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The faithful often find in certain priests a wisdom that is difficult to replace. Decades of spiritual accompaniment, shared sufferings, and human experience allow them to speak serenely about faith, pain, death, and hope.
I was very happy to learn that you will be celebrating your 110th birthday on February 26, and I send you my warmest congratulations and blessings,» the Holy Father wrote to him at the time, according to the Fuldaer Zeitung.
Father Kant, born near Danzig, in what is now Poland, wanted to be a priest from the age of nine. He began his theological studies, but the Nazi regime thwarted his plans by conscripting him for forced labor and turning him into a soldier. Kant then spent four years as a prisoner of war in Russia before being reunited with his family, who had fled to the West.
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Beautiful Stories of Priestly Longevity! These Are the Greatest Priests in the World | ZENIT - English
I was very happy to learn that you will be celebrating your 110th birthday on February 26, and I send you my warmest congratulations and blessings,» the Holy Father wrote to him at the time, according to the Fuldaer Zeitung.
Father Kant, born near Danzig, in what is now Poland, wanted to be a priest from the age of nine. He began his theological studies, but the Nazi regime thwarted his plans by conscripting him for forced labor and turning him into a soldier. Kant then spent four years as a prisoner of war in Russia before being reunited with his family, who had fled to the West.
Continued below.
Beautiful Stories of Priestly Longevity! These Are the Greatest Priests in the World | ZENIT - English