Hi Gabi, I am friend of Mary, I have an urge to ask you to take an interest of a Jesuit martyr, who dedicated Poland to our Lady. He is the only saint about who a pope wrote enciclica (not counting Our Lady and saint Joseph), his name is saint Andrew Bobola. Please check Him up. God bless you.
I’m indebted to Saint Maximilian Kolby for his Intercession to Mother Mary for curing all drug addiction. He is also to me the Saint of the Prisoners of War. Thank you for all your prayers and work our Friars of the Immaculata. Amen.
I was just in Nagasaki. On the very last day there, I went to his monastery. I allowed the Holy Spirit to lead me. I only had 2 hours before I had to leave for the airport. I thought I had got on the wrong tram but I got on the faster one. I walked along the side of the road near a steep hill and I saw a sign in Japanese that said “rurudo” ( Lourdes) . I walked up steep stairs and got to a peaceful place with a replica of the Lourdes grotto. It was 8 am and no one but the Japanese caretaker was there, sweeping the grounds. He started talking to me and told me stories about Nagasaki , the faithful there , and his trip to Poland. There is a tiny piece of St Kolbe’s hair there at the monastery. His body was burned, but a small relic remains in Japan. I am a convert from Japan and a member of the Militia Immaculata.
You become a member by consecrating yourself to Mary (according to the method of St. Max, if you like) and then officially registering. You can call them too and ask for their literature, including the prayer of consecration.
I was a drug addict for 20 years , I received a healing through saint Maximilian kolbe and that led to my baptism and salvation , I’m 8.5 years sober , thank you st Maximilian, mother Mary and Jesus
Our 22 year old son was named for St. Maximilian Kolbe. He is so far from God and the Church. He suffers from very dark and deep depression, anger and anxiety. Hr comes home for Christmas soon. I ask for prayer and intercession that he will watch this video and that it will move him to find hope and joy which only comes from God. St. Maximilian, pray for your spiritual son, Max. ❤🙏❤️🔥
I wanted to share this with you Gabi - I was just watching your episode on Pints With Aquinas yesterday - I had to pause it right after you discussed the Petersons’ interview and the Maximilian Kolbe video you made - I paused your interview because I was actually rushing out of the house to stop by Eucharistic Adoration before an appointment. It was my first time going to adoration at this church, and I nervously just chose a random place to sit and pray. After a while in prayer I opened my eyes and noticed the stained glass window that I happened to sit next to - it was a large image of St Maximilian Kolbe. I had to laugh to myself, the Lord has such a good sense of humour. Snapped a quick photo on my phone so I’d remember to come watch this video. Not sure why the Lord is guiding me here at this time but I’m willing to listen! Thank you for all your amazing work 💫🤍
Please pray for me that mary will help me quit drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes and for a reliable affordable car thank you God bless you all Angela
I am praying through St. Kolbe for a holy and healthy child who with faith in God and Our Lady of Victory I have alrady named Kolbe and another Pia after St. Padre Pio. Four years into our marriage and no children between us yet but I have faith. Sts. Kolbe and Padre Pio pray for all childless couples. Amen.
🙏🏽 Praying for you Bernadette for patience and peace and for the blessings of motherhood upon you in Jesus’ name by His grace, mercy and power of the Holy Spirit amen.
My wife and I are in the exact same position 4 years into our marriage - we hope and pray. May St. Maximilian Kolbe and St. Pio pray for you both, and for all married couples in the same situation. Mary Immacualte, pray for us 🙏
AVE MARIA! It's here, it's finally here! I've been praying and anticipating a full video about our Patron St. Maximilian for quite some time. Thank you dear Blessed Mother for helping bring this great work to fruition! I leave for the Friary in 11 days time and what a wonderful video to really set my heart on fire with a deeper love for Mary and the Church as I enter the Franciscan Order. Thank you Gabriel for everything! St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Martyr of Charity, pray for us!
@joannaw3866 but it's all a fat lie. Maximilian Kolbe was regarded a communist by Germans that's why red triangle on his garment. He died out of tuberculosis complications - phenol injections were applied to tbc patients. He survived fasting - another method to fight tbc those days. In a nutshell - man just died and they made him a saint.
@@gabiafterhours Yeah, it was our Polish old "national anthem" for a long long time, before we got our current one. It's a beautiful, powerful, religious song. It was sang before big battles in the medieval era, like before great battle of Grunwald in 1410.
