Feast Day: August 14

Memorial of Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe (1894-1941), Polish Conventual Franciscan martyred at Auschwitz, having volunteered to take the place of a condemned father of a family. Canonized 1982 (USCCB Liturgical Calendar 2026).

Memorial of Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe (1894-1941), Polish Conventual Franciscan martyred at Auschwitz, having volunteered to take the place of a condemned father of a family. Canonized 1982 (USCCB Liturgical Calendar 2026).

From the USCCB 2026 Liturgical Calendar.