Podróż bp. Teodora Kubiny do Ziemi Świętej w 1933 r.

Abstract

After the first successful Polish National Pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1929, it was decided in Polish Church that the second one this type would be organized. The date was set on the end of February and the beginning of March in 1933. The Polish Episcopate appointed bishop Teodor Kubina from Czestochowa the leader of this pilgrimage. The significant contribution in it was made by Catholic League from Katowice Diocese, which appointed travel agency “Frankpol” from Warsaw to organise it. 101 people, including 41 priests: (among others, Fr. Ignacy Grabowski, Fr. Bartłomiej Kubina, Fr. Antoni Marchewka, Fr. Michał Serafin, Fr. Jan Sowiński, Fr. Emil Szramek, Fr. Edward Tyszka, Fr. Michał Woźniak and Fr. Józef Żółtek). One of the participants was famous Polish poet Zosia Kossak. The presence of bishop Kubina was very important because he cared spiritually of whole this trip. The pilgrims travelled by train and ship. They visited Venice, Brindisi, Rhodos, Alexandria and Cairo. They stayed in Palestine on March 6th in Franciscan hotel in Jerusalem. They visited the most important places of Christian cult in the area during over a week. Next they went to Nazareth where they were staying for next three days. In this time they were going sightseeing, still remembering about praying. On the back way they visited Haifa, Alexandria, Athens, Istanbul and Constanta and next Lvov and came back to Katowice. Bishop Kubina was in Częstochowa in March 26th. The spiritual impressions which were experienced by pilgrims resulted in few reports on this trip and were reflected in particular life attitudes, which was proved by the fact that two priests who were pilgrims became later blessed ones, (Fr. Emil Szramek and Fr. Michał Wożniak).