31 with the voices of all the Chapter members to undertake the shepherd’s effort and to prepare the path for your salvation. He prompted your hearts to submit to God’s will through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, I am to take on the toil of governing our Congregation, being like a voice that cries in the wilderness, calling to straighten God’s paths. Thus, by this letter, I declare my readiness to fulfill my duty of serving you. Therefore, through the depth of God’s mercy, I am begging you in a fatherly way to be ready, pure and just for the coming of Jesus Christ, our Judge. I sincerely recommend that you observe religious discipline in its entirety, obey your superiors, show brotherly love, and fulfill the past and present regulations of the Chapter. Please also remember me, a sinner, in your pious prayers, so that I may properly and correctly fulfill my duty. I remain in the Lord. Given in the Skórzec Convention on December 23, 1737 Br. Casimir Wyszyński, Superior General. Meditation The imitation of Christ and close unity with Him causes each person to choose the path of their personal Passover, which takes place in a specific community, and above all – in the community of the Church. Passover is not just a simple, free transition from one point or event in life to another, but is often associated with pain, dying to oneself, or a total dying and resurrection, that is, being returning to life by God in a new reality. All of human life has a paschal dimension, which means that we constantly try to “pass through” from disordered and sinful attachments to a life in God’s grace, and we struggle constantly to choose between the implementation of God’s plan for our lives and our own plans or plans that other people have for us. Father Casimir Wyszyński, who distinguished himself by his piety and righteousness of character, struggled with his father’s plans for his life (a career in administration) and his own feelings and desires as well
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