Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
Poland’s National Shrine of St. Joseph, centered on the venerated image of the Holy Family and a long national tradition of entrusting families, workers, and the Church to St. Joseph.
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The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Add a major Josephine pilgrimage to Poland’s better-known Marian landscape. The shrine’s center is the Holy Family image rather than a claimed tomb or apparition.
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The Holy Family image
Pray before the image at the heart of Kalisz’s St. Joseph devotion.
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A national Josephine center
Understand why this basilica draws families, workers, and national Catholic pilgrimages.
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St. Joseph beyond March
Use the shrine to connect Joseph’s hidden life, work, and guardianship with the pilgrim’s own vocation.
Feasts, anniversaries & celebrations
Solemnity of St. Joseph
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