Father Wyszynski Pilgrimage

Vatican (Council) II also solemnly confirmed this way and in a clear statement pointed it out to the faith- ful as always vital: “But while in the most holy Virgin the Church has already reached that perfection (…), the followers of Christ still strive to conquer sin and increase in holiness. And so they turn their eyes to Mary who shines forth to the whole community of the elect as the model of virtues” ( LG , 65). Pope John Paul II saw the reason for this state of things in the fact that “The Mother of the Redeemer has a precise place in the plan of salvation.” “Her ex- ceptional pilgrimage of faith represents a constant point of reference for the Church, for individuals and for communities, for peoples and nations and, in a sense, for all humanity,” so that “Mary does not cease to be the «Star of the Sea» (Maris Stella) for all who are still on the journey of faith. If they lift their eyes to her from their earthly existence, they do so because «the Son whom she brought forth is he whom God placed as the first-born among many brethren (Rom 8:29)» and also because «in the birth and development» of these broth- ers and sisters «she cooperates with a maternal love ( LG , 63)” ( Redemptoris Mater , 1, 6). Biography The Servant of God Casimir was born August 19, 1700, at his family estate Jeziora Wielka, then part of the Diocese of Poznań, presently the Diocese of War- 69 Appendices