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Karski family. Among other things, he introduced the practice of singing the rosary prayers by the members of the family and the ser- vants. The custom survived there for many decades. A hundred years later, Fr. Cyprian Fijalkowski, a Marian chaplain, found the devotion still alive. 28 During his stay at Lubocza, Fr. Papczynski enjoyed the opinion of great sanctity. Anne Karska would later show Fr. Wyszynski Fr. Stanislaus’s rosary, kept at home as a holy relic, stating that she had healed many sick people as well as herself with it. 29 While he served the Karski family as court chaplain, Fr. Stanislaus also devoted a lot of time to personal prayer in the house chapel. At times, he completely removed himself from court life, entered into solitude, and immersed himself completely in God. Perhaps he tried to keep secret the special graces and signs that God bestowed upon him while he was praying. We learn about one such sign from a writ- ten testimony by Catherine Zebrowska nee Karski: “The Reverend Stanislaus often secretly left the court and conversation in order to go all the way to the barn for his pious prayers. The servants who were sent to ask him to come to the table for dinner or supper often saw him raised [levitated] above the ground, and he would remain in this position for quite a long time.” 30 It is no wonder that after his death, Fr. Papczynski was remem- bered at the Karskis’ home as “Holy Father Stanislaus”or “Holy Stanislaus.” Papczynski’s first biographer mentions a miraculous healing performed by Fr. Stanislaus at that home. With his prayers, Fr. Stanislaus restored the health of the Karskis’ son Joseph, even though the boy was already on his deathbed. He had fallen under the wheels of a cart and was lying half alive without any strength. At that time, Fr. Stanislaus said to him: “Joseph, get up and hurry. You will serve Holy Mass for me!” At this very moment, Joseph im- mediately raised himself from the bed and followed Fr. Stanislaus to the chapel. 31 Leporini mentions yet another event at the home of the Karski family. Anne Karska had a little dog which she liked very much and 253 Foundation of a New Religious Order