Articles 2012

On October 17, 2012 Fr. Milton Zonta was chosen the General Superior of the Society of the Divine Savior, at the XVIII General Chapter, that has been taking place in Kraków, Poland. Fr. Milton Zonta is 52 years old and was born in Brazil. In 1979 he joined the Society of the Divine Savior and from 2006 he is a member of the General Council in Rome.

„Podskocz do góry” [Jump up] was the motto of this year’s Prayer Vigil of young people, which traditionally took place in Trzebinia, on the weekend night of September 15/16, 2012. Young people from diverse parts of Poland (Trzebnica, Warsaw, Piastow, Elbląg, Godzięcin, Bagno, Rabka, Ponice, Mikołow, Bielsko-Biała, Bystra, Zakopane, Krakow, Nowy Sącz, Więciórka, Oborniki Śląskie, Goczałkowice etc.) arrived with their priests to the...

At the beginning of September the Salvatorian community in Australia gathered on Regional Chapter to reflect on the past in order to look forward into the future. Theme of the Regional Chapter was taken from the Year of Grace “Starting afresh from Christ”.

On August 11-12, 2012 took place the 25th Pilgrimage on foot of the Polish community from Chicago to Merrillville, Indiana. It was a great and unforgettable event, giving witness of Faith in the Triune God by children, youth and adults from Poland and other countries, who decided to participate this year in the pilgrimage. Its motto was: “I believe”.

Fr. Krzysztof Jagiełło was born on April 3rd 1975 in Trzebnica. He began his novitiate formation on October 24th 1996 in Trzebinia. He made his first religious profession on October 10th 2001 in the Cathedral of Wrocław. On June 29th 2002, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima in Trzebinia he was ordained to the Deaconate by the Most Rev. Jan Szkodoń. He was ordained to the Priesthood on May 24th 2003, also at the Sancuary in Trzebinia, by Franciszek Cardinal Macharski.

On June 28 – July 9, 2012 took place the 2nd International Salvatorian Pilgrimage on foot to Kraków - Łagiewniki, Poland. The motto of the pilgrimage this year was: The Church our Home.

On July 11th 2012, in Lviv, Ukraine, took place a graduation ceremony of the three years school for religious sisters, who work in the apostolate of religious formation. The course of education is provided by the Spiritual Formation Center of the Salvatorians in Trzebinia.

It is already a tradition, that each year the pilgrims on horseback ride from Trzebnica to the Sanctuary of Our Lady in Licheń. This year twelve pilgrims rode 220 kilometers in six days, from June 22nd until June 27th.

On May 26th 2012 took place in Trzebinia, at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Fatima, 8 Salvatorians were ordained to the Priesthood and 7 Salvatorians were ordained to the Temporary Deaconate. The ordinations were conferred by the Most Rev. Celstino Migliore, Apostolic Nuncio in Poland.