{"id":7414,"date":"2018-07-03T10:10:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T09:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofmconv.net\/polonia-italia-sulle-orme-di-san-massimiliano-kolbe\/"},"modified":"2018-07-03T10:36:39","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T09:36:39","slug":"polonia-italia-sulle-orme-di-san-massimiliano-kolbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/polonia-italia-sulle-orme-di-san-massimiliano-kolbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Poland-Italy: in the Footsteps of St. Maximilian Kolbe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On June 4, 2018 motorcyclists on an endurance rally &#8211; or rather a pilgrimage &#8211; left Poland to commemorate the 100<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of St. Maximilian Maria KOLBE\u2019s ordination to the priesthood.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The participants departed from the Nazi extermination camp at Auschwitz, where St. Maximilian\u2019s priesthood came to fruition as a gift of life for a fellow prisoner who had been sentenced to death by starvation.<br \/>\nThe pilgrims\u2019 route led them through Kahlenberg (Vienna, Austria). It was there, during the seventeenth century, that Polish knights &#8211; the \u201cprogenitors\u201d of the Knights of the Immaculate &#8211; resisted the Turkish hordes in Europe.<br \/>\nThe pilgrimage continued to Assisi and then to Padua, to the Basilica of the Saint, where the precious relics of St. Anthony lie alongside an altar dedicated to St. Maximilian. The altar has an unusually expressive painting by Pietro Annigoni.<br \/>\nFrom there, the pilgrims\u2019 road led them through the Apennines to Rome. On the way, they stopped at the cemetery of Polish soldiers at Monte Cassino to honor the 100th anniversary of Poland&#8217;s independence.<br \/>\nOn Sunday morning, June 10, the motorcyclists visited Rome\u2019s Basilica of Sant&#8217;Andrea della Valle, where one hundred years ago, St. Maximilian was ordained a priest. Next, they went to St. Peter&#8217;s Square to recite the Angelus with the Pope.<br \/>\nAfterwards, they had dinner at the friary of the Twelve Holy Apostles where the hospitality was truly fraternal and made a lasting impression in the hearts and memories of the participants.<br \/>\nThe pilgrims also went to the church of Sant&#8217;Andrea delle Fratte, where St. Maximilian celebrated his first Mass and they visited the friary of St. Maximilian KOLBE on Via San Teodoro (better known as Casa Kolbe), where Maximilian became a priest and where the Militia of the Immaculata was founded.<br \/>\nOnce they got back to Poland, they stopped at three important Kolbean sites: Zdu\u0144ska Wola (his birthplace), Pabianice (the city he grew up in) and Niepokalan\u00f3w (the City of the Immaculate). In this way, Rajmund KOLBE\u2019s childhood and his life\u2019s work, became the unifying theme of the whole pilgrimage.<br \/>\nDuring the trip, there were visits to other places of spiritual note: Mariazell, Lanciano, Manoppello, Rivotorto, San Damiano, Porziuncola, Loreto, \u0141agiewniki, etc. There were many unforgettable moments that could only be had by motorcycle \u2013 experiencing the curves of alpine and Apennine roads, the scent of meadows, the beauty of nature, etc. Praised be You, my Lord!<br \/>\nEveryone came back home &#8211; so they say \u2013 safe, sound and hopeful that they will improve.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Friar Marek KIEDROWICZ, OFM Conv., Chaplain of the group<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On June 4, 2018 motorcyclists on an endurance rally &#8211; or rather a pilgrimage &#8211; left Poland to commemorate the 100th anniversary of St. Maximilian Maria KOLBE\u2019s ordination to the priesthood. 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