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Remembering the Holocaust, Remembering Edith Stein
Since the year 2000
the 27 January has been designated as Holocaust Memorial Day and it
is an occasion for remembering the victims of the Nazi persecution
before and during the Second World War and also more recent
genocides throughout the world.
One of the methods of the Nazis was to rob people of their unique identity as human persons before robbing them of their lives. A visit to the memorial museum at Auschwitz / Birkenau enables the visitor to see how this was done. However a visitor to the museum will also see a new exhibition that tells the story of the lives of some of those who were murdered there. It is but a small attempt to remind the visitor that the victims were real people, who lived real lives, and in this way at least reclaim a little of the humanity that the Nazis tried to destroy.
One such victim of Auschwitz who might be of particular interest to visitors to this website is Edith Stein, who is also known as Sister Teresa Bendicta of the Cross, who in her own words was both 'a daughter of Israel and a daughter of the Catholic Church'. In learning even a little about her we help to reclaim her humanity and through doing so for her, we can help affirm the humanity of all the victims of the Holocaust.
Welcome to the Holy Souls Parish Website
Welcome to the website for Holy Souls Parish. We hope this site will be a useful source of information both for parishioners and for those who are looking for information about our parish and about the Catholic community in the Northern part of Scunthorpe and in the smaller towns and villages immediatley to the north of the town.
The website went live in time for Christmas of 2011 and now with the New Year well behind us it is time to develop the site further. The feature section of this page will be changed on a regular basis. On this occasion I have written a few words about Edith Stein (also known as Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) in the light of Holocaust Memorial Day which is observed on 27 January, I hope it is of interest and that people will want to learn more about her.
This is a very special year for us at Holy Souls because we are now 100 years old and there will be a number of special events throughout our centenary year. Some photos from the Mass which began the centenary year can be seen in the gallery section. If you are near Scunthorpe then I hope you might join in some of our centenary activities in person, if you live some distance away then you will be able to keep in touch through this website.
With every blessing,
Father Eddy Jarosz (Parish Priest)