Father Wyszynski Pilgrimage

sought his assistance. Interaction with Fr. Casimir prompted people to be kind towards others and to work on themselves. Judging by the biography of the Servant of God, it is possible to say that he made a large contri- bution towards the revival of the nation because he did his best to help overcome the decline of the Saxon peri- od. His influence spread far beyond the borders of his homeland, which he loved and wished happiness for. His concern was manifested, for instance, in sending back seeds that could grow well on Polish soil, or in reporting the ways of making the bamboo canes or tobacco which he learned, or the cooking recipes. In Rome he kept in touch with his compatriots, but was also open to other nations, which the Portuguese people in particular had a chance to experience. One of the theologians who evaluated the docu- ments and testimonies concerning the life of the Ser- vant of God for his beatification process, explained Fr. Casimir’s timeliness for our day thus: “Father Casimir can be offered as a model for the modern world because he showed how to carry out in the Church the duties of guiding one’s brethren and giving honor to the Immaculate Virgin in the context of man’s human- ity which is so greatly scarred by sin.” The call for conversion remains timely in today’s world, which is afflicted by significant instability of opinions and attitudes, which in turn leads to weaken- ing of the faith, the break-up of marriages, and the abandoning of priestly and religious ways of life. 64 P ILGRIMAGE TO THE E ND OF THE E ARTH