Father Wyszynski Pilgrimage

This is the answer: The Marian Character of Spirituality “I am the mother of fair love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. In me is all grace of the way and of the truth, in me is all hope of life and of virtue. Come to me, all you that desire me and be filled with my fruits. He that hearkens to me, shall not be confounded and they that work by me, shall not sin. They that explain me shall have life everlasting” (Eccl 24:24-26, 30-31 Vulgate). These words, as if spoken by the Mother of God, the Blessed Virgin Mary, which the Church incorpo- rates in various liturgical texts in her honor, prompted the Servant of God Casimir of St. Joseph Wyszyński, since his early life to strive untiringly for holiness under the guidance and protection of the Immaculate Virgin Mary. What is more: his entire life gives wit- ness to the great effectiveness of this “Marian” way in striving for holiness. The Servant of God stands on this road as “a shining example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity” (1 Tm 4:12). [Father Casimir] endeavored to deepen devotion to the Immaculate Virgin Mary by imitating her virtues. He emphasized this in the book “The Morning Star” which he prepared “for the benefit of the faithful in all walks of life.” In his introduction to this book, he states that “the most effective devotion to the Blessed Virgin consists in imitating her virtues as brought to us by the Gospels.” 68 P ILGRIMAGE TO THE E ND OF THE E ARTH