A Boston, Massachusettses Mall Chapel will house Relics of 3 saints

10/12/17:  A Boston, Massachusettses mall chapel will house the relics of 3 saints

https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/a-boston-mall-chapel-will-house-the-relics-of-three-saints-64586

The relic of St. Maximilian Kolbe which will be venerated at the St. Francis Chapel in Boston's Prudential Center Mall.

Relics of St. Faustina Kowalska, St. Maximilian Kolbe, & St. John Paul II will be coming to a Boston mall’s Catholic chapel, & a local priest hopes they'll help mall patrons encounter the reality of Christian love.
 
“Our hope is that these relics will be a source of spiritual wealth for the Church of Boston,” Father James Doran, O.M.V., told CNA. “We hope that all the faithful who live & work in Boston & all those who travel there will know that right in the heart of the city they have access to the 2 greatest treasures the Church possesses: the Sacraments & relics of the saints.”

Father Doran is director of the St. Francis Chapel at Boston’s Prudential Center mall. The mall, located in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, hosts more than 75 shops & restaurants.

Father Doran reflected on the character of the saints whose relics the chapel will house.

“These 3 saints in particular encountered modernity with the full force of Christian love, sometimes in confrontation but also in invitation,” he said. “The mall is a place where encounter & exchange happens, not just of material goods but personal goods even more importantly.”

“With the relics of these saints here we hope the faithful will find a place for contemplative refreshment, gospel formation & the challenge to take up in full freedom the responsibility & privilege of finding God in all things & living by the movements of the Holy Spirit & His gifts & not by blind market forces,” the priest continued.

St. Maximillian Kolbe had served as a missionary priest in Japan & ran a printing press in the face of Nazi occupation. In August 1941, he volunteered to take the place of an innocent husband & father about to be executed at a concentration camp.

The Polish nun St. Faustina Kowalska saw apparitions of Christ & brought the devotion of the Divine Mercy to the world.
The pontificate of St. John Paul II, the first Polish Pope, included the collapse of the Soviet Union & the effort to evangelize around the world. 

“What we learn from these great saints is especially relevant for our modern times, that is, to not be afraid,” Dolan commented. “Clearly, that was a theme of St. John Paul’s entire pontificate but manifested also in the lives of Faustina & Maximilian. Fear is the result of the absence of love.”

The relic of St. Maximillian Kolbe, hair from his beard, was obtained from his monastery in Poland. The relic of St. John Paul II is also a piece of hair, obtained by an Oblate priest in Rome, the Boston Pilot reports.

The third relic, a chip of bone from St. Faustina, came to the oblates as a surprise. They had been trying to obtain a relic of the saint, but couldn't meet the requirements of her convent.

A woman who was a frequent attendee at the chapel came forward with a relic of the nun she'd obtained when St. Faustina was beatified. She said she felt God wanted her to donate it.

The Prudential Center chapel was founded in 1969. Staffed by the Oblates of the Virgin Mary since the early 1980s, it offers daily Mass, Confession, & Eucharistic Adoration.

“The chapel is known as an oasis of prayer, silence & mercy in the heart of the city,” Doran said.

National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe at Marytown, Illinois

The National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe at Marytown is a place of pilgrimage for the faithful and is dedicated to promoting the witness and life of St. Maximilian, a Conventual Franciscan friar and priest, martyred in the Holocaust. Located in the Archdiocese of Chicago, Marytown is a very special place filled with artistic beauty, cultural and historical significance, and deep spiritual renewal.

The National Shrine includes the Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, an educational Holocaust exhibit, and the relics of Saint Maximilian, as well as a full service Retreat & Conference Center and the biggest Christian Bookstore and Gift Shop between Chicago and Milwaukee!

http://www.marytown.com

Live streaming webcam of their adoration chapel:

http://www.marytown.com/chapel-live-stream

Link to their online gift shop:

https://marytown-press-gift-store.myshopify.com

GIFT SHOP HOURS:
Monday:   9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday - Friday:  
                 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday:  9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday:    CLOSED 

SHRINE Office
1600 W Park Avenue
Libertyville, IL 60048
Tel: 847-367-7800
Fax: 847-367-7831
Email: mail@kolbeshrine.org

OFFICE HOURS:
Monday - Friday:  
     9:00 AM - 4:30PM  

Map:


https://www.google.com/maps/place/1600+W+Park+Ave,+Libertyville,+IL+60048/@42.279403,-87.9793294,17.27z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x880f9722f6ae0a15:0xcdcc64a693772a67!8m2!3d42.2790593!4d-87.9804056

