Father Michał Rapacz, priest and communist martyr, was killed in Poland

2024-06-16 00:00:00

By Hannah Brockhaus

June 16, 2024

June 16, 2024

A Polish Catholic priest from the twentieth century, murdered by communist authorities, was crushed on Saturday, June 15, on the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Krakow-Łagiewniki (Poland).

Pope Francis acknowledged the martyrdom of Father Michal Rapacz in January. The 41-year-old priest was shot twice by the communist authorities on the night time of Could 10-11, 1946, after he was transferred from the parish of his village in southern Poland to a close-by forest.

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A monument marks the spot the place Father Michał Rapacz was murdered by communist authorities in Płoki, Poland, on the night time of Could 10-11, 1946. Credit score: Archdiocese of the Metropolis of Krakow.

“Of the celebration of the Mass and the respect of the Blessed Sacrament, [el P. Rapacz] who introduced forth internal power and vitality, capable of change life and the world, on a regular basis life and historical past,” mentioned Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, Vatican rector for the Causes of Saints, in his handle on the A victorious mass.

Cardinal Marcello Semeraro on the beatification Mass of Father Michał Rapacz on the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Krakow-Łagiewniki (Poland), Saturday, June 15, 2024. Credit score: Episkopat Information.

Cardinal Semeraro traveled from Rome to have a good time the victory in Krakow. He introduced the feeding components in entrance of a packed sanctuary with about 1,800 folks, amongst them Father Rapacz’s grandchildren, Karolina Basista and Michał Pietrzak.

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