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-Faith
He believed and let God live through him because he knew that God wanted the best for him.

-Prayer
He prayed every single day.

-Devotion
He devoted his whole life to Jesus and rebuilding the church

-Living a simple life
He gave up his luxury so he could live in poverty.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33H24aw0pig

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Maximilian Kolbe is Franciscan Friar convert who was sent to Auschwitz for helping jews hide during World War 2. He was born on 8 January 1894 in Zdunska Wola and passed on 14 August 1941 in Auschwitz concentration camp, Oświęcim, Poland.

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He was born into a fairly poor home having a German father and Polish mother. His father was hanged for fighting for Poland trying to be independant in 1914. As a child he would get visions from Virgin Mary that is very important because he chose to become a Martyr and follow the path of sanctity.

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Kolbe became a priest and after completing his studies and returned to the newly independent Poland in 1919. The rest of his life was spent having poor health, but he thought of it as "suffering for Mary." He was an active priest and helped sinners and the enemies of the church.

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Saint Maximilian Kolbe devoted his life to Mary including the fact that he composed polish songs to the Virgin Mary. Kolbe and the community at Niepokalanów helped to hide, clothe and feed  3,000 Polish refugees, of which 2,000 were Jews.

When he was caught and taken to the concentration camp, branded prisoner #16670, the nazi was going to choose 10 people to starve to death, in an underground bunker, in punishment for three men escaping. A man was chosen, but he had begged for it not to be him because he had a family and kids that he wanted to go back to. When Kolbe had heard this he took the mans place instead. He lasted 2 weeks after being executed with a lethal injection because they wanted the cell to be empty.

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-Faith
He believes in God and has faith that God will lead him to greatness.

-Courage
He had the courage to give up his life to save someone else.

-Compassion
He thought about how the man had a family to go home to and he felt compassion for the man so Maximilian took his place instead.

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We are learning about him today because he taught the church and everyone to no matter what, think about others before yourself and to be the best version of yourself even when you are surrounded by strangers. He devoted his whole life to Mary and no matter what he was going through he always thought that he should be or is helping someone else. He was selfless and that is why he is still being spoken about today. He sacrificed his life so that someone could go on and have a chance to live.

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What are your thoughts on the two saints?

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What are your thoughts on the two saints?

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I believe that they have made such a good impact on the church meaning that the church probably wouldn't be where it is today without them. They are very important figures to our history and it is important that we are still learning about them till this day. I am also very grateful that i got to learn about them.

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1. What do the lives of both saints make you think about?

They make me think about how hard it was in their time to be the good in people and that I should really appreciate what I have.

1. How hard do you think it would be to live out a monastic life in today’s society? Make sure you describe what life is like in a monastery. As an extension, you can also describe other religious orders and their traditions.

I think it would be insanely hard to live in a monastic life. I would not have that much self control and i would lose my mind. I also wouldn't have the patience to write the bible over and over, to make multiple copies. I feel like in todays society, you would be more judged than accepted because this generation is all about bulling and calling others "nerds" or "loser".

1. Explain what the hardest part of becoming a Franciscan friar for you, personally.

The hardest part would be not having the luxury to my phone or the wifi. It would be hard to not be on the internet and not seeing what is trending these days, because i have been so conditioned to go straight onto phone whenever i have the chance, so it would be hard to break that habit.

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Kolbe:
-He was canonised as a martyr.
-His main devotion was towards Virgin Mary.
-He Sacrificed himself to save someone.
-He is known for being the saint of heroism.

Similarities:
-They are both saints that has made a huge impact in the catholic church.
-They both were apart of the Franciscan Friars.
-They both let God live through them

Francis:
-He was canonised by performing miracles.
-His main devotion was towards Jesus Christ
-He preached to absolutely everything.
-He is known for being the saint for animals because he would preach to them as well.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG5jVcYA1aM

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Saint Francis of Assisi is a Catholic Friar of the Franciscan order. He was born on 1182 in Assisi, Italy and pasted on 1226 in Assisi, Italy. He was a son of a wealthy cloth merchant.

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He grew up having a very well-off childhood, having everything he needed and most things he wanted. He learnt the french culture because his dad wanted him to be in the business industry. He was very interested in music and loved to sing sing songs.

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His life changed when he started getting visions from God when he was released from being captured, by the people of Perugia. When he was sick, from a fever, he got a vision from God to help the sick. He heard God say, "Repair my church, which is falling in ruins." when he was praying in a church.

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Francis lived a life of poverty and went around preaching to everybody, even the popes, about the life of Jesus Christ and how they should be behaving in the Church, so people began to follow him. He had 11 followers by 1209. "To follow the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ and to walk in his footsteps" was the one rule he really cared about.

The franciscan order became an official order when Francis started getting more followers and decided to go to a pope to become an order. The first pope wasn't completely sure about them, but then the pope finally understood their vow for poverty.

The order of poor ladies or the second order has been told that it had began in 1212. The order was for women who believed in what St. Clare was saying and wanted to follow her rule. St. Francis helped them become the one of the first contemplative order of nuns in the Catholic Church.

The Brothers and Sisters of Penance or the third order or now known as Tertiaries, started in 1221. St. Francis thought of this order as an order that the people who couldn't join the first two, either because they were married or other reasons, but still wanted to follow St. Francis.

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The reason why we still talk about St. Francis today is because he didn't care about what people thought about him, he just wanted to preach to people about God and Jesus's life. He preached to everyone and everything. He gave up everything so he could really understand what he was preaching and so he could really let God live through him. He is still being talked about today because he thought the whole church that it shouldn't be about money and how high in the monarchy you are, and that its just about letting God live through you and helping those in need.

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Saint Maximilian Kolbe
https://www.biographyonline.net/spiritual/maximilian-kolbe.html
Reference: Mrs Tancock: My year seven lesson

Saint Francis of Assisi
http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages/saint_francis_of_assisi.php
Reference: Ms Tohme: My year 9