Father Wyszynski Pilgrimage

Even when he and his subordinates lived in poverty, he ensured the magnificence of worship and divine cult and provided food for the assembled faithful to stir up their piety.” Experiencing many obstacles, perils, and famine on his trip to Portugal, “the Servant of God placed his hope in God’s help and displayed the utmost patience and steadfastness in achieving his goal. This encour- aged me, his companion, to be patient and trustful” (Fr. Bujalski). Father Alexis Fisher pointed out Fr. Casimir’s fil- ial bond with Mary Immaculate: “He had such an unbreakable faith in the power of the Immaculate Con- ception that in various circumstances, in weaknesses and perils, either his own or somebody else’s, he recit- ed the following words, thus achieving the expected result: «May the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Concep- tion be our health and our protection».” Father Alexis personally experienced the healing power of this prayer when the Servant of God Casimir traced on his forehead the initials of this invocation. The same biographer passed on to us a testimony given by our Portuguese brethren pertaining to the time of the Servant of God’s last illness: “With great love [Fr. Casimir] wished to alleviate the strain on the brethren waiting on him. He used to pray throughout his entire life that he would not become a burden to his brethren because of a long illness. As long as he was 58 P ILGRIMAGE TO THE E ND OF THE E ARTH