Subj : June 12th - Bl Hilary Januszewski To : All From : rich Date : Fri Jun 11 2021 10:20:43 From: rich June 12th - Bl Hilary Januszewski (1907-1945) Hilary Januszweski was born in Krajenki, Poland on 11 June 1907. He was christened Pawel and raised by his parents, Martin and Marianne. At the age of 20, Pawel went to Krakow where he joined the Carmelite Order and took the religious name Hilary. Following the completion of philosophy studies in Krakow, he was sent to Rome for clerical studies at St Albert's International College. He is remembered during this time by fellow Carmelites as a silent and prudent man who loved studying. Hilary returned to the Krakow community, Poland in 1935, and was appointed professor of Dogmatic Theology and Church History at the institute of the Polish Carmelite Province. Four years later, in 1939 as world war threatened, he was appointed prior of the Krakow community. In September of the same year, the Gestapo, who had entered Poland, began arresting friars from the Krakow community. During one of these arrests, Father Hilary offered himself in the place of another friar, who was older and suffering sickness. He understood his act to be the duty of his role as prior of the community. After his arrest he was transferred between various concentration camps and ended up at Dachau. At Dachau, Hilary was joined by other Carmelites who had been arrested, among them, Titus Brandsma. Letters from the time mention a ceremony held in secrecy to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on 16 July 1942 by a group of imprisoned Carmelites. During the winter of 1945, a typhus epidemic struck the camp. Hilary, knowing that he would likely not survive, volunteered to care for those who were suffering the disease. After 21 days of ministering to the sick and dying, Hilary contracted typhus and died of the disease on 25 March 1945, shortly before the liberation of the concentration camp. Previous Carmelite Prior General, Joseph Chalmers, reflecting on the life of Bl Hilary, wrote: =E2=80=9CHad it not been for his heroic death, he would probably have been forgotten, because he never stood out in extraordinary things. But with that strength that grows from a life of prayer, acting in the presence of the Lord--something very typical and genuine of Carmelite spirituality--he gave himself up for others with the same simplicity with which he lived a quiet, hardworking life.=E2=80=9D Speaking of:=C2 Sin =E2=80=9D It is better for you to lose one of your members, than to have your whole body go into Gehenna.=E2=80=9D Matthew 5:29 =E2=80=9CThe dragon sits by the side of the road, watching those who pass. Beware lest he devour you. We go to the Father of Souls but it is necessary to pass by the dragon.=E2=80=9D --St Cyril of Jerusalem (315-387) =E2=80=9CVirtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife.=E2=80=9D --St Pope Leo the Great (400-461) Bible Quote: That which is exalted in the sight of men is an abomination before God.=C2 (Luke 16:15) <><><><> THE PROMISES OF OUR LORD to Saint Margaret Mary for Souls Devoted to His Sacred Heart =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 1. I will give them all the graces necess= ary in their state of life. =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 2. I will establish peace in their houses= ... =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 3. I will comfort them in all their affli= ctions. =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 4. I will be their secure refuge during l= ife, and above all in death. =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 5. I will bestow a large blessing upon al= l their undertakings. =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 6. Sinners shall find in My Heart the sou= rce and the infinite ocean of mercy. =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 7. Tepid souls shall grow fervent. =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 8. Fervent souls shall quickly mount to h= igh perfection. =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 9. I will bless every place where a pictu= re of My Heart shall be set up and honored. =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 10. I will give to priests the gift of touching= the most hardened hearts. =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 11. Those who shall promote this devotion shall= have their names written in Heart, never to be blotted out. =C2 =C2 =C2 =C2 12. I promise thee in the excessive mercy of My= Heart that My all-powerful love grant to all those who communicate on First Friday in nine consecutive months grace of final penitence; they shall not in My disgrace nor without receiving their Sacraments; My Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge in this lost moment. --- NewsGate v1.0 gamma 2 * Origin: News Gate @ Net396 -Huntsville, AL - USA (1:396/4) .