St. Maximilian Kolbe Relic Pilgrimage - June 3 2016 - Syracuse, New York

St. Maximilian Kolbe Relic Pilgrimage June 3, 2016

Host: The Franciscan Place
Date of Event: June 3, 2016

Friday – June 3, 2016 The Franciscan Place Chapel, Destiny USA, Syracuse NY (located behind DSW store)

9 am–12 pm Welcoming of  Relics & Veneration
10 am–12 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation
12:15 pm Mass
1 pm–8 pm Veneration of the Relics
2 pm–4 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation

https://www.destinyusa.com/event/st-maximilian-kolbe-relic-pilgrimage-june-3-2016






In commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of St. Maximilian Kolbe his relics will be in Syracuse & available for veneration. Kolbe was a Franciscan Friar who was killed at Auschwitz by the Nazis, he sacrificed his life to take the place of a young father who had been selected for execution. This selfless act of love made him a martyr of charity. Ultimately Kolbe was killed by an injection of poison & for this reason he is also patron saint of people with addictions.

Through our commemoration of this martyrdom we also call to mind the millions of Jews who were killed. We will never forget the Holocaust of our elder brothers & sisters in the faith of Abraham & Sarah.



 

Update: 2016 Relic Tour Schedule: Relics of St. Maximilian Kolbe

  Here is current schedule for the relic tour as of 3-6-16 which was found at this site:

http://www.olaprovince.org/index/2015/12/23/st-maximilian-kolbe-relic-2016-pilgrimage-2/ 

St. Maximilian Kolbe Relic 2016 Pilgrimage

Posted on December 23, 2015 .

As the new year quickly approaches, we friars would like to remind you of our upcoming
“Pilgrimage of the Relics of St. Maximilian Kolbe.”

PILGRIMAGE OF THE RELIC OF ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE

2016 Itinerary (Updates Will Occur Upon Change)

MARYLAND
The Shrine of St. Anthony, Ellicott City  ~  January 15-17 (Opening Ceremonies)
Provincial House (Portiuncula Friary), Ellicott City  ~  January 18-21 (Private)
St. Casimir Church, Baltimore  ~  January 22-25 (Cancelled due to weather)
St. Wenceslaus Church & St. Ann, Baltimore  ~  January 29-31
Archbishop Curley High School, Baltimore  ~  February 2-4
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Church, Baltimore  ~  February 5-12
St. Clement Mary Hofbauer Church, Baltimore  ~  February 13-15

WASHINGTON DC AREA
The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC ~  February 17-21
Post Novitiate (St. Bonaventure Friary), Silver Spring, MD  ~  February 22-24 (Private)

NORTH CAROLINA
Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Burlington ~ February 27-29
Holy Cross Catholic Church, Durham  ~  March 4-6
Newman Catholic Student Center Parish, UNC at Chapel Hill  ~  March 7
Iglesia Catolica de St. Julia (Catholic Church), Siler City  ~  March 11-13
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Winston-Salem  ~  March 15-18

FLORIDA
St. Lucie Catholic Church, Port St. Lucie  ~ April 1-3
St. Mark Catholic Church, Boynton Beach  ~  April 8-10

GEORGIA
Holy Cross Catholic Church, Atlanta  ~  April 15-17
St. Philip Benizi Catholic Church, Jonesboro  ~  April 21-24

PENNSYLVANIA
Mother Cabrini Catholic Church, Shamokin  ~  April 29-May 1
St. Patrick Parish, Trevorton  ~  May 6-8
St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Johnstown  ~  May 13-15

UPSTATE NEW YORK and CANADA
St. Francis of Assisi Roman Catholic Church, Athol Springs, NY  ~  May 20-22
St. Francis High School, Athol Springs, NY  ~  May 24-26
The Franciscan Church of St. Bonaventure, Toronto, ON  ~  May 27-29
The Church of St. John Apostle and Holy Family, Kingston, ON  ~ May 30 – June 2
The Franciscan Church of the Assumption, Syracuse, NY  ~  June 3-5
National Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Shrine, Fonda, NY  ~  June 10-12
Sisters of the Resurrection, Castleton, NY  ~  June 13-15

MASSACHUSETTS
Our Lady of the Cross Parish, Holyoke  ~  June 17-19
St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Chicopee  ~  June 21-23
Basilica of St. Stanislaus, Bishop & Martyr, Chicopee  ~  June 24-26

CONNECTICUT
Felician Franciscan Sisters (Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice), Enfield  ~  June 28-30
St. Paul Catholic Church, Kensington and St. John Catholic Church, Cromwell  ~  July 1-7

Return to MASSACHUSETTS
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, New Bedford  ~  July 8-10

