Father Casimir Wyszynski

ther Wyszyński. Father Aloisius Długołecki and Father Isidore Taudt gave similar testimonies. 208 On their way to Częstochowa, Father Casimir would stop at places which held miraculous im- ages of the Mother of God, such as Studzianna, Boża Wola, and Sulejów. The main motive for his pilgrimages during this period was to pray for Mary’s help in guiding the Marian Community to successful outcomes in the work of the renewal of Marian life. While staying in Rome, Venerable Casimir frequently visited the Roman basilica of Mary Major. Before setting out on his trip to Portugal he made a pilgrimage to Loreto in order to beseech Mary’s assistance in the fulfillment of the newMarianmission. 209 The mystery of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God occupied the central place in Father Casimir’s Marian devo- tion and decisively shaped his way of religious life. He accepted with enthusiasm the goal set forth in the Rule of Life of theMarian Community: “Lest you remain without work in the vineyard of the Lord, to the utmost of your strength you will promote devo- tion to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin mother of God.” 210 Father John of Saint John the Baptist, one of thewitnesses in Father Casimir’s beatification process, testified that he person- ally heard Father Casimir saying that he had joined the Marians “because of love for the great mystery of the Immaculate Concep- tion.” 211 Venerable Casimir never hesitated to undertake various toils in order to give witness to Immaculate Mary. Brother John of Saint Mary Rodrigues testified that he heard from Father Casimir himself that “hewould have gone to India and to themost remote places on earth in order to spread devotion to that mys- tery and would have given to that his entire life.” 212 It was in this very spirit that he accepted his mission to Portugal, where he faced great difficulties and sufferings, but “resolved to bear until 208 Ibid, 127-128. 209 A. Fischer, Życie, cnoty i śmierć święta … , 66-67. 210 S. Papczyński, The Rule of Life , in: Constitutions and Directory of the Marian Fathers , Rome, 2018, 263. 211 PositioWysz , 409. 212 Ibid, 241. 156 J ANUSZ K UMALA , MIC, P H D