Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church – Czestochowa, TX

Come on a journey with Angela Sealana to Czestochowa, TX. This small but important Polish Texas town is about an hour and fifteen minutes southeast of San Antonio. The town’s Catholic residents have lives centered around the parish church, which is named Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

During our journey, you will:

• Hear the story of a unique Polish Texas town & church, born from tragedy
• Learn about the significance of the Blessed Virgin Mary’s birth
• Be inspired and encouraged in your daily life – and maybe inspired to take a visit out to Czestochowa, Texas!

Featured Image courtesy of Streng, Evelyn Fiedler. [Sign Outside of Catholic Church in Czestochowa, Texas], photograph, August 1981; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth821237/m1/1/?q=czestochowa: accessed September 6, 2022), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Lutheran University.

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Jewel for the Journey:

“[A Christian’s life] is often a life that seems humble and obscure in the world’s eyes, but which, following Mary’s example, can reveal unexpected possibilities of salvation, radiating the love and peace of Christ.” – St. John Paul II

Get More Out of Your Journey:

Homily of John Paul II at Washington D.C. mentioned during the program:

Address of John Paul II at Jasna Gora Monastery, Czestochowa:

General Audience of John Paul II on the Hidden Life of Mary:

Where is the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Located?