{"id":85477,"date":"2026-08-14T09:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/?p=85477"},"modified":"2026-08-14T09:12:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T13:12:26","slug":"the-power-of-the-virgin-mary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/the-power-of-the-virgin-mary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of the Virgin Mary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"QejDDf WVVXpe\" data-vdh=\"1\">\n<div class=\"SwNFKd\" data-hveid=\"CBoQAA\">\n<div class=\"nNT2Db\" data-hveid=\"CBoQAQ\">\n<div data-id=\"_7hJ_apS4E8y_p84Pl-zSqAM_74\" data-q=\"st maximilian kolbe\" data-viewer-group=\"1\">\n<div class=\"QJ1ykf sDknIc\" role=\"list\" aria-owns=\"_7hJ_apS4E8y_p84Pl-zSqAM_71\">\n<div class=\"mW90w XJu8V Cl7wee K3nrce\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"ZYbY5b PZPZlf\" data-attrid=\"VisualDigestFirstImageResult\" data-docid=\"wqN96diWFltwhM\" data-lpage=\"https:\/\/hallow.com\/saints\/maximilian-kolbe\/\" data-tsourceid=\"101\" data-hveid=\"CCYQAA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiU5_P0l6CWAxXM38kDHRe2FDUQzPcJegQIJhAA\">\n<div id=\"e-wqN96diWFltwhM\" class=\"DML6C\" data-preview-id=\"\" data-sv-cpt=\"4\" data-sve=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiU5_P0l6CWAxXM38kDHRe2FDUQnPAOegQIJhAB\">\n<div class=\"cIR4nf ZYbY5b\">\n<div class=\"Z0x26b ZYbY5b nNEgVe\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-docid=\"wqN96diWFltwhM\">\n<div class=\"XBrj3b uhHOwf ez24Df\" data-crop=\"top_pcnt: \t 0\nbottom_pcnt: 100\nleft_pcnt: 19\nright_pcnt: 80\n\"><\/p>\n<div>\nFrom <em>Disciples Of Our Eucharistic Lord:<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"QejDDf WVVXpe\" data-vdh=\"1\">\n<div class=\"SwNFKd\" data-hveid=\"CBoQAA\">\n<div class=\"nNT2Db\" data-hveid=\"CBoQAQ\">\n<div data-id=\"_7hJ_apS4E8y_p84Pl-zSqAM_74\" data-q=\"st maximilian kolbe\" data-viewer-group=\"1\">\n<div class=\"QJ1ykf sDknIc\" role=\"list\" aria-owns=\"_7hJ_apS4E8y_p84Pl-zSqAM_71\">\n<div class=\"mW90w KoyeEb l6n6ic\" role=\"listitem\">\n<div class=\"ZYbY5b PZPZlf\" data-attrid=\"VisualDigestImageResult\" data-docid=\"5vANTyakxIIImM\" data-lpage=\"https:\/\/newsletter.companionsofstanthony.org\/newsletters\/2018-fall\/st-maximilian-kolbe-a-reflection\/\" data-tsourceid=\"102\" data-hveid=\"CCwQAA\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiU5_P0l6CWAxXM38kDHRe2FDUQzPcJegQILBAA\">\n<div id=\"e-5vANTyakxIIImM\" class=\"DML6C\" data-preview-id=\"\" data-sv-cpt=\"4\" data-sve=\"\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiU5_P0l6CWAxXM38kDHRe2FDUQnPAOegQILBAB\">\n<div class=\"cIR4nf ZYbY5b\">\n<div class=\"Z0x26b ZYbY5b nNEgVe\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" data-docid=\"5vANTyakxIIImM\">\n<div class=\"y01PGd ZYbY5b\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"CYJS5e W0urI GHMsie o6dXvc EVeTFb\" data-minw=\"270\" data-vdb=\"1\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiU5_P0l6CWAxXM38kDHRe2FDUQkooLKAB6BAgjEAE\" data-nohu=\"1\">\n<div class=\"v0UHue\" data-nohu=\"1\" data-sds-expandable=\"\" data-hveid=\"CCMQAg\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiU5_P0l6CWAxXM38kDHRe2FDUQziB6BAgjEAI\">\n<div class=\"VelOt\">\n<div class=\"ISATce VmgTu QAokWb PZPZlf\" data-attrid=\"VisualDigestDescription\">\n<div id=\"_7hJ_apS4E8y_p84Pl-zSqAM_95\" class=\"G0maxb zpzIMb pOOWX BAqyXc d5wodd\" data-a=\"0\" data-owe=\"true\"><em><span id=\"_7hJ_apS4E8y_p84Pl-zSqAM_96\" class=\"K6pdKd wtBS9\">Maximilian Maria Kolbe, OFM Conv. was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, priest, missionary, and martyr. He volunteered to die in place of a man named Franciszek Gajowniczek in the German death camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"XBrj3b uhHOwf ez24Df\" data-crop=\"top_pcnt: \t 0\nbottom_pcnt: 100\nleft_pcnt: 19\nright_pcnt: 80\n\"><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>Meditation<\/i><\/b><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"dimg_7hJ_apS4E8y_p84Pl-zSqAM_7\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQuOT4OFYvnNHVTiKuxUPzghRH0-trEHpezwZB1NQJIVhHu4yhXhQGKp9S224ELUKmDwRGGqHvsh3Bjrie1Fg_zUV8y0jrxWRhb9nzbfuAtiQ&amp;s=10\" alt=\"Image of Saint Maximilian Kolbe - St. Francis Chapel\" data-csiid=\"7hJ_apS4E8y_p84Pl-zSqAM_12\" data-atf=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8220;Modern times are dominated by Satan and will be more so in the future. The conflict with hell cannot be engaged by men, even the most clever. The Immaculata alone, has from God, the promise of victory over Satan. However, assumed into Heaven, the Mother of God now requires our co-operation. She seeks souls, who will consecrate themselves entirely to her, who will become in her hands effective instruments for the defeat of Satan and the spreading of God\u2019s kingdom upon earth.&#8221; &#8211; Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Disciples Of Our Eucharistic Lord: Maximilian Maria Kolbe, OFM Conv. was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar, priest, missionary, and.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-85477","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85477"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85477\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85478,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85477\/revisions\/85478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85477"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/spiritdaily.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}