Gabe, I saw you in a great interview on RU-vid channel, " Pints with Aquinas". I am NOW a great follower of yours. I, truly, thought I was crazy thinking that our Immaculate Mother keeps visiting me. I am following your story because the same 2 powers have been engulfing me. One, the great Mother, and , unfortunately, the being with red feet. When I pray to your Lord, Jesus Christ, he keeps "pointing" to this mother for me to get very, very close to. I'm a healthy 55 and Mary is with me. I finally realized that Your great indicator was to do the Rosary. Everything makes sense now. But, I have to get a rosary today or the devil will keep me distracted again. Thank you and God Bless you and your voice.
Visited Auschwitz’s concentration camp last year and fervently prayed to be able to see St. Maximilian’s cell A very crowded constant flow of tourists and there was no time allowed for stopping - I saw a cell with fresh flowers and lighted candles and I felt that was his. Googled the cell of the saint and it was exactly as pictured. A great man with a great love for God and our lady.
The Holy Church gives us EVERYTHING we need for our Salvation: the sacraments, the teachings, the communion and prayers of the Saints, the Bible and above all a full knowledge of the person of Christ made freely accessible to all. So we are not alone on our path to salvation. Please, let us pray for the Church and for our priests.
My favorite Saint. 🥺😍 I have seen the movie about his life called Two Crowns! It's a MUST watch! Dear St. Maximilian Kolbe, please pray for us all esp. in these tough times.
Maximilian Kolbe was regarded a communist by Germans that's why red triangle on his garment. He died out of tuberculosis complications - phenol injections were applied to tbc patients. He survived fast- another method to fight tbc those days. In a nutshell - man just died and they made him a saint.
Wouldn't mind watching it over and over again... Another spectacular, profound & impactful video through the hands of Mary.. Thank you Gabe & God bless you abundantly for your dedication to do the best for Mama. Each video you have produced by God's grace has helped me uplift my soul to say "Yes Mary" more.. Much love & prayers 🙏🏻❤️
Thanks for reminding me of the great saints which I didn't know when I stopped interceding through them. Thanks a lot.please remind us always. Thank you.
WHEW! I feel windswept! Only 4:30 into the video and I am holding back tears and fire in my veins for Mary. Going to enroll in the MI ASAP. This IS the Holy Spirit!!! OLV is the other title of Mary’s patronage I believe has always had me ❤
Battling addiction with our 33 yr old son. I entrust our son and family to you Fr Kolbe. I visited the church of San Andrea Della Fratte in Rome where you celebrated your first mass at the Altar of Our Lady of the Miracle. May Our Lady’s and your prayers bring son to conversion and freedom from addiction. Amen.
@catholicconvert2119 I'm watching a video about St Charbel at this moment. I went to Catholic Church last Sunday and received a blessing. Please pray for me. Please pray for Sarwar, a Catholic Christian in Pakistan where persecution is happening to Christians also.
@@prayunceasingly2029 I will pray for you, and also Sarwar. I will pray a rosary whose intentions, by Our Lady’s permission will go to you both. That will be my last rosary before sleep. 😴 I became Catholic because I was looking to die, and I wanted to be able to die well. I had lost all hope of life, because I was an atheist. To be brief, I had been raised a Calvinist, and I was convinced of their idea of a distant God who has predestined all things. However at university I easily transitioned the idea of this God into merely the forces of nature. So I became atheist. However after losing the Christian morality I was cast into deep despair 😩. I eventually began to drink too much and my life descended into hell. So I expected to die, but in my darkness I decided maybe the Catholic religion would tell me something new and different to give me a hope, different than what I had already known and discarded. Then at least I could die with a good feeling. And so I went to Mass and it was so beautiful. I realized there was something there I didn’t understand. Once that happened that’s when it was guaranteed I would convert. Because I was out of ideas, and nothing else I had seen so far was worthy of belief. Protestantism was not worthy of belief in my opinion then and now. It’s ugly and uncompelling to someone who is looking for the absolute best. And that’s what I was looking for. I could not believe in anything less. I believe in Jesus and Mary they are the best
tears in my eyes. I read somewhere that even the guards were aware of his sanctity at the end of his (earthly) life. I hope this is true. Wonderful video. salve, salve Regina.
