Wartość miłości ojczyzny w świetle nauczania bł. ks. Jerzego Popiełuszki

Abstract

Martyr of communism – Bl. Rev. Jerzy Popiełuszko belongs to the group of national preachers who have made a special mention in the history of the Church in the Homeland and in the history of the Nation. Among the many subjects of his teaching there was also a catechesis on the love of the Fatherland. Analysis of the blessed sermons indicates that the patriotic theme was present in each of the Żoliborz homilies preached during the famous “Holy Mass for my homeland”. Bl. Rev. Jerzy Popiełuszko devoted a great deal of space to the history of Poland (the January, November, Polish-Bolshevik war, World War II) to show the sources of crises, heroism and glory of the Nation, and above all to show the Christian roots of Poland. He quoted national bards, referred to important anniversaries, and recalled the profiles of national heroes (Saint Father Maksymilian M. Kolbe and Romuald Traugutt), showing their love of the Fatherland as a model for the faithful. In the realization of the values of the love of the Fatherland, the priest from Warsaw saw the way for the liberation and good of the Fatherland. In cultivating tradition and caring for national culture, he saw the path of love for the homeland. Blessed reminded that every man in the implementation of his daily duties and in the generational memory cares for the good and future of the Fatherland. He indicated that this value comes from the fourth commandment of the Decalogue.