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Thousands of women honor Mary as tradition unites generations

August 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Grandmothers, mothers, daughters, and granddaughters have made pilgrimages to Our Lady of Piekary for generations, bringing their intentions and family stories. Pope Leo XIV greeted the pilgrims during his Angelus address in Castel One of the participants, Dominika Szczawińska, told Vatican News: “I used to come here as a young wife, praying for a child, then as a young mother, and today I am the mother of teenagers.”

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Mihai Barbu
Mă bucur că tradiția asta ține familiile împreună de la bunici până la nepoate. Dominika a venit prima dată ca soție tânără și acum e mamă de adolescenți – se vede clar cum rugăciunea crește odată cu familia. La noi la liturghie văd cam același lucru, doar că la Maica Domnului de la Cluj.
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Олег Олійник
У нас в Одесі теж жінки з бабусями ходять до ікони Божої Матері в Успенський собор, і я бачу, як вони роками моляться за тих самих дітей. У Dominiki вийшло точно так: від молодої дружини до матері підлітків. Добре, що традиція тримається.
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