St Max pray 🙏 for me... I'm a wreck of a man and broken. Help me give myself totally to Our Lady. Viva Cristo Rey 🗡️✝️🗡️ Mark Maynerich Springfield, IL
Have you done the 33 day consecration to Mary that Saint Maximillan Kolby created? I believe it's on this channel. It's in his book called True Devotion to Mary. As a fellow broken person from losing my entire family by age 41 I felt strongly that this would help you. I did it years ago with a friend in Ireland who was dying from Parkinson's Disease while having twin girls age 8 and twin daughters age 13. She was the holiest most devout and loving Catholic Our Lady sent to me as a gift I will treasure forever. I was so Blessed to have her in my lite witnessing another Maximillan as she bore witness to Jesus through Mary until she was called home. Pray for her intercession Jane Kelly of Ireland s well, I have no doubt she is in Heaven. Remember that all your sufferings have unfathomable value if offered up to Jesus through Mary. That is why Jesus The God Man redeemed us through horrific sufferings. A life with no suffering merits little but you must unite your sufferings with those of our Lord for conversion of poor sinners or other intentions. Jesus and Mary are with you helping you each day you are not enduring this alone. I do this each day of my life Praying for you🙏
This is a home run!! I sent it to all the people I love. Everyone benefits from your great content! Thank you for being a faithful slave of the Immaculate. From another one in her Militia. ❤
I am in Australia and at our parish we have a branch of Legion of Mary. We meet weekly and carry out various ‘duties’. The duties include proving communion to the sick (hospital, home) providing leadership in saying the Rosary at specific times and specific occasions, plus obligation days, helping whenever asked. The statue of Mother Mary is taken to a persons home when requested (there is a waiting list!) It is a fulfilling role to do. Peace be with you and keep safe in these times. 🙏🏻🙏🏻💕
St Maximilian Kolbe really treated Our Blessed Mother like the queen she is. He truly was a “prisoner” for her. The pains of this world did nothing to stop this man from giving it all to her. And in return was rewarded with the greatest gift- her Son and Heaven. His story brings me to my knees. It brings me to tears. And it inspires me to build even a fraction of his courage and love for our Lord and our Mother. Thank you Gabe. As always, your productions are absolutely breathtaking, quality fit for a Queen ❤️
St Maximillian pray for us🙏✝️ Mother Mary please be a mother to me now💗📿 Thank you GabiAfterHours for your videos, your team are getting me closer to catholicsme ❤
Gabriel, excellent documentary on our glorious saint, St. Kolbe. Very moving and inspiring to one's soul--a much needed boost during this time in which our leaders seem to have lost the Catholic faith entirely, instead opting for a worldly agenda, and not recognizing that in saints like Father Kolbe, we already have the narratives and the heroes needed for the rebirth of our faith--a faith that will be crowned with the ascent of Mary's victory over the world's current godless leaders and their unified evil agenda.
St Maximilian kolbe life is an great example for us to lead life like him , surrendering everything to our mother mary , tqsm gabi we got to know about a great saint , this will be an inspiration for us in our spiritual battle , keep on spreading gods love , may god bless u and ur family gabi
Beautiful work Gabriel. Bob and Penny would be very proud of the way you are carrying on their work. You are a true blessing to our family. Deo Gracias
Wow! This video is beautiful. May more ppl fall in love with our Mother Mary. St. Kobe is a brilliant saint and we can certainly look to him for explain on how to become saints. Thanks Gab for making this fine film.
Oh may we have the strength and conviction to be like Jesus and follow Him. Mama Mary pray for us. St Maximilian Kolbe, pray for us. Lord Your will be done.
Just saw you on pints with Aquinas. I loved it, got me all fired up. I ended up going to Mass and i will check out the mental prayer stuff. Great video. Mary, Mother of Jesus, be a mother to me now.
Thank you so so much for making this video.May The Immaculata, ask Her Son Jesus Christ to bless all those who watch this and so be moved to entrust their lives to Her service ,as knights of chivalry ,as St.Maximilian envisaged ,to fight for Our Lady, the Queen of Heaven and earth.
