Father Casimir Wyszynski

89 The Servant of Mary Immaculate for his neighbor, and does not help him in need despite having the means and opportunity to do so; who does not pray for his neighbor and does not help the suffering souls in Purgatory by offering Holy Masses, prayers, and alms? 10. Finally, how can anybody grieve over the crucified Christ and commiserate over His Passion if he does not recognize the immeasurable blessing of salvation and all that Christ suffered for him; if he does not reflect sincerely and grate- fully and grieve over the many souls who perish, despite being redeemed by His precious Blood; if he does not care that the number of the enemies of the Cross is growing, as if it did not affect and hurt Christ? Therefore, how can those who do not practice or acquire the virtues with which the Virgin Mary shines, but only talk about them, regard themselves as devoted to the Mother of God?” 48 Wojciech Magnuszewski, the previously mentioned friend of Father Wyszyński, wrote thus about the way to sanctity which Venerable Casimir wanted to convey to others: “He also had his special devotions such as: the Little Hours of the Immaculate Con- ception of the Blessed Virgin Mary which he recited daily since his childhood; the Rosary and chaplets, especially the one of the Ten Evangelical virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary. He directed that there should be printed in Poland several thousand prayer cards with this prayer: ‘Blessed be the Holy and Immaculate Con- ception of the Blessed Virgin Mary.’ From the Holy See he ob- tained permission allowing both the religious and laypeople to add in the ‘Hail Mary’ after ‘HolyMary, Mother of God,’ the words ‘conceived without sin,’ pray for us ...” 49 The mission of the Marian Fathers was not only to show peo- ple theway to heaven, but also to pray and performmortification for the release frompurgatory of the souls of the deceasedwho— during those times of wars, brigandage and epidemic diseases died suddenly and without settling properly the matters of their 48 C. Wyszyński, Foreword to Morning Star , Stockbridge, 2017, 22-24. 49 W. Magnuszewski, Żywot… , 43.