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Explaining the Faith with Fr. Chris Alar

Our Lady of Czestochowa & the Black Madonnas: Miraculous! Explaining the Faith w/Fr. Chris Alar

Explaining the Faith with Fr. Chris Alar

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4.9533 Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2024

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

We have all seen images of Mary, but why are some black? And what is the miraculous story of Our Lady of Czestochowa and why do we need to know about it? Fr. Chris Alar answers these questions and more.

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0:00.0

Well, I usually say good morning, everybody, but today we have a special edition. Good evening. I'm Father Chris, one of the Marian priests here at the National Shrine of the Divine Mercy. Thank you for joining us. Unfortunately, I don't think too many people knew of our switching time today of doing this talk at 7 p.m. It's only this time of the year.

0:21.9

Once a year we do this.

0:23.5

And we have a special talk for you tonight is a special devotion, Our Lady of Chesterhova,

0:31.2

which is more than just Poland and the incredible story behind it.

0:36.4

So stay with us because we want to educate you on what our lady has brought in this image.

0:43.5

And so we invite you to stay with us.

0:45.9

We hope that you will be able to following this talk, Brother Mark will ramp down,

0:50.8

and then I'll go vest, and then he will ramp back up,

0:56.6

and we will do the first Saturday devotion so this is just like a normal first Saturday and otherwise we usually have a packed

1:02.5

standing room only on first Saturdays but hey we get some people here tonight praise me to God

1:07.6

so let us begin with a prayer in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

1:16.5

Heavenly Father, we ask you send the Holy Spirit down upon us to open our minds and hearts to receive this grace.

1:23.4

And through the intercession of our Lady of Chesterhova, may we follow in this beautiful devotion

1:29.9

of being able to be dedicated to God through the hands of Jesus' mother. We ask all this through

1:38.4

Christ, our Lord. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Well, praise be to God, everybody.

1:46.0

Thank you for joining us as you saw on your screen.

1:49.0

This is Our Lady at Chesterhova.

1:51.0

Now, why am I doing this?

1:53.0

Her feast day is August 26th.

1:56.0

So the only time I do Mary Talks now is on first Saturdays.

2:00.0

So if I waited to the next first Saturday, it would be passed into September.

2:04.6

So we're doing our lady at Chesterhova, whose feast day is August 26th, and this will help you get ready.

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