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in Fr. Stanislaus’s heart. In 1675, he recalled them fondly in Funda- tio . 264 Later, at a critical point in the process of organizing a new re- ligious community, his love for the Piarists prompted Fr. Papczynski to undertake efforts to be accepted into their congregation again. 265 In 1677, after having moved from the Korabiew Forest to the Ce- nacle in Nowa Jerozolima [New Jerusalem], Fr. Stanislaus had an opportunity to avail himself of the spiritual direction offered by the Piarists 266 and he, in turn, prepared conferences for them that were contained in Inspectio cordis . In 1688, at the time of another crisis, he sought the advice of Fr. Armini, Superior General of the Piarist Fathers, as to whether he should continue the work that he had started or return to them. 267 In 1696, Fr. Papczynski expressed his affection for the Piarist Fathers on the occasion of Fr. Francis Foci’s visitation in Poland. Father Foci was Fr. Armini’s successor at the of- fice of the Superior General. 268 On this occasion, Fr. Papczynski asked to be affiliated to their institute. In his letter of gratitude, he ex- pressed his brotherly love for them. He promised to be “in per- petuum cor unum et anima una” with the Congregation of the Piarist Fathers. 269 The records of the Piarist monastery in Gora, dated February 9, 1696, mention that Fr. Stanislaus gave the Superior General a crucifix at that time. 270 On February 16 th of the same year, the Superior General of the Piarist Fathers met with Fr. Stanislaus and a group of Marians. It was then that Fr. Papczynski supposedly cried out in the presence of his confreres: “Filii, si Deus O. M. non dederit semini meo durationem, quaecumque nostra sunt ad PP. meos Scholarum Piarum spectant.” Then he spoke about his unex- tinguished love for the Piarist Fathers and about the long years of apostolic work among them. 271 Out of his affection for them, Fr. Stanislaus gave certain amounts of money to the Piarist monasteries in Warsaw, Gora, and Lowicz to cover their needs. He donated the books that he had written, along with his other writings, to their libraries. 272 Father Papczynski also maintained cordial relations with his for- mer confreres. This is evidenced in a dedication in a book which Fr. 219 At the Crossroads