Prayer to St. Maximilian Kolbe

O St. Maximilian Kolbe, faithful servant of God and martyr of charity, who gave your life for another in the darkness of Auschwitz:

Through your powerful intercession, help me to:

- Love others with selfless devotion

- Stand firm in faith amid persecution

- Defend the dignity of every human person

- Trust in Mary's maternal protection

- Use media and technology for God's glory

You who founded the Militia Immaculatae, teach me to:

- Love the Immaculate Virgin Mary

- Consecrate myself to her service

- Spread devotion to Our Lady

- Be an instrument of divine mercy

Through your example, help me remember that:

'No one in the world can change Truth.'

'What we can do and should do is to seek truth and to serve it when we have found it.'

St. Maximilian, who showed that:

'The Cross is the school of love.'

Help me to embrace my daily crosses with love and courage.

Martyr of Auschwitz, pray that I may:

- Never lose hope in darkness

- Find strength to forgive my enemies

- Sacrifice myself for others' good

- Witness to Christ's love until death

Through your intercession, may I live and die as faithfully as you did, for the greater glory of God and the Immaculata.

Amen.