, symbolized by Chrobry's crown, sovereignty, independence, independency – as the Portuguese Confederates would say – is inactive crucial to us. due to the fact that Poland is important. The celebration of specified anniversaries shows the vitality of the community – ours, although abandoned by the leaders of the national community, is rather well, since we have been able to organise so many initiatives from the bottom up to remind us of events a 1000 years ago – stressed Krystian Kratiuk, editor-in-chief of PCh24.pl.
And as he noted, the Millennium is the only chance for a full generation.. – Our grandparents had the Millennium Baptism of Poland. It's our anniversary. And our children will have – here at the ft of Wawel it is worth remembering – theirs only in over 50 years. It will be the anniversary of the death of St Stanislaus, the patron of Poland, which is held in 2079, besides in April. But it's a different story. God will grant that in these 5 decades at the control of our state (so that there would exist!) there will be people who will realize the essence of that event for our identity, for our country and nation. People we request to start raising today. On marches like this – he added.
No wonder the Hymn or the Patriotic Songs did not vanish during the March. After all, through an example: from prayer, from patriotic attitudes to fun and amusement – you gotta instill in young people good habits that will interest you in the future. And it is worth noting that the celebrations of young people did not lack!
– It was a wonderful march of Poles, patriots who want to remember, who believe that the memory of past is not just the past.This is our present, this is where we come from. But it's besides a memory of our greatness.and longing for Poland to be great. Ato make Poland a large force, its Catholicism. Because we must remember that Poland will either be Catholic or it will not be Catholic.And this simple but crucial fact was shouted out today, it was scanned in beautiful weather in the royal Kraków – noted Łukasz Karpiel, deputy editor-in-chief of PCh24.pl.
The organizers of social celebrations themselves stressed that "The Coronation of Bolesław Chrobry was a symbol of Poland's unification and political strength through Christian religion and sovereign power". – The march commemorating this event is simply a manifestation of the vitality of these ideals. Despite the passing of years, they stay an up-to-date political agenda – especially now that abroad influences and laicization wash these foundations of national force said Filip Adamus, associate of the Bolesław Chrobry Social Committee.
And it should be added that the celebration of the Millennium of the Kingdom of Poland was initiated by the solemn Mass in the classical Roman rite, held in the church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. After its completion, the Millennium March set off from Matejka Square – with the household final at Napoleon's large Army Square. The celebrations will culminate in a technological conference attended, among others, by Fr.
The event was organised by the Bolesław Chrobry Social Committee, which included the Fr Piotr Skarga Christian Culture Association in Krakow and many patriotic, monarchical and conservative organizations and institutions. Krzysztof Bosak, Deputy talker of the Sejm, took the patronage over the event, while Krzysztof Tuduj took part in the Krakow march.
Text and photos Marcin Austyn
