Lest You Remain

still alive in the Church while it still leads to holiness those who live by it in a rad- ical manner. Examples of the Servant of God, Fr. Casimir Wyszy < ski, Bl. George Matulewicz, and Blessed Martyrs Anthony and George testify to it. *** Meeting Fr. Stanislaus as the Founder, allows us to take a better look at our most important mission in life. Are we founders, too? Every one of us has an inim- itable and unique life, which is a gift from God and defines our mission in the Church and the world. Being given life, we ought to strive that it be the way the Divine Spirit planned it. Our openness to divine inspirations ought to manifest itself in our generous cooperation with the grace in order to render more faithfully God’s vision as to the shape of our life. It means that we have to be “founders” of our own life, first accepting it with joy and gratitude as God’s gift, and then making every- thing possible to allow the mystery of Christ to reflect His face, so that others can perceive Him in our words and actions. Each one of us “reveals” Christ in a differ- ent way, depending on gifts received from the grace, which shape up our particular charism. Our duty is to recognize this charism and resolutely put it into life. Thus, I ought to be completely convinced that God leads me through life, that He writes the scenario of my life, and that He is the best for me. I can also be sure of the guidance of Divine Providence. A Marian Helper is a person responsible for the gift of life, which he/she sees as a mission to be accomplished in the world. Listening to the Lord’s words and open to inspirations of the Holy Spirit, he/she travels down the road of holiness, drawing others along. 4. Fascinated by God’s love God’s only wish is for people to believe in His love, to accept it and to live by it. The One who loved us first expects nothing but love from us. This is how Fr. Stanislaus read the central message of the Gospels; he was fascinated by God’s love and made it the foundation of the spiritual and apostolic life for himself and for his religious community, to which he addressed the words of St. Paul: “Your every act should be done with love” (1 Cor 16:14). Enraptured by Divine love, Fr. Stanislaus wrote: “Indeed, it is good to love the Infinite God and be loved by Him! Oh, insatiable love, so sweet, constant, kind, calm, glorious, boundless! Grant that we can experience you! Let us partake in you Fr. St. Papczy < ski as the Inspiration for the Marian Helpers 217