Greetings from Pastor
We cordially welcome to the Mother Church of Polonia in Buffalo - Saint Stanislaus Bishop & Martyr Parish.
O Lord, We lift our eyes to see your glory. We open our hearts to receive your love. We engage our minds to understand your truths. We offer our songs to praise your name. Lord, as we give you our lives, please take everything that we are, so that we may reveal your blessings in our Parish.
We have a lot of activities both spiritually and socially
for parishioners of all ages.
Come join us!
Introduce yourself after Mass to The Pastor
or stop by or call the rectory during the week.
The feast day of St. Blaise of Sebaste is on February 3. The sacramental blessing of throats will take place at St. Stanislaus Church during the Masses celebrated on Saturday, February 4, 2023, at 4:00 pm (English) and Sunday, February 5, 2023, at 12:00 Noon (Polish). The blessing invokes the intercession of St. Blaise to protect the recipient from every disease of the throat and every other illness.
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On Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 6:00 pm at St. Stanislaus Church, Mass will be celebrated in Polish and English for the Presentation of Our Lord and the Purification of Mary. This day is referred to as Candlemas Day. It is the Feast of the Holy Mother of the Thunder Candle (Święto Matki Boskiej Gromnicznej). Bring your gromnica (candle) to church for blessing and use your candle to protect you from storms. It serves as a reminder that Jesus is the light of the world.
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Get creative. Learn to design your own Polish Pottery at the Pottery & Pączki Event on Saturday, February 18, 2023, from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 pm at St. Stanislaus Social Hall. Cost, which includes all supplies and Pączki, is $30 per person. Registration is open until February 15.
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Showing of the Film – Revenge or Forgiveness – has been cancelled for Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 12:00 Noon in the Marian Hall.
This film tells the story of lieutenant Stefan Wyszynski (Ksawery Szlenkier) - the future Primate of Poland, unknown to a wider audience. It is 1944, in the heat of war, we meet a young priest Wyszynski, who has recently been appointed chaplain of the branch in the Kampinos Forest. It is also active in the insurgent hospital. Everyone knows him there under the pseudonym "Radwan III". The reality of the war is for Fr. Wyszynski, a forge of character, a fight for hope and love, especially against enemies. How are we to forgive in everyday warfare? The hero asks, turning to the Source of his vocation.
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Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:00pm
Sunday Masses: 8:30am, 12:00pm (Polish)/p>
8:00am everyday followed by Rosary
With access to the adjacent parish school building's large gym, our Social Hall and Marian Hall, Saint Stanislaus is always ready to offer various community social and religious activities for all ages.
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The Ancient chants retracing the Passion and Crucifixion of Christ form the essence of this typically Polish weekly Lenten service that takes its name from the words of the hymn, "Gorzkie zale przybywajcia" (Come to us, bitter lamentations). Many Poles know the texts of the entire three-part cycle by heart.
The Gorzkie Zale [gosh-geh-zahl-leh] began in Warsaw's Holy Cross Church during the 1700s. The devotion incorporates prose and verse, chant and reading, prayer and meditation, inviting participants to reflect on the mystery of Christian redemption, the Passion and death of the Christ. This deep appreciation for the Passion is seen in the most popular Polish image of Christ, Chrystus Frasobliwy, the so-called "sorrowing Christ," which depicts Christ in the Garden, bent in prayer and sorrow. The Lamentations highlight the very emotional nature of Polish spirituality, inviting a personal identification with the Suffering Lord and His Mother. The devotion is most often preceded by Benediction and chanted kneeling before the Blessed Sacrament.
