Poznan Zdrojewskis: From the Old Country, Part 9, Conclusion

The last photos to flutter down from the manila envelope illustrate two Intencja - intentions made at two different churches for the spiritual benefit of family.

The first is at a basilica in Poznan'.  Possibly this photo is of the interior of that basilica.  It is not labeled, just put in the envelope with the rest.  However, it is 4 x 6 inches and printed on heavy photo stock such as JPZ typically used.  For all I know this could be the interior of St. Luke's in Buffalo!  Comments?

(Note: John, JFZ, says yep, that's the pulpit at St. Luke's.  There you go.)

Literally:

Mass (of) Holy Thanksgiving Petition.

For the health of (your) son Gene, wife and children.

Success in practice in (the) new town.

The intention (of the) parents,

Jan and Alina Zdrojewski

Date of the Holy Mass 14th March

at the Corpus Christi Basilica. In Posnan' Poland.

(Basilica of lit. God, (His) body - We say "Corpus Christi.") 

So - it seems this was to congratulate Gene and Clara on the occasion of the move of Gene's optometry practice from Buffalo to Alden.  That was in the early-mid 1970s.

Who are Jan and Alina?  Are they related to the "Alinka" featured in Poznan Zdrojewskis: From the Old Country, Part 3  ?

Our final exhibit in this series has to do with Jasna Góra Monastery, a very important place in Polish memory and a topic for another day.

                            

Someone sent a postcard picture of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa.

It is unsigned, undated, and for the most part illegible by me.  I can see that it outlines a couple of fairly detailed intentions that were made there - by someone.  Click to enlarge!

Here is a little bookmark, sized just right to fit in a Missal.

Dla Janka Zdrojewskiego
For John Zdrojewski

Thank you for looking through these photos with me.  As to be expected, investigations raise more questions than they answer, and this is no exception.  I look forward to any further memories, anecdotes, historical hints, historical references, translations, and hypotheses that anyone can come up with.  And naturally, as I keep on rummaging through the boxes upstairs, I will keep in mind the mysteries raised by the artifacts brought to life thus far.

Julie