Veronica Warszawska is from Brooklyn, but her faith and Polish heritage inspired her visit to St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Wednesday, May 1, to venerate relics of nine people murdered 80 years ago — the Ulma family.
Ulma Family
Small Polish Town Gears Up for Beatification of Entire Family Killed For Sheltering Jews
Around 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 1, a woman approached the Ulma family grave in a Markowa cemetery, bowed her head, and prayed. She was there primarily to visit her mother’s grave on the anniversary of her death, but also to pay respects to the Ulma family, knowing that her father had played music at Józef and Wiktoria Ulma’s wedding in 1935.
Vatican says Ulma Child Was Born During Mother’s Execution
With a beatification Mass for the Ulma family set for Sept. 10, the Vatican emphasized that all nine members of the Polish family are considered martyrs, including the child that was born during the massacre.