Father Casimir Wyszynski

189 A Man of Prayer and Love of the Eucharist It waswith some reluctance that Father Joachim, whowas still conscious of the recent conflicts with the Wyszyński family, per- formed Francis’s investiture with the Marian habit in Rome and gave him the name of Casimir. 288 He quickly developed an aver- sion to the newly-admitted candidate because of the admonitions that the novice had given him about his lack of fraternal charity, his love of elaborate meals, and the shortcomings in his religious observance. On their way back to Poland fromRome they parted ways in Venice because Father Joachimwas irritated by the can- didate’s admonitions, and decided to continue the trip alone. Dur- ing his time in the novitiate, when he was undergoing scrutiny, Father Casimir usually lacked one positive vote, and after com- pletion of the novitiate Father Joachimkept on postponing Father Casimir’s advance to the profession of vows. By that time, Father Casimir had plenty of time and opportunity to acquaint himself better with Father Joachim’s attitude towards the Founder and the Marian Order, especially—as Father Casimir admitted— be- cause the Lord God revealed to him (he did not say how) certain matters regarding Father Joachim’s machinations to the Order’s detriment. Venerable Casimir learned about Father Joachim’s in- subordination to the saintly Father Stanislaus on numerous oc- casions, as well as his tendency to deviate from established customs. Therefore, it would follow from this that Father Joachim, who contributed information to the process of papal approval of the Marian Order, would also become the one to initiate the process of its degradation. 289 After Father Casimir finished his studies, the tension between the two intensified so much that it pushed Father Joachim to put a curse on his antagonist: “Do not advance any further!” Naturally, as Father Casimir remarked later, the curse could not be fulfilled because it was uttered unfairly. 290 288 PositioWysz , 40. 289 K. Wyszyński, Żywot Czcigodnego Sługi Bożego Ojca Stanisława …, 107-108. Cf. S. Papczyński, Another Testament , § 15, in: Historical Writings of Blessed Stanislaus Papczyński , Stockbridge, 2007; W. Magnuszewski, Żywot ..., 45-46. 290 PositioWysz , 41-42; 58.