August 14 is the feast day of Saint Maximilian Kolbe. Learn more about him here and in this article about him and other “Catholic Heroes of the Holocaust.” “Saints and Sacraments: St. Maximilian Kolbe, a patron for the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick” ties his story as an instrument of God’s healing presence amid the horrors of war to the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick.
Saint Max had a great devotion to Mary. Use these quotes for quiet moments of reflection:
“When we dedicate ourselves to Mary”
“If you want to grow in perfection”
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