Maximillian Kolbe
Maximillian Kolbe was a Polish monk who was born in Zdunska Wola. He
joined the Conventual Franciscan Order at the age of 16. He suffered
from tuberculosis in his youth and he was frail all his life. He was
ordained at 24 and he later became a doctor of theology. He founded
the "Militia Immaculatae" and when he published the magazine "The
Knight of the Immaculate" which was anti-nazi he was thrown into
Auschwitz.
In Auschwitzhe said mass and sang to keep the spirit of his fellow
prisoners up. One night two prisoners escaped, and the Germans as a
punishment sentenced 10 other prisoners to death. As the prisoners
were selected one of them shouted, "No, I've got a family you can't
kill me!" At this Kolbe volunteered to take his place. The Germans
accepted this and put the ten remaining people into a dark, damp cell
without food or water until they died. Kolbe had sacrificed his life
for this man. He was prepared to suffer starvation for a man that he
didn't even know. This is a similar to Jesus as he gave his life and
suffered greatly for many people he hadn't met before. While Kolbe was
in there he kept praying and singing until he became too weak to do
so. He lasted for so long that the Germans eventually gave him an
injection of caustic soda to kill him because they wanted to put
someone else in the cell. His body was burned in the ovens.
He died serving the sad people in Auschwitz by saying mass and
singing. He must have got the strength to carry on from prayer. God
must've been at the centre of his life also as he never moaned and he
managed to serve people until the end.
He was beautified on 17 October 1971 by Pope Paul VI and canonised in
1982 by Pope John Paul II.
"The most deadly poison of our time is indifference.......and this
happens, although the praise of God shows no limits........let us
strive therefore, to praise Him to the greatest extent of our powers"
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...e toward him as well, since at one point he felt he deserved to die for what he had done. This grace gives him a purpose and strength to go on living, even though he may never completely overcome the hurt and pain.
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...o hallelujah to what Christ has done with one man’s obedience and denial of self.
Jesus did not even yield to temptation in his actions. Jesus died for us, his death was a substitute for our deaths, and his death was sufficient in doing so.
bed one night as he prepared to sleep. This is of course Tom Jones. As
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