![]() Mary’s Cathedral in Linz on October 26, 2007. “Neither prison, nor chains, nor sentence of death, can separate me from the love of God.” Over five decades after his execution, the verdict of death on Jägerstätter was annulled by the District Court of Berlin, and on June 1, 2007, the Vatican officially confirmed his martyrdom. “God gives so much strength to those who love Him and who do not give priority to the world rather than to eternity,” he stated after his sentence. On July 6, 1943, Jägerstätter was condemned to death for undermining military morale. However, he was willing to serve as a military paramedic, but this proposal was denied. ![]() He felt he could not be both a Nazi and a Catholic. After being conscripted once more in 1943, he reported to his regular military company, but refused to perform military service with a weapon. He did not wish to obey a third conscription order, for he regarded fighting and killing on behalf of Hitler as a grave sin. In 1940, Jägerstätter was conscripted to perform military service, but was twice brought home by the authorities on the grounds of his “reserved civilian occupation” as a farmer. Franz Jägerstätter was a farmer from the village of Sankt Radegund in Upper Austria, which is less than fourteen miles from Marktl on the river Inn in Bavaria, Germany, where Joseph Ratzinger was. He felt the meaning was “unveiled” to him as representing the Nazi Party with all its attached organizations. To further reinforce this idea, he had a dream that he saw a train carrying innumerable people to perdition. In 1938 when the Nazi’s took over power, he refused to cooperate with them as he viewed Christianity and Nazism as being completely irreconcilable. Franz Jgersttter, a farmer and father of four, went into military. In 1930, he returned to his home village with a deepened belief in God. A Hidden Life Hides Too Much of Franz Jägerstätters Life. All men were ordered to enlist in the military. From 1927 to 1930, Jägerstätter worked in the iron ore industry during which he began to question his faith and the meaning of life. Steer me to a happy and holy death with life everlasting. Seek for me the grace to walk faithfully in the path of perfection. Help me to live Jesus’ Gospel more fully. ![]() “Neither prison, nor chains, nor sentence of death, can separate me from the love of God.” - Franz Jagerstatterįranz Jagerstatter, born in Upper Austria in 1907, was raised by his grandmother and spent much of his childhood living in poverty. Franz Jagerstatter, an Austrian farmer, a devoted husband and father, and a devout Catholic, was executed in 1943 as a result of his refusal to serve in the. Franz Jgersttter: Pray for us that we will hold firm to our faith and uphold the teachings of the Catholic Church. ![]()
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