Father Casimir Wyszynski

Among these special favors was securing funds for the restoration of the ruined church of Our Lord’s Cenacle, then es- tablishing newMarian houses in the Polish-Lithuanian Common- wealth, followed by a successful conclusion of the matter involving Rev. Stephen Turczynowicz, who tried to establish his own congregation under the name of the Marian Fathers, and fi- nally the invitation for the Marians to come to Portugal. He even attributed to Fr. Papczyński’s protection the fact that he was as- signed a healthier cell at Ara Coeli in Rome. 255 In his letter to Father CayetanWetycki of December 18, 1751, Venerable Casimir spoke about the aims pursued by the Church in the case of elevating saints to the altars: “The goal of leading a Servant of God to beatification and canonization is two-fold. First, it is to honor God in His servants, and second, to have the faithful follow their examples in their own saintly life.” 256 This letter, con- taining a quote froman expert author of the period in the field, is a sort of instruction on how to proceed in matters pertaining to the opening of a beatification process. This letter is also a testi- mony to the fact that Father Wyszyński was guided by a proper motive in his efforts for Father Papczyński’s beatification, namely: the one pursued by the Church in elevating her sons and daugh- ters to the glory of the altars. Besides, he was quite anxious for his Order to obtain its own special patron whom he personally regarded as a saint. 257 In spite of Father Wyszyński’s energetic efforts on behalf of Father Papczyński’s beatification process, its opening was still delayed. Thereweremany and various causes for this delay, such as the Marians’ unfamiliarity with the procedure; their hindered contacts with Rome; the small number of the Congregation’s members, which caused the lack of qualified persons for conduct- ing the procedure. Also, the Marians did not have a protector. Aftermeetingwith a Roman expert—Father AndrewBudrioli, SJ, who expressed his surprise at the Marians’ sluggishness, Father 255 Ibid, 329. 256 Stróż duchowego dziedzictwa marianów …, 149. 257 Ibid, 166-167. 172 T ADEUSZ R OGALEWSKI , MIC, P H D