Monday, October 27, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. in the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the monastery of the Felician Sisters in Krakow, a Mass was celebrated on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the Crusade of Prayer in the defence of the Concepted Children. She was concelebrated by Fr.Dr. Paweł Gałuszek, manager of the Department of the Pastoral Department of the Metropolitan Curia in Krakow and the Diocese Pastor of Families, Fr. Jacek Kurzydło, Rector of the Church of Felicians Sisters and manager of the Archdiocese Museum of Cardinal Karol Wojtyła in Krakow, Fr. Prof. Edward Staniek, Rector of the Church of Felicians Sisters, and Fr. Seweryn Puchała, Pastor of the Crusade of Prayer in the Protection of Children.
The Mass, during which those willing to pledge the spiritual Adoption of the Concepted Child, preceded the day-long adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 7:45 p.m. and the rosary prayer. It was attended by members of the Crusade of Prayer in the defence of the Concepted Children, the Felician Sisters, and the individual at heart who protected human life from conception.
At the beginning of the Mass, a letter was read, which was addressed to the faithful by Fr Marek Jędraszewski, the Kraków metropolitan. He began with the words: “Much Priests, Persons of Consecrated Life, Dear Sisters and Brothers, celebrating the Jubilee of the 45th anniversary of the Crusade of Prayer in the defence of the Concepted Children, your prayer in defence of the weakest, voiceless beings is not only an expression of deep sensitivity to the destiny of the smallest, but besides an expression of admiration and respect for God himself and the law he has established. The life of a man formed under the heart of a parent and the life of all man you see as good and a gift from God himself.”
The sermon was given by Fr.Dr. Paweł Gałusz, who presided over the Mass – Man wants to be accepted as a peculiar gift from the minute of conception, wants to enrich first the heart of his mother, the heart of his father, and then through the closest household the full society. erstwhile we look at the gift of life in specified categories, erstwhile we realize what human life is, prayer, concern ceases to be a fight for the dignity of human life, but becomes a joyful proclamation of something that is revealed in the heart, survives," the celebrity said at his time.
At the time of universal prayer, the faithful prayed for "a further increase in respect for the unborn, sick and elderly, and for the introduction of the legal protection of human life from conception to natural death into the Constitution of the Republic of Poland" and for "all those experienced by prenatal violence, so that in the Heart of Jesus the Merciful they might find the gift of forgiveness and peace of heart." They asked God for “a gift of actual unity and fresh charismatic vocations to the Polish pro-life movement”. They thanked him “for the children saved from abortion, the conscience of mothers, fathers and wellness workers.” They besides prayed for the further improvement of the Crusade of Prayer in the defence of the Concepted Children, blessing for its members and those active in this prayer work, and "for the joy of eternal life for all the deceased members and friends of the Crusade, in a peculiar way: Fr. Cardinal Franciszek Macharski, Fr. Bishop Jan Szkodonia, Fr. Bishop Albin Małysiak, Fr. Stanisław Małysiak, Fr. Stanislaw Maślanka, Fr. Franciszek Płonka, Antoni Zięba, Wanda Połtawska, Maria Nieniewska, Czesław Chytra, Antoni Franash".
At the end of the Mass, St. Wojciech Zięba, president of the Polish Association of Defenders of Human Life, who is the coordinator of the Crusade of Prayer in the defence of the Concepted Children, thanked the priests, participants of the Crusade and everyone gathered at the Mass.
In the Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the monastery of the Felicjanek Sisters in Krakow all last Monday of the period at 6 p.m., a Mass is celebrated in the intention of defending unborn children and respecting life. It is preceded by the all-day adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the intention of defending life. Masses for the protection of human life have been held in the church of the felicians for 45 years.
The Crusade of Prayer in the defence of the Concepted Children unite thousands of people who make prayers, posts and sacrifices all day to defend life from conception to natural death, for 45 years. It began on October 12, 1980, on the eve of the anniversary of the Fatima apparitions, in the planet Day of Prayer in the Intention of Families established by the Holy Father John Paul II. It was then that secular Catholics (Maria Nieniewska, Adam Kisiel and Antoni Zięba) with the aid of priests (. Franciszek Płonka, Fr Edward Staniek) decided to initiate a systematic prayer in the intention of defending the life of unborn children. Dr. Wanda Poltawska, associate of the Pontifical household Council, was besides active in the initiative from the beginning.
In Poland, during the communist regime, abortion was legal and widely promoted. At that time, censorship in the media prohibited preaching the fact about the sanctity of the conceived life. Medical personnel who refused to execute abortions had to face various types of repression, including frequently losing their jobs. The people of the Church preaching the Gospel of Life were persecuted and intimidated. It was under specified circumstances, in spite of the logic of this world, that a trusting way of praying for the protection of life began.
The founders of the Crusades decided to lead a spiritual conflict to change the law allowing abortion upon request. Only in 1980, erstwhile the work was created, almost 140 1000 legal pregnancy terms were made in Poland. It is estimated that more than 20 million unborn children have lost their lives in our country since 1956. It was so essential to initiate actions to transform the hearts of Poles and Poles in relation to the problem of killing unborn children. It was besides essential to enter into a spiritual conflict to change the laws in force.
We believe that the first so explicit limitation of abortion law, which took place in 1993, was the consequence of so many prayers of members of the Crusade. Today, after 45 years of movement, about a 1000 legal abortions are performed in Poland all year. That's inactive a 1000 besides many, which is why prayer continues.
The Crusade of Prayer in the defence of the Concepted Children was created with the approval and blessing of the Holy Father John Paul II. During 45 years the work was besides blessed by many Polish bishops and cardinals. spiritual care of the work is exercised by a priest delegated by the applicable decree of the Kraków metropolitan.
Currently, about 1,200 people from all over Poland pray in the intentions of protecting human life, participating in the Crusade of Prayer in the defence of the Concepted Children. "Kruciata is simply a surviving community of prayer. Its fruits are countless saved children, strengthened families and renewed consciences," said Joanna Banasik, coordinator of the Prayer Crusade in the defence of the Concepted Children.
Dr. Adam Kisiel, co-founder of the Crusade of Prayer in the Defendance of the Concepted Children, encouraged him to join this prayer initiative, remarked: “In the defence of the life of the conceived children, the forces of evil must not stop. Prayer, which is the foundation of all affirmative action, and the defence of the right to life from conception to all human being, is simply a hope for the full world. What must be our prayer? In engineering I will say that the knees must hurt.”
For details on the Crusade of Prayer in the defence of the Concepted The children can be found at:www.cruciata.org.
