The worldwide pilgrimage of the traditional Christian icon of Our Lady of Czestochowa, also known as the Black Madonna, will soon depart the United States for Mexico and the rest of Latin America. The coordinating organization, Human Life International (HLI), announced the events in Phoenix, Arizona that will culminate in transfer of HLI’s custodianship to Father James Heyd, a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago and well known advocate for life and family.
The ceremony of transfer of custodianship will be held at Our Lady of Czestochowa parish in Phoenix, Arizona, on All Saints Day – Saturday, November 1, 2014. Father Peter West, HLI’s vice president for missions and current custodian of the Pilgrim Icon of Czetochowa, will hand over custodianship of the treasured Christian icon to Father Heyd at a special outdoor Mass presided over by Father Jacek Buda, OP.
Hundreds of Catholic faithful are expected to attend the culminating ceremony of HLI’s custodianship of From Ocean to Ocean Campaign in Defense of Life.