Father Casimir Wyszynski

While inRome, Father Casimirwent to see the Promoter of the Faith on the Congregation’s business, especially in regard to Fa- ther Stanislaus Papczyński’s beatification. The Diariusz czynności [The Diary of Activities] contains the following entry under the date of September 28, 1752: “On that same day, I delivered the Rule and Constitutions to the Promoter of the Faith who greeted me thus: ‘Thank you, Father, for coming to see me. I am already a supporter of your Order because you bring assistance to the souls in Purgatory and I love the holy souls and do for them all that I can. I verymuch like the devotion for the deadwhich you practice.’ I gave him the Rule and Constitutions and offered as a gift the book by our Founder, Mystical Temple of God . He toldme to come to see himagain in four days, adding: ‘I shall return your Rule and Constitutions as soon as I have read them, but I will keep Mystical Temple since it was your gift to me. Come back Sunday, because I will go away afterwards. However, once I return, you shall be able to see me whenever you want. You will always be welcome at my place because you bring help to the holy souls.’” In his letter of January 19, 1753, Venerable Casimir appealed to his brother, Father John Wyszyński, to increase efforts in Poland towards the beatification of theMarian Founder: “I do not understandwhy theywould have doubts about our saintly Father, for even if he were a private person, even then—on account of the evidence of his holiness that is left behind—he should be el- evated to the altars, and not only by his own [brethren], but by the entire diocese. And our Father is not a private person, but the founder of a Congregation which pursues such godly goals as helping the souls in purgatory. No other religious order has yet been founded for this purpose, although many have been estab- lished for various other pious purposes—such as missionary work, work in education, the ransom of slaves, assistance to the sick and dying, and the performance of other godly works. Our Venerable Founder took upon himself the obligation to help the souls in purgatory to the utmost of his ability, and this should be persuasive enough to support such a founder and such a congre- 78 Z YGMUNT P ROCZEK , MIC, P H D