Dear Sisters, Dear Brothers, There is a painted icon of Our Lady Orans of Kyiv on the wall of a street bomb shelter in Kherson. These small, safe shelters made out of cement, located at bus stops, are called “hideouts” in Ukrainian. The original of the icon is found in a mosaic on the dome of the Sophia Sobor, one…
Fr. Jarosław describes the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and the fear and unrest it has caused. Despite this, the people of Ukraine are celebrating their traditional Day of Vyshyvanka. He talks also about he recent visit of the Master of the Order, who awarded the «Benemerenti» medal to volunteers from the House of Saint Martin de Porres in Fastiv, Ukraine.
Dear sisters, dear brothers, When I wrote my previous letter from Ukraine at the beginning of August, no one expected that the world would soon be watching with surprise and pain the events of another war. This time, war in the territory of the state of Israel in the Gaza Strip. The media bore the information about thousands of dead…
Dear sisters, dear brothers, I hoped that I would manage to join Father Misha on Wednesday with the volunteers from the House of Saint Martin de Porres on their first humanitarian mission of the year to Kherson. Unfortunately, a sudden illness with a high fever made that impossible. Instead of three days behind the wheel of a bus, I spent…
Dear sisters, dear brothers, After the morning Mass, I asked the Missionaries of Charity Sisters how they look at the future. “I was thinking about that a couple of times,” said Sister Immaculata. “But the only response that comes to mind is to trust God every day and do what we can. Love Him and love our neighbor. And live.…
