Lumen 2018

303 Foundation of a New Religious Order explaining to him that it was not proper to covet someone else’s pos- sessions, especially Church property. But the man forgot that he should fear God, became very angry, and not only insulted Fr. Stanis- laus verbally, but also dared to hit him. The malicious attacker was immediately struck with a fatal illness. He recognized his fault then, abandoned his claims, and asked Fr. Papczynski’s forgiveness. Guided by love of God and neighbor, Fr. Stanislaus forgave him the offense, interceded for him before God, and the man’s health was restored. Afterwards, he lived honestly a few more years, held Fr. Papczynski in high esteem, and considered him a saint. 188 Another time a servant to a resident of Gora by the name Skarzewski, who once was Fr. Papczynski’s student at the Piarist school in Warsaw, brought his herd of cattle without permission to graze on the meadows that belonged to the Marians. When Fr. Stanislaus forbade him to do this, he hit him and insulted him. Fr. Papczynski bore this insult patiently, but the attacker soon became gravely ill. He then turned to Fr. Papczynski through his master Skarzewski and asked to be forgiven. Father Papczynski visited him personally and uttered these words, “May God forgive you.” The man soon regained his health. 189 Father Papczynski was harassed and persecuted even by his own confreres. A Marian priest by the name Grotowski, ill-disposed to- wards Fr. Stanislaus, left the Congregation and became pastor of the church in Ostroleka. He persecuted Fr. Papczynski and his institute with great tenacity, slandering the fathers and brothers of the Im- maculate Conception with his words and actions. He encouraged other members to follow his example and leave the Congregation. One day, Grotowski was traveling with a servant of a man by the name Staniszewski, whom Grotowski had slandered during a trial regarding payment of tithes. He got involved in a quarrel with Staniszewski’s servant and a fistfight began. The servant was much stronger; he easily overpowered the priest and gouged his eyes out. Ever since that time, Grotowski stopped harassing Fr. Papczynski and his institute. Often when he was hungry, he would knock on the