BL. EDWARD GRZYMAŁA, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 10 AUGUST

 

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST

Saints celebrated on the 10th of August

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. EDWARD GRZYMAŁA, PRIEST AND MARTYR

⬅️ 108 Martyrs of World War II

Blessed Edward Grzymała (born September 29, 1906) was a Catholic Priest and Martyr.

From 1926 onwards he studied at the theological seminary at Wloclalek, Poland. Afterwards, he worked on his doctorate at the Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome (1931-1935). As a parish priest of the Diocese of Wloclawek, he served as the Vicar General of the northern portion of the diocese from 1939 onwards.

Following the outbreak of World War II, Fr Edward was arrested by the Gestapo. He was imprisoned and died at the concentration camp in Dachau on August 10, 1942. In 1999, he was beatified by Pope John Paul II. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.