Father Wyszynski Pilgrimage

give the most detailed account of ourselves before God. For the Apostle of the Nations admonishes us in these words: “Take heed therefore to yourselves and to all the flock, wherein the Holy Spirit has set you as overseers to shepherd the assembly of God (Acts 20:28,) (November 21, 1739). Being himself a great and zealous venerator of Mary Immaculate, Fr. Casimir called his confreres to faithfully imitate her life: “Just like a well-grounded plant, the Rule of the Ten Virtues of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary Immaculately Conceived, which we vowed to uphold, must radiate, bloom, and bring fruit in our Marian hearts. For it is not in speech, but in truth and fact that we must imitate and practice the most Chosen Virgin’s virtues spoken of in the Rule. I recom- mend partaking in the most delectable fragrance of these virtues to all the Marians. I declare my intention to examine your conscience soon in this respect” (June 10, 1740). Caring for the Founder’s Tomb The General Superior of the Marians was allowed to reside in any monastery of his choice. Most fre- quently it was the Korabiew hermitage. In 1739, Fr. Wyszyński settled in Góra Kalwaria, near the Church of Our Lord’s Cenacle—the site of the Marian Founder’s burial. The area was marshy and so flooded in spring that the church and monastery became acces- 26 P ILGRIMAGE TO THE E ND OF THE E ARTH