NEW YORK CITY, NY
St. Adalbert Roman Catholic Church, Elmhurst  ~  July 15-17
San Damiano Mission, Brooklyn ~  July 18-20
The Roman Catholic Community of Most Holy Trinity-St. Mary  ~  July 22-24

NEW JERSEY
St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Point Pleasant Beach  ~  July 29-31
The Church of St. Catharine of Siena, Seaside Park
and Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Seaside Heights  ~  August 5-7

Return to MARYLAND
The Shrine of St. Anthony, Ellicott City  ~  August 14 (Closing Ceremonies)

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Marytown - The National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe in Illinois

Marytown in Libertyville, Illinois:   The National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe

http://www.marytown.com

Conventual Franciscan Friars of Marytown

1600 W Park Ave
Libertyville, IL 60048
Ph:  (847) 367-7800

For those unable to visit, their website offers 360 degree virtual tours!!

http://www.marytown.com/content/national-shrine-of-st-maximilian-kolbe

They also offer online Eucharistic Perpetual Adoration:

http://www.marytown.com/content/our-lady-blessed-sacrament-chapel

You click the arrow on the window and live adoration is available. 

THE EUCHARISTIC MONSTRANCE

Upon entering Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament adoration chapel, the eye is naturally drawn to the monstrance where the Eucharistic Jesus is enthroned.  The monstrance is five feet, two inches tall and has been entirely fashioned from sacrificial gifts of jewelry.

Symbols of the four Evangelists grace the base, signifying that Eucharistic doctrine is based in Sacred Scripture.  The stem of the monstrance is formed by a figure of Mary Immaculate crushing the head of a serpentine Satan.  The removable lunela holds Jesus truly present in the consecrated host.  Encircling it are eight medallions portraying “types,” or symbols of the Blessed Sacrament.

A podium of marble with angels in high relief and grateful expression supports the monstrance.  Learn more about the monstrance by clicking HERE.

THE ALTAR OF EXPOSITION

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus: Holy, Holy, Holy, carved in the steps leading to the altar proclaim the sacredness of this space.  Nine species of imported marble make up the altar’s construction.  Its frontal area is a masterpiece, inlaid with mosaics representing the Mass as sacrifice: the breaking of bread at Emmaus, the sacrifices of Abraham and Melchisedech.
 

St. Maximilian Kolbe, Martyr of Charity

St. Maximilian was born Raymond Kolbe in Poland, January 8, 1894. In 1910, he entered the Conventual Franciscan Order. He was sent to study in Rome where he was ordained a priest in 1918.

Father Maximilian returned to Poland in 1919 and began spreading his Militia of the Immaculata movement of Marian consecration (whose members are also called MIs), which he founded on October 16, 1917. In 1927, he established an evangelization center near Warsaw called Niepokalanów, the "City of the Immaculate." By 1939, the City had expanded from eighteen friars to nearly 900, making it the largest Catholic religious house in the world.

To better "win the world for the Immaculata," the friars utilized the most modern printing and administrative techniques. This enabled them to publish countless catechetical and devotional tracts, a daily newspaper with a circulation of 230,000 and a monthly magazine with a circulation of over one million. Maximilian started a radio station and planned to build a motion picture studio--he was a true "apostle of the mass media." He established a City of the Immaculata in Nagasaki, Japan, in 1930, and envisioned missionary centers worldwide.

Maximilian was a ground-breaking theologian. His insights into the Immaculate Conception anticipated the Marian theology of the Second Vatican Council and further developed the Church's understanding of Mary as "Mediatrix" of all the graces of the Trinity, and as "Advocate" for God's people.

In 1941, the Nazis imprisoned Father Maximilian in the Auschwitz death camp. There he offered his life for another prisoner and was condemned to slow death in a starvation bunker. On August 14, 1941, his impatient captors ended his life with a fatal injection. Pope John Paul II canonized Maximilian as a "Martyr of Charity" and “Patron Saint of our difficult century” in 1982. St. Maximilian Kolbe is the patron of journalists, families, prisoners, the pro-life movement and the chemically addicted.

 

During the Jubilee Year 2000, the National Conference of Catholic Bishops designated Marytown as the National Shrine of St. Maximilian Kolbe.

Pilgrims are welcome to venerate the relics of this Polish Conventual Franciscan priest, publisher, theologian and evangelist. His life of charity and heroic death in the Auschwitz death camp is commemorated in our Kolbe/Holocaust Exhibit. Saint Maximilian is considered the patron of journalists, families, prisoners, the pro-life movement, those afflicted with chemical dependency and eating disorders, and the media communications. Come and visit an inspirational place of prayer, hospitality, evangelization, and personal spiritual growth!

ST. MAXIMILIAN'S FEAST DAY: AUGUST 14