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Letter From Br. Błażej: 48th Night

April 13, 2022, Holy Wednesday, 48th war night.

Thank God our area of Kiev is calm. Across Ukraine, alarms, alarms…. We are alive.

The Word: “Every morning (the Lord God) stirs my ear to listen….” And today the God who loves me opened my eyes and ears to listen to Him and thus live and be happy. Despite the war, God has not stopped calling me to happiness: Listen and you will love…. Listen and you will be happy.

Judas, 30 pieces of silver, and a familiar story. I don’t need Judas’ betrayal. When my ears are closed, I only listen to myself and I expose myself to the public, the other person, my complexes, etc. Jesus dies for me so that I may live…. This is my value – Jesus. Passover near. Jesus, deliver me from myself. Give me strength in this war. Give me victory….!!!!

Br. Wolodia in the Vineyard shows his creativity. A new way to black out the windows – the recreation room. Yesterday Brother Maciej from Krasilov went to the Cathedral in Kamieniec Podolski for the Eucharist of the Chrism. Brothers in Vinnitsa today. Likewise in Kiev, today we have the Eucharist to be presided by Cardinal Krajewski, the papal almsgiver. Yesterday the brothers in Lviv had a meeting with Magda Kaczmarek from Kirche in Not. She sent greetings. We pray for Magda and our benefactors. (photo)

From the account of Mark from Dnieper we know that Br. Wadym visited our heroes and defenders. Confessions, Eucharist. Faces covered. (photo). Thank God for their spiritual desires and Wadym for his ministry. We are the useless servants of God.

Krasilov:
In Krasilov full peace not counting one night alarm. Yesterday our brave sister Margaret brought humanitarian aid for the army (photo). Yesterday there was an alarm in the evening and one at night. Apart from that it is quiet. The war is partially giving way to preparations for Pascha.

We also received a large humanitarian aid (a whole truckload). It will be very useful, as many new people from Mariupol have arrived. (photo). Thanks be to God for the benefactors! Today we participated in the action commemorating killed children! (photo)

Brothers of the Custody of Ukraine.
Br Blazej Suska
Kiev

Letters from Br. Błażej in Ukraine: March 4

Brothers, with God’s help we survived another night. God protects us and the Ukrainian army, the WOT (civil resistance groups), but in civilian clothes. They also protected us this night. The situation is very dynamic. We have about 100 people for the night.

God also gives us angels. We have a parishioner who is 8 months pregnant, but she is also a midwife ))) Brothers in the East of Ukraine support other parishes, people, fork out food products. The state of mental health varies. From the movies, from World War II, you could see people sitting by the radio and listening to what was going on around them, at the front. This is how it is with us, in the pictures you see people with phones in their hands.

There is confidence in the Ukrainian army. This is important. People say we are alive because the world is praying for us. They show shells in the ground that didn’t explode, and around residential houses, a kindergarten. God loves us.

We are about to have a meeting with the diocesan bishop on Zoom. Despite the fear, uncertainty people are mobilizing and not giving up. Once again, I thank the whole Capuchin world, the brothers of our Polish Provinces, the CECOC for their fraternal support, prayers and financial help.

To the General Minister for his recent letter, to the brothers of the General Curia for their openness
Deo gratias !

I am in daily contact with the Provincial Marek M. San Giovanni Rotondo with Fr. Pio through Romek Ruska is with us. The brothers in Vinnitsa tracked down a diversionary. The services have taken care of him. The fraternities are holding on.

The brothers in Russia also live in prayer and fraternal unity.
I conclude in the hope that we will meet again.
Thank you for your help for the Ukrainians
in Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Hungary.

God willing we [unite again]….

God is love!!!

COVID-19 Survivor Credits a Vision of Solanus Casey for His Healing

On November 11, the Detroit Free Press released an article regarding Nolan Ostrowski, a Michigander from the Lansing area, who had visions of a brown-robed man as his family was praying for him.

The article can be found here.

The article includes statements from Nolan’s doctor, as well as Ed Foley, Capuchin.