{"id":9371,"date":"2022-12-28T14:19:33","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T13:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/padrimariani.org\/en\/2022\/12\/28\/usa-stockbridge-mass-fr-alphonse-f-micka-mic-passed-away-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-12-28T15:53:07","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T14:53:07","slug":"usa-thompson-ct-fr-bernard-backiel-mic-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/padrimariani.org\/en\/2022\/12\/28\/usa-thompson-ct-fr-bernard-backiel-mic-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"USA, Thompson, CT: Fr. Bernard Backiel, MIC, passed away"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1144px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"500\" title=\"Bernard Backiel MIC 2\" src=\"https:\/\/padrimariani.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Bernard-Backiel-MIC-2.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-9373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/padrimariani.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Bernard-Backiel-MIC-2-200x227.jpg 200w, https:\/\/padrimariani.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Bernard-Backiel-MIC-2-400x455.jpg 400w, https:\/\/padrimariani.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/12\/Bernard-Backiel-MIC-2.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USA, Thompson, CT: On December 21 at the\u00a0<em>Matulaitis Nursing Home<\/em> in Putnam, CT, Fr. Bernard Backiel, MIC, died. He was 90 years old, and he spent 71 years in the Congregation and 62 years as a priest<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was born in Le\u015bniki, Poland, the son of Piotr and Helena Backiel. He received Sacrament of Baptism on December 26, 1932 in Tykocin. He made his first religious vows on August 15, 1951 in Sk\u00f3rzec, Poland, and made his perpetual profession on August 15, 1956. He was ordained priest on June 11, 1960 in W\u0142oc\u0142awek. After his ordination, he worked in Poland as a catechist, associate pastor and pastor. He immigrated to the United States on December 12, 1972. In the USA he worked as a retreat master, pastor of the Polish diaspora and parish priest. For some years, he was the editor of the Polish-language magazine\u00a0<em>R\u00f3\u017ce Maryi,<\/em> published by the Marians in Stockbridge. He also served as a chaplain in hospitals and nursing homes. Everywhere he was a zealous promoter of the devotion to The Divine Mercy. The funeral of Fr. Bernard was held at the National Shrine of The Divine Mercy in Stockbridge, MA on Wednesday, December 28, 2022. The body of the deceased was laid to rest in the Marian Fathers cemetery on Eden Hill in Stockbridge, MA.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 21 at the\u00a0Matulaitis Nursing Home in Putnam, CT, Fr. Bernard Backiel, MIC, died. 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