Father Casimir Wyszynski

124 Z YGMUNT P ROCZEK , MIC, P H D Father Wyszyński diligently imparted the basic elements of the Marian spiritual heritage to the laity. He accomplished it, among other things, by printing Father Papczyński’s book entitled Mystical Temple of God, which teaches the way to Christian holi- ness. On the other hand, in his book Morning Star, he presents Mary as a special patroness in the battle against evil: “I called the book on imitating the evangelical virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Morning Star, because I knew that due to errors and heresy, nearly the whole worldwas sunk in anger, and numerous addictions, and ignorance of what is good and salvific, and was distancing itself from Christ, the Sun of Justice. And just like the morning star, known as the first light is the announcement of sun- rise, so the virtues of the Blessed Virgin will give hope to anyone who voluntarily accepts them in drawing near to Christ, the Sun of Justice. “Even if someone gets entangled in the greatest darkness and wanders about in the terrible night of a bad conscience, by read- ing this book and diligently following the teaching of Morning Star , and imitating her 10 evangelical virtues, that personwill see the day of a good conscience and the radiance of Christ the Lord, the Sun of Justice. Thereafter, with no difficulty or darkness, as if in the middle of the day, he will go forward under Mary’s protec- tion until he sees God on Mount Zion.” Father Casimir reminded those unduly concerned with earthly matters that the most important thing is “to meet in heaven.” He also fostered devotion for the deceased and made it possible for people to obtain indulgences for the deceased inMar- ian churches. Conclusion T he Venerable Servant of God, Father CasimirWyszyński, ap- pears as a man exceptionally significant in his efforts to fulfill his life’s purpose. Already in his youth he started developing the