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The Great Lady in Chicago, 1996.

mdunic — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 01:49:25 +0000

The story of the Croats of Chicago and their Lady is an authentic story of Croatian emigrants, told by the strength of unity, founded in the faith of the fathers, to which these people – although in a foreign world – remained and remain faithful. With reason, they are proud of their celebration of the Assumption, and with them, their pastors. The Assumption procession in Chicago in 1996 was recorded by Louis Scalise, a member of the Croatian parish of St. Jerome…

Our Great Lady of Chicago, 1975.

mdunic — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:26:40 +0000

On August 15, 1906, the first procession of the Assumption was held through the streets of Chicago. As in Europe, the image of Our Lady of Sinj was carried. To the Croats, the Virgin Mary is what St. John is to the Irish. Patrick or Columbus Day to the Italians. Check out 17 photos of this special event from 1975…

Franciscan printing house in Chicago

mdunic — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 22:23:10 +0000

Croatian Franciscans in America started publishing various magazines during the Second World War: Croatian Catholic Herald (since 1942), Croatian Calendar (since 1944) and Danica (since 1945). When the Franciscan monastery in Chicago was bought and renovated, the Franciscans began to seriously think about their own printing press. Thus, at the end of 1946, the necessary machines were purchased from the Slovenian printing house “Edinost Publishing Company”. She fulfilled her irreplaceable role – as, after all, the printed materials that the Croatian Franciscans published in America – in the best possible way…