https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4 Life of a virtuous en-us 2018-10-04 15:55:13 UTC 2025-11-22 14:39:59 UTC hello@padlet.com drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/289224897 When Maximilian was young, his dad died, and that really hurt him and his family and caused struggles. Then at 12 years old he saw Mary in a vision.
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Saint Angela Merici
Angela Merici also lost her parents at a young age. She went to live with a wealthy uncle, then her sister died.
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Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Joseph of Cupertino grew up in poverty, and since he was a child he would have visions that would leave him speechless and gasping.]]> 2018-10-04 15:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/289224897 drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/290368479 Kolbe's family was very poor, but rich in spirit. His dad died when he was very young, and it really hurt him and his family.
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Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Saint Joseph of Cupertino's family was very poor, and he thought so little of himself that he did not complain.]]> 2018-10-08 16:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/290368479 drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/290373255 Kolbe modeled the virtues of perseverance and faith because when he was being starved he did not go crazy and instead he kept praying to God for strength.
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Jane Frances de Chantal
Jane was a model of perseverance through hard times. She was also a model of forgiveness to the man who killed her husband. ]]> 2018-10-08 16:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/290373255 drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/290866497 At twelve years old Maximilian had a vision of Mary that made him want to learn more about Mary and about the Catholic Faith.
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Saint Bernadette
Bernadette also had a vision of Mary at a young age and wanted to have a deeper connection with her.]]> 2018-10-09 16:44:59 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/290866497 drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291730850 Kolbe is a great saint to follow because we all go through hard times, and he went through many hard times. He teaches us how to persevere through that struggle, and find God in the end.
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Saint Dymphna
Saint Dymphna also had many rough patches in life, through this she put her trust into God and persevered with his help. ]]> 2018-10-11 13:58:43 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291730850 drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291734129 While Kolbe was in prison he relied on Christ through mass and prayer, so that he was still peaceful with Christ and God.
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Saint Bernadette
When Bernadette was sick she relied on Christ through prayer to find peace.]]> 2018-10-11 14:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291734129 drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291736160 When Kolbe was twelve years old he had a vision of Mary that really started his saintly life. He later became a priest and was captured by the Nazis for his faith, and was later put in prison.
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Saint Catherine of Siena
Catherine had a vision of Jesus where he put a ring on her finger and she then vowed herself to God.]]> 2018-10-11 14:07:50 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291736160 drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291804244 Maximilian lived from 1894-1941. He was a priest that was put into a concentration camp for his faith and was later killed by lethal injection because they failed to starve him.
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Gemma Galgani lived from 1878-1903. She tried to join a convent and died when she was only twenty-five of Tuberculosis.]]> 2018-10-11 15:49:03 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291804244 drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291807861 Later in Maximilian's life he was praying and secretly doing mass every single day while he was in the concentration camp. Later a prisoner escaped so they took ten random prisoners and starved them, but they had to give Kolbe a lethal injection.
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Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Joseph was forced to do mass in secret after people learned about his miracles.]]> 2018-10-11 15:54:29 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291807861 drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291810464 When Maximilian was born he had four other siblings and his family was very poor. His dad later died and that hurt him. He later became a priest and was put in a concentration camp.
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Saint Crispin of Viterbo
When Crispin of Virterbo was young, his father passed away as well. He later became a Capuchin Monk.]]> 2018-10-11 15:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291810464 drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291812278 Kolbe was sent do a concentration camp for his religion and was gassed by the Nazis after they tried to starve him. Therefore he was a martyr.
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Joan of Arc was a martyr and she was burnt at the stake for fighting for God.]]> 2018-10-11 16:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/291812278 drew_weisner https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/293472295 In Acts 1:15-26 people were choosing the Apostles and they over celebrated, but when Kolbe was in the concentration camp, the Nazis put ten random people up to be starved because a prisoner escaped, so Kolbe stepped up in place for a guy to die.
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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Elizabeth helped the poor and opened hospitals for them and she trusted in God like the Apostles.]]> 2018-10-16 16:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/drew_weisner/b5dr4pua83k4/wish/293472295