World Youth Day 2016 in Nowy Sącz

In 2016, Poland held the World Youth Days. Events accompanying the WYD 2016 also took place in Nowy Sacz. The pictures show one of the concerts, which took place on the Main Square.

 The Town Square

All Saints' Day 2015

Grunwald Monument in honor of the victims of the First World War.

On one of the graves broke sunlight.

Municipal Cemetery

Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday is another day of Holy Week. On this day we celebrate the foods and adore Jesus crucified.

The weather is still not spring. The priest who celebrated foods at noon hoped that holy water can not freeze.
In the picture the blessing of food.

  

Prayer at the tomb of Jesus.

 Adoration of the Cross.

 

Parish of the Holy Spirit dedicated.

Good Friday

Another day of Holy Week. Good Friday. Also that night in New Sacz churches held prayer until midnight. Different groups are preparing adoration prayer, meditation, choir perform songs related to the Holy Week. People come to church for several minutes or longer, sometimes for a long prayer.

Chapel of the tomb of Jesus in the Basilica of St. Margaret.

View of the tomb of Jesus of the nave.

Prayer of one of the choirs operating at the basilica.

Minor Basilica Order of Saint Margaret.

Global warming?

I remember many years ago in April was warm. Already swam in the river. Looking at the current weather probably hard to believe. And yet we have global warming. Apparently.
Photos made just leaving the church. Today is April 2.

 Church of Our Lady Immaculate.




 

Maundy Thursday

Began a period of the Easter Triduum. On Holy Thursday night Catholics pray at the prison, to which Jesus was dragged after capture.

 The iconic dungeon in the parish of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception.

White Monastery

White Monastery is the common name of the monastery of the Sisters of the Immaculate Conception. The name comes from the color of the habit.
As an interesting side note, the oldest of living in a convent of nuns has 105 years.
Photos made in the autumn. 

Poniatowskiego street

Golden hues of nights

Night, autumn and fog ... Basilica of St. Margaret.

Square next to the Basilica of St. Margaret

Convent of the Jesuits

The building of the monastery of the Jesuits and the Jesuit Centre for Education

Piotra Skargi Street

The monastery was built in 1410. Initially, the buildings occupied Premonstratensians. In 1784, the Austrians ruined buildings and warehouses have been made in them. In 1831 the monastery took the Jesuits. After World War II, the Communists took over the buildings.
After the Cold War, the buildings were returned to the Jesuits who have them renewed and parts of buildings formed the Education Centre.

Corpus Christi Procession

June 19 coincided with the feast of Corpus Christi. In Poland, on this day held processions through the streets of towns and villages. The streets around the church building, four altars and wanders from one to the other. On the route of the procession embellishes the windows.
Sometimes the decor is modest, sometimes very rich and attractive.
Some processions are very orderly arranged. On the other hand some are very spontaneous, which I guess you can see in the pictures. 
In my town there were several such procession. In each attended by several thousand people.

Sample design of several windows.

One of the altars.

At the time order of procession on the streets guarding the police.

It was hard to photograph everything in the crowd. For example, I could not make a good picture little girls sprinkle flower petals or little boys ringing bells.

Blessing of the third altar.