BL. JOSEPH CEBULA, PRIEST AND MARTYR

BL. JOSEPH CEBULA, PRIEST AND MARTYR - 28 APRIL

BLESSED JOSEPH CEBULA, PRIEST AND MARTYR

Fr Joseph (Józef) Cebula was killed on May 9, but his feast day is on April 28. Born March 23, 1902 in Malnia, Poland, Joseph Cebula suffered tuberculosis as a youth and was declared incurable. Most wonderfully, he recovered. Making a pilgrimage to an Oblate shrine afterwards, he shared his story with Fr Jan Pawolik. Fr Pawolik suggested that he study at the minor seminary at Krotoszyn, which Joseph did. In 1921, the young man began his novitiate at Markowice and also commenced his studies for the priesthood. Fr Cebula was ordained in the early summer of 1927. Afterwards, he taught seminarians and was appointed novice master at Markowice in 1937. In October 1939, after the onset of the Second World War, the 100 member community at Markowice was placed under house arrest, and set to work as farm labourers. On April 7, 1941, Fr Cebula was taken to the concentration camp Mauthausen-Gusen in Austria and forced to hard labour. On May 9, Father Cebula said, "It is not you who are in charge. God will judge you." He was shot dead because of this utterance, and his body was cremated. Fr Cebula was beatified by Pope John Paul II on June 13, 1999 as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.

Information from: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3zef_Cebula

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