From the VAULTS Over the years, Marian Fathers have met the Pope in the Vatican on many occasions. Above, on July 12, 1963, Pope St. Paul VI granted an audience during the General Chapter. Father Walter Pelczynski, MIC, founder of the Association of Marian Helpers, is kneeling at the left hand of the Holy Father. At right, on Dec. 5, 1956, Ven. Pope Pius XII greeted Fr. Seraphim Michalenko, MIC (center) and his mother, Victoria. Father Seraphim had been ordained to the priesthood just seven months earlier. Below, on April 2, 1959, Pope St. John XXIII “blessed all the Marians and their works” during a private audience with Fr. Ceslaus Spovic, MIC, and Superior General, the Most Rev. Stanislaus Skutans, MIC. 36 Marian Helper • Summer 2023 • Marian.org
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