25TH ANNIVERSARY OF HOSPICE SANTA GALLA IN ?ABU?KI (POLAND)

On Sunday 2 June 2024, at the Mission House of the Holy Spirit, an indulgence feast linked to the 25th anniversary of the Hospice of Santa Galla took place. The festivities were presided over by H.E. Bishop Marian Rojek, who also met with the staff and patients of our institution; it was a great honor for us. The Santa Galla Hospice in ?abu?ki, Poland, has been run by the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, for 25 years. We gave thanks today at the Eucharist, for this work of God, which has come into being thanks to the dedication and commitment of many people with hearts open and sensitive to God's inspirations and the need of suffering people.

Here is the Message from the Hospice Director: "Since March 2024, I have had the opportunity not only to continue and serve the work here as director of the hospice and president of the Friends of the Hospice Association, which looks after its operation and fundraising for its upkeep through the various collections organized. I am discovering its value and its great need. I have realized that this very place needs not only constant financial support, but above all spiritual support; it needs constant prayer and the sacrifice of one's life for these people whom God sends us, who are fighting this final battle not only with their illness, but also a spiritual battle to be well prepared to meet their Lord. It is not easy to accept one's illness, to be persistent in one's suffering, to sort out the backlog from one's life regarding forgiveness of oneself and others, reconciliation with those by whom we may have been wronged and deceived, the use of the sacrament of the sick, the sacrament of confession.

It is only with God's help that this is really possible, and together with Mary, to stand daily at the cross of those people who are suffering and need our help, our prayers and our presence, so that they are not alone. May St Joseph help us in this daily ministry, and may Mary, our Mother and Queen of the Precious Blood, grant us the necessary graces in leading these people to her Son and washing themselves in this fountain of his saving and redeeming Blood.”

With the gift of prayer and God's blessing,

Fr. Zbigniew Lesiczka CPPS

Director of the Santa Galla Hospice in ?abu?ki, Poland