Polish Bishop of the Polish Army Lechowicz presided on Friday in the field cathedral of the Polish Army and on the 105th anniversary of the Warsaw Battle. The ceremony was attended by the highest representatives of state, civilian and military authorities, including president Karol Nawrocki with his wife Marta, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz with his wife, Deputy Head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs Czesław Mrkok and General with Chief of General Staff General Wiesław Kukuła at the head.
The ceremony was besides attended by the first president of the ultimate Court of Margaret Manowska, diplomatic corps and chaplains of the Field Ordinariat WP. The guests were attended by the Orthodox average of the Polish Army Archbishop Jerzy Pańkowski and Fr.
Message of Military Honor
Hierarch sent a message to the soldiers of the importance of honor in military service. "Thank you for your faithful and persistent service, which is 1 of the names of love," he said in his homily, stressing that love is the only key to knowing their service. He pointed out that knowing what should be done and not to be done was the basis of a soldier's mission.
The Field Bishop quoted the words of Marshal Józef Piłsudski on 13 June 1923: "Without honor, military service is always soulless and losing strength". He emphasized that the word "honor" was not accidentally placed on military banners between the words "God" and "Fatherland", due to the fact that the duties to God and homeland find the space of what should be done to the soldier.
Biggest celebrations in history
The organizers described this year's celebrations as possibly the biggest Polish Army Festival in fresh history, as reported by Wp.pl. At noon, a military parade in Wisłostrad began with more than 4 1000 soldiers, including about 270 female soldiers, 1 of whom commands a medical evacuation vehicle.
For the first time in history, a simultaneous sea parade was held in the Baltic Sea close Hel. The celebrations were attended by allied forces from the USA, large Britain, France and Romania, highlighting the allied nature of the modern Polish army.
Visits by leaders
President Nawrocki laid flowers at the monument of Józef Piłsudski on Belvedere before 8:00 a.m., according to the newspaper.pl. Prime Minister Donald Tusk visited the office of the GROM peculiar unit this morning, as reported by Wp.pl.
As an example to follow, the bishop pointed out to the soldiers the Blessed Virgin Mary, who showed humility, obedience and faithfulness to God, and a willingness to aid another man, courage and same - sacrifice. He called for the promotions to go hand in hand with work on improving moral qualities, as crucial as training and physical fitness.
Historical importance of the date
The conflict of Warsaw took place on the prefields of the capital on 13-15 August 1920 as the decisive conflict of the Polish-bolshevik War. She decided on Poland's independency and saved Europe from Bolshevikism, being called "The Miracle on the Vistula".
Polish losses amounted to about 4.5 1000 killed, 22 1000 wounded and 10 1000 missing. On the Bolshevik side, about 25 1000 soldiers were killed or badly wounded, 60 1000 were imprisoned in Poland, and 45 1000 were interned by the Germans.
On 15 August, the Holy Polish Army was established in 1923. After 1947 the festival was celebrated in May and later on October 12 on the anniversary of the conflict of Lenino to commemorate the participation of the Tadeusz Kościuszko division. Since 1992, the Holy Polish Army has again become August 15.
Sources used: "PAP", "wp.pl", "gaseta.pl" Note: This article has been edited with the aid of Artificial Intelligence.
