ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL
Saints celebrated on the 10th of April
Prayer to the Angels and the Saints
Heavenly Father, in praising Your Angels and Saints we praise Your glory, for by honouring them we honour You, their Creator. Their splendour shows us Your greatness, which infinitely surpasses that of all creation.
In Your loving providence, You saw fit to send Your Angels to watch over us. Grant that we may always be under their protection and one day enjoy their company in heaven.
Heavenly Father, You are glorified in Your Saints, for their glory is the crowning of Your gifts. You provide an example for us by their lives on earth, You give us their friendship by our communion with them, You grant us strength and protection through their prayer for the Church, and You spur us on to victory over evil and the prize of eternal glory by this great company of witnesses.
Grant that we who aspire to take part in their joy may be filled with the Spirit that blessed their lives, so that, after sharing their faith on earth, we may also experience their peace in heaven. Amen.
BL. BONIFACE ZUKOWSKI, MARTYR
From a farming background, Blessed Boniface Zukowski (Zukovski) felt called to religious life and joined the Order of Friars Minor Conventual in Niepokalanow, Poland.
HIS ARREST
He assisted St Maximilian Kolbe's work. During the Second World War, he was arrested for his publishing activities; he was first incarcerated in Warsaw, and afterwards transferred to Dachau (together with Brother Timothy). He ministered to fellow inmates.
HIS HOLY DEATH
Blessed Boniface died of pneumonia as a consequence of forced labour and the conditions in the concentration camp. His holy death occurred on April 10, 1942. Bl. Boniface's feast day is April 10, and he is also commemorated on June 12 (the joined feast of the 108 Martyrs of WW II).
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