For addiction, recovery, or courage under pressure
St. Maximilian Kolbe
Feast dayAugust 14Often sought forPeople affected by addiction, prisoners, and families
Find another saintBiography source: Franciscan MediaArtwork: Unknown photographer · Public domain
The life of this saint
Maximilian was a Polish Franciscan priest devoted to Mary and to evangelization through modern media. Imprisoned at Auschwitz, he volunteered to die in place of another prisoner who had a family.
Why Catholics ask for this saint’s intercession
His freedom of spirit in captivity and sacrificial love make him a powerful intercessor for addiction, imprisonment, family suffering, and moral courage.
Ask for intercession
A prayer with St. Maximilian Kolbe
St. Maximilian Kolbe, witness of sacrificial love, intercede for everyone bound by addiction or destructive habits. Ask Jesus to break chains, strengthen recovery, protect families, and provide wise companions and treatment. Help us choose love and truth one day at a time. Amen.
