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The Saints

Maximillian Kolbe: Episode Four

The Saints

The Merry Beggars

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4.71K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2024

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage

🗺️ Maximillian Kolbe - Episode Four: A Torrent of Obstacles

Rome. 1917. Returning from the hospital, Brother Kolbe wastes no time in forming the Militia Immaculatae. The first members are eager to begin, but face a torrent of obstacles. In 1941, Fr. Kolbe, dehydrated and clinging to life, prays with the remaining inmates of his cell, singing hymns to his lady - Mary.

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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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Transcript

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0:00.0

Rome, 1917.

0:07.0

Returning from the hospital, Brother Colby wastes no time in forming the Militia Imaculate.

0:13.0

The first members are eager to begin, but face a torrent of obstacles.

0:18.0

In 1941, Father Colby, starving, dehydrated and clinging to life,

0:23.7

praise with the remaining inmates of his cell, singing hymns to his lady, the blessed mother.

0:35.3

The Saints

0:36.6

Adventures of Faith and Courage.

0:40.2

Maximilian Colby.

0:42.0

Episode 4.

0:43.4

A Torrent of Obstacles.

0:45.7

Listen to all the episodes and discover new shows at the Saintspodcast.com.

0:51.3

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0:54.6

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0:58.1

including comprehensive course services and assignments

1:00.7

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1:03.1

More at the saintspodcast.com slash Colby.

1:09.6

King of kings yet born of Mary, as of old on earth he stood.

1:19.6

Lords of lords in human vesture

1:28.3

In the body and the blood

1:36.3

He will give to all the faithful is on self for heavenly food.

1:52.0

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most holy sacrament.

2:05.6

I love you above all things and I desire.

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