Card. Nycz during the Way of the Cross of the attacks and the migration crisis – Republic

“We stand at the cross of Christ in the year in which we commemorate the 1050th anniversary of the Baptism of Polish. Then erected on Polish soil cross. Then we stood under the cross and adopted the lessons of the cross, which is primarily the science of love” – ​​he turned to Cardinal faithful. Nycz.

Delivering the word shepherd in front of the Church of St. Anne Metropolitan referred to the terrorist attacks in Brussels, which killed at least 31 people and more than 300 were injured. As he said those people died at the hands of “cruel mindless terrorists.”

The Cardinal also spoke about refugees and migration crisis in Europe. “Not to mention all those who knock at the gates of Europe and waiting for mercy,” – he said. “Way of the Cross takes in all those places where the last war, where people are deprived of apartments, homes and homeland. They are persecuted for their beliefs,” – he stressed.

“Way of the Cross of Christ, the cross, Christ’s death on the cross and his resurrection is the clearest and most convincing revelation of God’s mercy, “- said the Cardinal. Nycz.

“This is the prayer of the great week this year, and it is this hope that resurrected with Christ, with all that is weak and what is sinful” – he added.

the Way of the Cross, which gathered crowds of Warsaw, passed the church of St. academic. Anna streets Miodowa and Senatorska by pl. Theatrical. Then ul. Willow, pl. Pilsudski and streets Tokarzewskiego, Karaszewicz, Krakow Suburb under the church. Anne.

The streets of Warsaw were carrying the cross, among others, Bishops, priests, nuns, students, municipal guards, lawyers, health professionals, soldiers, policemen, craftsmen. Considerations, read the fourteen stations depicting the last journey and the Passion of Christ, prepared actor Radoslaw Claw.

For the first time the Way of the Cross on the streets of Warsaw was organized in 1994.

Good Friday in the Catholic Church it is the day commemorating the passion and death of Christ on the Cross. The center of the Good liturgy is solemn adoration of the Cross. Often this day is played the whole Calvary mystery of the Passion, after which the faithful are armed with a symbolic Tomb of Jesus until Easter.