Father Casimir Wyszynski

159 Apostle of the Immaculate Mary Papczyński, and with the growth of the Order itself. In his letter to Father Cayjetan Wetycki, Venerable Casimir wrote: “After all, nobody hides a light under a bushel basket, but puts it on a can- dlestick so that it may shine forth. Therefore, if we wish that the Order of the Blessed Virginwould flourish, wemust get busywith worthy and glorious matters. For promoting her religious Order is not about us, but about spreading the glory of Mary Immacu- lately Conceived. It is also about our Venerable Father Founder, who was a special venerator of the aforesaidmystery. Surround- ing himwith reverence, wemust begin efforts for the cause of his beatification. 220 On August 5, 1752, Father Casimirwrote in a sim- ilar vein to his brother, Father Valerian: “By spreading devotion to the Servant of God, we give great honor to the BlessedMother. For he (Father Papczynski), zealously striving for the glory of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God, brought our Con- gregation into being for the sake of thismystery and the salvation of the souls of the dead.” 221 Thus, in numerous letters Father Casimir continued to insist on and entreat his superiors not to neglect the matter of the beatification of their Father Founder: “I am writing this letter nearly in tears, lamenting the misfortune of such a great and necessary cause—necessary also for the Church of God—which is not being carried out. For far greater honor to the Immaculate Conception might flow from our pro- motion of the Servant of God than from the promotion of any other of her venerators. And yet they are being strongly sup- ported, while we are not making efforts on behalf of our distin- guished Founder.” 222 It is true, of course, that emphases may be placed differently in our relation to the Mother of God, and the manner of Marian devotion might also vary. In his Redemptoris Mater , Saint John Paul II reminded us that meditating on the Mother of our Lord should lead to a strengthening of our faith through the example of her, who was the First Christian. We speak here “of authentic 220 K. Wyszyński, Diariusz czynności …, 314. 221 Ibid, 321-322. 222 Ibid, 334.