The Glorious Mysteries - Meditations of Primate August Hlond

The Resurrection

From the resurrection in Christ a new mission is born – with God's help and for God's glory, Poland will overcome all the snares of its enemies. This will be a great triumph for the Church, for us, and for the whole world. Only then will the true kingdom of God begin. But Christ must become our life.

The Ascension

Just as after the ascension the Savior sent out the disciples, so He decided to make Poland an apostle among the nations of the world, to regenerate millions of souls in spirit and truth, so that where Satan now reigns, He Himself may reign. Prayer for Poland is not a personal or national matter, but God's matter, for it is a question of the kingdom of God, which is to begin here and spread throughout the entire world.

The Descent of the Holy Spirit

A new world is coming, a world of the spirit. Let the nation know that only in the Church and with the Church, in which the Holy Spirit dwells, will it overcome the enemy forces. We have entered a period of internal rebirth. Therefore, all the forces of the Polish soul must be devoted to God's cause. There is no time to deliberate. Let us cling to Mary; may She strengthen us with the spirit of the Upper Room.

The Assumption of Mary

The Lord Jesus brought His beloved Mother into heaven. And there is no prayer more pleasing for this Mother, nor more effective for people, than the Rosary. The whole nation should take the Rosary in hand. It is the surest weapon against the enemies of the nation and against demonic machinations. It will save Poland from the terrible moments with which nations will be punished for their infidelity toward God.

The Coronation of Mary as Queen of Heaven and Earth

We will not conquer with weapons, but with prayer, penance, love of neighbor, and the Rosary. Poland is a nation chosen by God for a great mission. It is to stand at the head of the Marian union of nations. There will come a great triumph of the Heart of the Mother of God, Queen of all peoples, after which the Savior will reign over the world through Poland. For this victorious service to Christ, I bless you tenderly in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.