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vel at the mysterious Divine Providence around me; as soon as I sin- cerely began to promote the process of Our Reverend Father Founder ..., God immediately began to bestow exceptional graces upon us.” 107 Among those graces, Fr. Wyszynski names the following: obtain- ing financial means to rebuild the ruined Cenacle, new foundations in Poland, a happy conclusion to the conflict with Rev. Stephen Tur- czynowicz, and an invitation for the Marians to establish a house in Portugal. He even attributed the fact that he received a better cell at the Aracoeli monastery to Fr. Papczynski’s intercession. 108 In his letter to the Superior General of the Marians, dated October 18, 1751, Fr. Wyszynski wrote from Rome about the purpose of el- evating certain people to the honors of the altar: “The purpose of the beatifications and canonizations of the Ser- vants of God that the Church performs is twofold: first, that God be glorified in his Servants; and second, that the faithful imitate the ex- amples of the holy lives lived by the Servants of God.” 109 The above letter, which contains a quotation from a writer who was a respected authority on the matter at that time, is an instruction on how to proceed in matters associated with the beginning of a be- atification process. The letter also demonstrates that Fr. Wyszynski had the right goal in mind in his efforts to obtain Fr. Papczynski’s beatification; the same goal that the Church has when she elevates her sons and daughters to the honors of the altar. Nonetheless, he was eager to make certain that his Order would gain its own special patron, whom he personally considered to be a saint. 110 History of a Portrait As the Postulator of Fr. Papczynski’s beatification process in Rome, Fr. Wyszynski made efforts in 1752 to have a portrait of Fr. