Magnificat August-September 1991
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe
The Gospel Beatitudes — by Msgr. Jacques Bénigne Bossuet
TABLE OF CONTENTS (24 pages)
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe .....Page 163
— Apostle of the Immaculate Conception (1894-1941)
This lover of the Immaculate, burning with desire to win the world for Mary, labored for Her all his life. His fervent Community propagated devotion to the Blessed Virgin all over the world. Arrested by the Nazis and sent to a concentration camp, he gave up his life to save a fellow-prisoner.
— Birth — The two crowns — Vocational crisis — The idea of a great work — Priesthood — Return to Krakow — The Immaculata intervenes — He pays with his person — Grodno — Moving to Niepokalanow — Holy Poverty — Vocations come pouring in — Off to Japan — Return to Poland — Voyage to India for a new foundation — Death is purchased with a whole life — Testament of love — World War II — Calvary — Love stronger than death
The Gospel Beatitudes .....179
— by Msgr. Jacques Bénigne Bossuet
- First beatitude: To be poor in spirit - Second beatitude: To be meek - Third beatitude: To be in mourning - Fourth beatitude: Hunger and thirst for justice - Fifth beatitude: To be merciful - Sixth beatitude: To have a clean heart - Seventh beatitude: To be peaceful - Eighth beatitude: To suffer for justice' sake - The true Christian character in the beatitudes, with opposing characters.