Father Wyszynski Pilgrimage

sible only by boat. Buildings were gradually falling into ruin and the lack of steady income made repair works unattainable. Father Casimir was eager to rem- edy the situation, thus he took up residence at the local monastery, also assuming the office of local superior. He counted on his brother Michael and other benefac- tors’ help. One of his first actions was to safeguard the re- mains of Fr. Stanislaus Papczyński, deposed in the church’s wet ground. Upon receiving the consent of the Church’s authorities, he moved the Founder’s bones into a new casket donated by his brother and placed it in a new tomb. In regard to this action Fr. Alexis Fischer, an eye-witness of this period of Fr. Casimir’s life, reported a most amazing interven- tion of the Marian Founder himself: [Father Wyszyńs- ki] “found the monastery and church in a state of great ruin; the tomb of the Founder was damaged also. Prompted by filial reverence, he decided to exhume the bones and place them in a new casket. While delaying the realization of this plan because he want- ed to fix the monastery first, he fell ill. Almost losing his life, he went to the church to pray. Once there, he felt strongly reminded about the promised casket and in his spirit he heard a voice saying: “Where is my casket?” He procured a new casket at once: it was the one his own brother Michael kept on hand for himself. Father Casimir ordered a new stone tomb to be erect- ed for the Venerable Founder and placed his bones 27 Renewal and Growth of the Marian Order