14/08/2026
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Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe was a Franciscan Conventual priest who offered his life in charity at Auschwitz.
In 1941, he voluntarily took the place of a condemned father in a starvation bunker, embodying Christ's words: "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for his friends." - John 15:13
As founder of the Militia Immaculatae, he devoted his apostolate to spreading devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary through evangelization and modern media.
Declared a martyr of charity by the Church, Saint Maximilian remains a model of self-sacrifice, courage, and unwavering faith in the Immaculate. May his witness inspire us to love God above all things and our neighbor as ourselves.
St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Pray for us!