Today is the feast day of Saint Maximillian Mary Kolbe. Maximillian lived a life honoring Mary; and with Mary, he praised and worshiped the Lord.
Priest, publisher and evangelist; Maximillian is most known for his resistance to the Nazi’s and his offering of his life in lieu of a fellow prisoner in Auschwitz. After saving the man’s life, Maximillian and nine others were lead to a cell where they were to die by starvation and dehydration. The guards were amazed that instead of hearing the groans of the dying, they heard songs and prayers from the cell. Eventually the Nazi’s killed Maximillian with an injection of carboxylic acid.
"Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much. You can never love her more than Jesus did.” Saint Maximillian Mary Kolbe