Our Lady of Czestochowa of Hamilton

Marian Advocation of Hamilton (Ontario)
Recognized by the Church

Our Lady of Czestochowa (Our Lady of Czestochowa), la venerada «Madre Negra» de Polonia, se honra en la Polish community of Hamilton (Hamilton diocese), linked to the Polish parish of the city (with historical names linked to San Estanislao). The Polish parishes in Ontario were erected to attend to the Polish immigration from the late 19th and early 20th century, which brought with it this devotion. No consta una proclamación oficial de «santuario» mariano polaco en Hamilton en las fuentes diocesanas accesibles.

Main data

Origin and history

Our Lady of Czestochowa (Our Lady of Czestochowa), la venerada «Madre Negra» de Polonia, se honra en la Polish community of Hamilton (Hamilton diocese), linked to the Polish parish of the city (with historical names linked to San Estanislao). The Polish parishes in Ontario were erected to attend to the Polish immigration from the late 19th and early 20th century, which brought with it this devotion. No consta una proclamación oficial de «santuario» mariano polaco en Hamilton en las fuentes diocesanas accesibles.

The image and the sanctuary

The devotion is lived in the Polish parish of Hamilton. The original image of Czestochowa is canonically crowned in Poland, in the shrine of Jasna Góra; in the Polish parishes of Ontario there are often Blessed replicas betrayed him since Jasna Góra. No consta a specific local coronation image in Hamilton.

Sponsorship and coronation

No consta una coronación canónica local. El patronazgo es el espiritual de la comunidad polaca, que reconoce en la «Madre Negra» la protectora de su pueblo y de su fe.

Party and devotion

The feast of Our Lady of Czestochowa is celebrated 26 Augustaccording to the Polish calendar, with solemnity in the Polish parishes. Polish devotion includes processions with the image and traditional songs like the Czarna Madonna. No constan specific verifiable details of Hamilton's own programme in the sources consulted.

Link to the Rosary

Polish devotion to Czestochowa is very close to RosaryPolish parishes in Canada organize rosaries in the family, pilgrimages and vigil. No constan specific details for Hamilton in accessible sources, but the prayer of the Rosary is a natural part of this Marian piety.