The end of the camp The end of the camp

The end of the camp

After we had our tour all 160 Franciscan students went to the end of the camp, where now stands a memorial monument, and prayed a Divine Mercy Chaplet. We prayed for all those who were prisoners in the camp, all that lost their lives, all those responsible for the lives lost and all those affected by the Holocaust. Over 50 years later we stood in the same camp where the tragedies took place and prayed for those involved.


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Blog: Auschwitz
Date: September 24th 2005

I’ve read about it in books and watched it in movies but nothing can compare to the reality of being there. I don’t even know where to begin writing about the experience. The day I spent at Auschwitz is something that will take a lifetime to process. It put an entirely new dimension on something that I have heard about my entire life. When I walked out of the camp that day any doubt that s ... read more




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