April 10 is the 14th anniversary of the Smolensk catastrophe, which took place in Smolensk, Saturday, April 10, 2010. As a result of the disaster, 96 people died, among them President of the Republic of Poland Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria Kaczyńska.

April 13 we celebrate the Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Katyn Massacre, giving on the 84th anniversary Katyn massacre, a tribute to the victims of the Soviet crime, as a result of which Over 21,000 Poles were shot. The Sejm of the Republic of Poland through The acclamation was adopted by the holiday on November 14, 2007.

Within the urban framework celebration of both anniversaries, on April 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the Cathedral of St. Adalbert in Ełk A Holy Mass will be celebrated for the intention of the victims of the Katyn massacre and of the Smolensk catastrophe.

After the Mass. flowers will be laid at the Monument to the Sign of the Martyrdom of the Polish Nation dedicated to the Memory of the Murdered, Fallen and Missing and the Victims of the 20th Age.