Wonderful video. I knew we could count on you to make a beautiful account of this Saint’s life. I live in Warsaw and been twice to Niepokalanów. It’s a special place and the friars are very nice. 🙏🏻
I never really heard the story of his life quite like this! What an amazing and Beautiful Life Story! Thank You So Very Much! I Now Have a Great LOVE for HIM and HIS MOST Captivating Life! ❤️ PLEASE DEAR Maximilian Pray for My 3 Son's to Hear to Listen to this very life Story and BE Drawn to OUR MOST BEAUTIFUL MOTHER and HAVE A TRUE CONVERSION HEROIC Life STORY FOR OUR LADY (MOTHER) and OUR LORD (SAVIOR)!! Please PRAY FOR THEIR FATHER TO BE CONVERTED! And I'm sorry but that in itself Will Take A MIRACLE!!! Pray for My DAUGHTER who I Named after me; TERESA JOY; SHE TO NEEDS A CONVERSION STORY! They have all had extremely difficult lives; which was SO Different from my own upbringing! I'm 7th out of 10 WE WERE PRIVILEGED TO HAVE 2 TRADITIONAL CATHOLIC PARENTS WHO PUT GOD FIRST! I WANTED TO BRING THEM UP AS CLOSE AS I COULD TO HOW I WAS! But obviously that didn't happen! But I DO BELIEVE IN MIRACLES! Thank you so much! I know you are very aware of my writing this! ❤ AMEN!
Thank you father for your good example please pray for us . Jesus desires us all to live in Gods Divine Will and we pray 🙏 Amen and thank you Jesus and your family your prayers your way. Thanksgiving fiat fiat fiat ❤❤❤
Had to come watch after hearing you talk about this video on Pints With Aquinas. This is an amazing story that brought me to tears, and I'm so thankful that you are using your gifts to share Mary's love with the world!!
St. Maximilian kolbe pray for prisoners. Dear souls pray for the conversions of the incarcerated. Dear Immaculata pray for the prisoners everywhere. Amen
Your videos are always incredible, @gabiafterhours! We share them with everybody we know. Between the Maria Goretti video and this one.... WOW! Keep up the good work, you're contributing to the war just as St. Kolbe did! God Bless!
12:11 I believe the Holy Spirit was with Colby, I love this story I wish this was longer because it was so beautiful, I love Mary and she changed my life
Hi Gabi, I also just watched you in Pints with Aquinas, and had to come see this video, I had it on the background because I was preparing a Bible Class that I'm giving later on, but a heard father say that Saint Maximilian is the saint patron of drug addicts, and I had to watch this, because I didn't know that. I have a friend that reached out to me last week because she was praying for her sister that has a son battling with this addiction and she said to me that she sensed that god directed her to me, that I can be of some service to her, I didn't know what to say other that I would be praying for her and for the liberation of her son´s soul, and I said to her: there is a patron saint of addicts (I was kind of thinking in another saint, but I couldn´t remember his name, an Asian saint)... and then I heard this from your video. I´m a huge fan of St Maximilian, and of his offering all up to the "Immaculate", I see her intercession here. So thank you!!! and do not give up!!! My prayers to you and your ministry!
Laudatur Jesus Christus. I am Polish, and the story is well known in Poland. I visit Niepokalanów all the time traverling from Warsaw to Poznań. God bless you all.
Beautiful and inspiring. Special thanks to you, Gabriel, and you, Fr. Elias Mary, for such an inspiring visual summation of the life and charism of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe. One thing that deeply impressed me as a seminarian was an article St. Maximilian wrote about Our Lady of Lourdes. He noted that when St. Bernadette asked her, "Who are you?" that Our Lady responded, "I AM the Immaculate Conception." He connected that with what God spoke to Moses from the burning bush, "I AM who am." Then he demonstrated how both of these statements were self-revelations. Mary was revealing who she was in God's designs and God was revealing His Divine Essence to Moses and His people. The reason this article struck me so much was because the last recorded words of St. Maximilian on earth were in response to the Kommandant saying, "Who are you?" to which the Saint responded, "I AM a Catholic priest." He identified himself with Christ, the Great High Priest - he, like Christ, was a son of Mary and he, like Christ, was called to lay down his life for others. To me he reveals himself and what it means to be a Roman Catholic priest in those final words: "I AM a Catholic priest." It was a true self-revelation of who he was in God's designs. May he, in union with the Immaculata, intercede for myself and all of my brother priests that we might be perfectly conformed to the image of the Beloved Son, Jesus Christ.
BEAUTIFUL AND INSPIRING... is how I would describe this comment you left. So much wisdom and insight. Thank you Fr.! May Our Lady cross our paths one day... if not on Earth, in Heaven!
