The topicality of the message of John Paul II’s Letter to Families in the context of the Polish nationwide peregrination of the Blessed Ulma family’s relics on the example of the Archdiocese of Poznan

Abstract

The subject of the article is John Paul II’s Letter to Families Gratissimam sane and the documents regarding the peregrination of the relics of the Blessed Ulma family in the Archdiocese of Poznan. The aim of this article is to show the topicality of the message of the Polish Pope’s letter based on the peregrination of the relics of the Samaritans from Markowa in the Archdiocese of Poznan. The method of comparative analysis of the above-mentioned materials was used. The conclusion drawn from this article is that the initiative of a nationwide peregrination of the relics of the Blessed Ulma family is in line with the teachings of John Paul II that „family is the way of the Church.” The event indicates the topicality of the message of this document in the context of prayer of families and for families and the testimony of families and for families.