Maximilian Kolbe: Episode Two
The Saints
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4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
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🗺️ Maximillian Kolbe - Episode Two: Days of Discernment
Ukraine, 1910. 16-year-old Raymund Kolbe is in his third year at Lviv’s Jr. Seminary. His faith has continued to grow strong. But as the day of his initial vows draws near, he worries he can’t keep both the vows of the priesthood - and the vows he has already sworn to Our Lady.
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Saint Maximilian Kolbe always wanted to be a knight. His Lady was the Blessed Virgin Mary. and he served her with total love. His early story teaches lessons of courage, faith, and love of neighbor, as well as enthusiasm in loving God. His death teaches a lesson of total self-sacrifice and love, even in the darkest of all circumstances.
This series contains moments of intensity and fear. A concentration camp is depicted. A group of Auschwitz prisoners are referred to as “mongrels.” A group of prisoners are slowly starved to death and their deaths are referenced. Before their deaths, they argue with one another with raised voices, but are converted by Fr. Kolbe. A character is sick and close to death. Several deaths of illness are referenced. An execution by lethal injection is described.
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| 0:00.0 | Ukraine |
| 0:02.0 | 1910 |
| 0:05.0 | 16-year-old Raymond Colby is in his third year at Leviv's junior seminary. |
| 0:10.0 | His faith has continued to grow strong, |
| 0:13.0 | but as the day of his initial vows draws near, |
| 0:16.0 | he worries he can't keep both the vows of the priesthood |
| 0:19.0 | and the vows he has already sworn to our lady. |
| 0:29.4 | The Saints. Adventures of Faith and Courage. |
| 0:34.1 | Maximilian Colby. |
| 0:36.0 | Episode 2. Days of Discernment |
| 0:38.8 | Listen to all the episodes |
| 0:40.6 | and discover new shows |
| 0:41.8 | at the Saintspodcast.com |
| 0:43.8 | Did anyone sleep last night? |
| 0:51.8 | Far too hungry. |
| 0:53.2 | How long are they going to keep us locked up in here? |
| 0:56.2 | Don't be such a half-wit. |
| 0:58.0 | They're never getting out. |
| 0:59.6 | I won't have you talking like that. |
| 1:01.3 | He should face the truth. |
| 1:02.9 | And I suppose you need to pull him into it. |
| 1:05.3 | My family. |
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