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Daily Rosary Meditations | Catholic Prayers

Maximilian Kolbe’s Martyrdom

Daily Rosary Meditations | Catholic Prayers

Dr. Mike Scherschligt

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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This is the movement of the Holy Family.

0:03.0

Welcome to our Rosary meditation.

0:07.0

We are in one of the most awful and yet most beautiful places on the planet.

0:12.0

We are at Auschwitz. and yet most beautiful places on the planet.

0:13.5

We are at Auschwitz and we are at the very spot

0:19.1

for St. Maximilian Colby fulfilled the greatest words of Jesus. Greater love has no man than to lay down his life for

0:28.0

his friends. So let's begin in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

0:34.0

Let's call to mind all those we've promised to pray for.

0:38.0

Let's pray especially for all the souls who died here who have no one to pray for them.

0:45.0

All the eyes in the pictures that you looked into that have no one to pray for them.

0:51.0

We offer this rosary for them. In 1936, Maximilian was recalled from

0:59.2

Japan to Poland for the last time.

1:03.0

World War II broke out September 1st, 1939

1:06.0

when Hitler invaded Poland.

1:08.0

September 5th, almost all the Franciscans

1:11.0

were ordered to leave Neopocallana and before leaving them for

1:16.6

unknown destinations, some for exile, others for prisoner death, Maximilian Colby said to them,

1:24.0

Do not forget love.

1:27.0

Forget not love.

1:30.0

On September 12, 1939, the city of Mary, Neapoculanov was occupied by Nazis.

1:37.0

And on September 9th, 19th, 1939, the SS arrested Colby.

1:44.8

To the frightened brothers, Colby said,

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