Polish Catholics Gather at Border for Vast Rosary Prayer Event Marek Jedraszewski, the archbishop of Krakow in southern Poland, said during his sermon on Saturday morning that people should pray for "Europe to remain Europe." "Let’s pray for other nations of Europe and the world to understand that we need to return to the Christian roots of European culture if we want Europe to remain Europe," Archbishop Jedraszewski said. Organizers noted that in the battle, "the Catholic fleet defeated the much larger Muslim fleet, saving Europe from Islam." "Rosary at the Borders" took place in 320 churches near Poland’s border and 4,000 so-called prayer zones, including the biggest international airport in Poland, a nation moving increasingly to the right. 7, 2017 WARSAW, Poland — Polish Catholics clutching rosary beads gathered at locations along the country’s 2,000-mile border on Saturday for a mass demonstration during which they prayed for salvation for Poland and the world. The group, which said on its website that "the rosary is a mighty weapon against evil," anticipated that about a million people in Poland and around the world would take part. Paweł Rytel-Andrianik, spokesman for the Polish Bishops’ Conference, said it was the second-largest prayer event in Europe after the 2016 World Youth Day, though it was too soon to provide exact numbers. We are afraid of terrorist threats and we are afraid of people departing from the faith." The demonstration was endorsed by many Polish celebrities, athletes and several politicians from the ruling conservative Law and Justice party.
