by Fr. Matthias M. Sasko F.I. | Articles, Writings
Conference of St. Maximilian Kolbe: September 26, 1937 1. Sometimes we think to ourselves, or it might be that it is someone else who suggests such a thought, that here our devotion to Our Lady is too much. There are some who have said that this matter needs to be...
by Jonathan Fleischmann | Articles
“Who are you, O Immaculate Conception?” asks St. Maximilian Maria Kolbe. The Knight of the Immaculata goes on: Not God, for God has no beginning. Not Adam, made from the dust of the earth. Not Eve, drawn from Adam’s body. Nor is she the Incarnate Word...
by Fr. Matthias M. Sasko F.I. | Articles, Writings
Letter of St. Maximilian Kolbe to Fr. Cornelius Czupryk, July 1, 1932 Ave Maria! After the outing with the Archbishop I returned for supper to the residence of the Syrian rite Archbishop (they were all native Indians there, including the Archbishop). During supper the...
by Fr. Alfonso Bruno F.I. | Articles
The saints form part of the inexhaustible treasure of the divine mystery; before the eyes of men they at once reveal themselves and are enigmatic. So it is that the figure of St. Maximilian Kolbe, martyr of Auchwitz who offered his life in place of a condemned father...
by Fr. Matthias M. Sasko F.I. | Articles, Writings
In Search for a City of the Immaculate Introduction By Fr. Matthias M. Sasko, F.I. When St. Maximilian wrote the following letter to Fr. Cornelius Czupryk, his Provincial Superior in Poland, almost an entire month had elapsed since his departure from Japan in search...
by Fr. Stefano Manelli F.I. | Articles
The heart of the “City of the Immaculate” was the chapel with the Blessed Sacrament. St. Maximilian introduced Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration at Niepokalanow and assigned turns of adoration to each of the nearly 800 friars. Despite their feverish...