Lumen 2018

Convincing the Undecided In order to convince others to support Fr. Papczynski’s beatifi- cation cause, Fr. Wyszynski wrote: “If we have any doubts about our holy Founder and, therefore, we neglect his cause, it will cer- tainly be our doom if we choose to offend such a great Servant of God and Venerator of the Blessed Mother and not to promote his honor; the honor which he deserves for having become our Father and leader.” 103 Fr. Casimir continued to send urgent letters from Rome to the Superiors in Poland to start preparations leading to the opening of the beatification process as soon as possible. It pained him greatly that the matter was getting delayed and, in the meantime, the num- ber of the living witnesses who could give testimony about the life and virtues of the Founder of the Marians was growing smaller. 104 He wrote to the Superior General, Cajetan Wetycki: “I humbly beg you, Most Reverend Father, to mend any igno- rance and negligence on my part as soon as possible, for God Himself has placed this duty upon you. You can expect a great reward from God through the intercession of this holy Father [Papczynski] when you at last announce that news which we have longed to hear. After all, not only should our holy Father’s cause have been opened much earlier, but he should have already been raised to the honors of the altar.” 105 The letter to his brother has a similar tone: “I oblige you, Dear Sir, to motivate them (the Marians) to do it. You will receive a tremen- dous reward through the intercession of the Servant of God who was and is a saint and reigns with Christ in heaven. Whenever we promote his cause, all things go well for us, but when we stop, things change for the worse.” 106 Father Wyszynski, the ardent venerator of the Founder of the Marians, shares his own experience when he speaks about the bless- ings enjoyed by those who love Fr. Papczynski. He confesses: “I mar- 439 Posthumous Cult