Saint Maximilien Kolbe – Le martyr de la charité qui défia Auschwitz (14 août) - Vidéo Dailymotion

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Le 14 août, l’Église catholique honore Saint Maximilien Kolbe, prêtre franciscain polonais et martyr de la charité. Né en 1894, il fonde la Milice de l’Immaculée et devient un missionnaire ardent, utilisant la presse et la radio pour annoncer l’Évangile. Pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, il protège des réfugiés, dont de nombreux juifs, dans son monastère de Niepokalanów. En 1941, arrêté par les nazis et envoyé à Auschwitz, il se porte volontaire pour mourir à la place d’un père de famille condamné. Dans le bunker, il soutient ses compagnons de détention jusqu’à son exécution le 14 août 1941. Canonisé en 1982 par Jean-Paul II, il est reconnu comme un modèle d’amour désintéressé et de foi jusqu’au bout.

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00:00On August 14, the Catholic Church celebrates Saint Maximilian Colbet, a Polish Franciscan priest and martyr of charity.

00:09He is known worldwide for his heroic act at Auschwitz, offering his life to save that of a father.

00:18But his life, long before this sacrifice, is already a burning testimony of faith, courage and love.

00:27Born in 1894 in Poland, Rajmoun Colbet grew up in a deeply religious family.

00:38At only twelve years old, he has a striking vision.

00:41The Virgin Mary hands him two crowns, one white for purity, the other red for martyrdom.

00:50He chooses both. This moment shapes his entire life.

00:54He joined the Conventual Franciscans and took the name Maximilian.

01:00Gifted with a lively intelligence, he studied in Rome and obtained two doctorates, in philosophy and theology.

01:10Back in Poland, in 1917 he founded the Militia of the Immaculate, a movement of Marian devotion and evangelization through the media.

01:21Maximilian understood very early on the power of printing and radio to proclaim the gospel.

01:29He founded the Niepokalanov Monastery, one of the largest in the world at the time, with over 700 brothers.

01:39A tireless missionary, he also went to Japan, founded a convent in Nagasaki and left a lasting mark there.

01:47In 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland.

01:55Niepokalanov became a refuge for thousands of displaced people, including Jews.

02:01Maximilian was arrested for the first time, then released.

02:05In 1941, he was arrested again and sent to Auschwitz.

02:11In July 1941, a prisoner escaped from the camp.

02:17To deter others, the Nazis chose ten men at random to be condemned to starve to death.

02:25One of them, Franciszek Gajovnitschek, begs for his life, thinking of his family.

02:32Maximilian volunteers to replace him.

02:35In the bunker, he encourages and prays with the other convicts.

02:41After two weeks, he is the last one still alive.

02:45The guards finished him off with a lethal injection on August 14, 1941.

02:50Maximilian Kolb was beatified by Paul VI in 1971, then canonized by John Paul II in 1982 as a martyr of charity.

03:07His gesture embodies the gospel lived to the end.

03:11Greater love has no one than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

03:16John 15:13

03:18Today, Saint Maximilian Kolbet is a model of courage, faith and total self-giving.

03:27His example continues to inspire Christians and all people who love justice and fraternity.

03:35O Saint Maximilian Kolbet,

03:38“You who offered your life to save that of another,

03:43obtain for us the grace of a pure and disinterested love.

03:48Teach us to be faithful to our faith,

03:52even in the toughest trials.

03:55May your courage inspire us to defend the dignity of every human person.

04:00Intercede for us with the Immaculate,

04:06so that we can, like you,

04:09to live and die in the light of Christ.

04:13Amen.

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Saint Maximilien Kolbe – Le martyr de la charité qui défia Auschwitz (14 août)

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