In reference to the words of John Paul II saying that “there is no way to understand the nation who’s had so glamorous a past, yet so difficult – without Christ and Mary…”,the concert was commenced with the oldest Polish song, “the Bogurodzica”.
Then the Wieliczka sanctuary resounded with the most beautiful Polish songs, including:”We, the first brigade”, “The National Army Anthem”, “So long my girl” etc.,performed together with the numerously gathered public.
The concert was accompanied by a presentation of paintings related to the patriotic subject-matter – by Matejko, the Kossaks, Grottger,Malczewski, Brandt, Suchodolski and Gierymski, prepared by Lucyna Grochal, the history teacher from the Wieliczka Grammar School.