Lumen 2018

S TANISLAUS P APCZYNSKI 398 and Fr. Charles Vandera, chaplain of the palace. 111 On the same day, a document with the text of the profession was drawn up. The Founder of the Marians vowed: “I, Stanislaus of Jesus Mary, un- worthy Superior of the Polish Order of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, whose goal is to help the deceased and pastors, promise and vow to God and to the Most Holy Virgin (...) to observe throughout my entire life the Rule of the Imitation of the Ten Virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as long as it is not con- trary to the principles of our institute, living in chastity, obedience, and holy poverty.” 112 Afterwards, the nuncio ordered the Founder of the Marians to receive the solemn profession of vows from the other members of the Congregation. At the same time, he issued a confirmation re- garding the entire procedure associated with the incorporation of the Marians into the Franciscan Order, and with the fulfilling of the papal order. The confirmation contained all the documents con- nected with the change of status of the Congregation of Marian Fa- thers from that of an Order approved under diocesan law to that of an Order with solemn vows, approved under papal law. 113 Fulfilling the nuncio’s order, Fr. Stanislaus received the solemn profession from Fr. Joseph of All Saints and then from the other confreres, at the Cenacle, on July 5, 1701. 114 In this manner, the Marians became a religious order approved under papal law and re- ceived the rights and privileges vested in all clerical orders with solemn vows. The papal document of November 24, 1699, no longer referred to them as “hermits” or “recollects.” The official name of Fr. Papczynski’s institute was Clerici Mariani . At the time, the Marians were quite often referred to as the Congregation “help- ing the deceased and pastors.” 115 L AST M OMENTS After his own solemn profession and after receiving such a pro- fession from his confreres, Fr. Papczynski did not have much more