Father Casimir Wyszynski

a spirit of poverty, reasoning thus: “How canwe call poor in spirit someone who continues to cling in his heart to earthly goods, as if placing in them, instead of in God, his hope and the purpose of his life; or someone who, despite taking a vow of poverty, still possesses or desires to possess what he should have renounced; or who complains upon finding himself in poverty and does not agree with the will of God?” 122 Obedience T he Venerable Servant of God Casimir was always ready to subordinate his will to the will of his Superiors. Already in his novitiate year he was greatly meticulous in regard to obedience. After making his religious vows he practiced the vow of obedi- ence exactly and strictly, for which hewas praised by everyone. 123 Exercising the virtue of obedience according to the Rule of the Ten Virtues of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary, the Venerable Casimir reached such heights of perfection that hewas presented to everyone as a model of obedience. 124 For this he was regarded as a religious obedient in a perfect manner. Father Fischer called himuncommonly obedient, rigorously carrying out his superiors’ instructions in a manner of total availability. Another witness states that the Venerable Casimir practiced the virtue of obedi- ence “miro modo,” that is, in a manner worthy of admiration be- cause of how he always did everything his superiors asked him to do. 125 To illustrate: He undertook the trip to Portugal not only on his own volition, but following the command of his superiors. And the entirety of Father Casimir’s written work is permeated with the spirit of obedience. 126 122 Casimir Wyszyński, Foreword to Morning Star , 23. 123 PositioWysz , 432, 437, 468, 494. 124 Ibid, 439, 446, 485, 519. 125 Ibid, 441, 468-469. 126 Ibid, 508. 135 Faithful to the Road of Religious Profession of Vows