20 Lord Jesus Christ Crucified. Amen.”9 Stanislaus appealed to the One who trusted the Father to the end, who fulfilled His will perfectly, who offered Himself as a burnt offering for the salvation of the world. Perhaps, Christ becomes his Passover in St. Stanislaus Papczyński’s most important moment. Years later, he called a commentary on the evangelical descriptions of the Resurrection, His Redivivus. The source for the adjective redivivus (used anew, returning, refreshed, usable, revived and resurrected) is the noun redivivum (meaning old building material reused once again). Thanks to his fidelity to the Crucified, St. Stanislaus would repeatedly experience the transition from darkness to light, from death to life, becoming redivivus himself – a rejected stone, but ultimately so useful for the Kingdom of God. Questions: 1. Which events in my life do I consider as a participation in the Passion, death and resurrection of Christ? Can I say today that my way of life and faith is the paschal way? 2. Which instance of suffering has been or is most severe for me? To what extent do I experience the presence of sin as causing a feeling of rejection, loneliness, and rancor towards God, people and myself? Am I capable of dealing with my sin in the presence of a loving God who is always searching and waiting for me? 3. How is my religious vocation affected by my experience of the community: is it a path of joy or of sorrow and toil? Do I feel part of this community, or maybe an outsider? Whom and what should I forgive if I haven’t done it already? Whom should I ask for forgiveness and what for? 9 St. Papczyński, Self-Offering (Oblatio), in: Selected Writings, Warszawa-Stockbridge, 2021, p. 871.
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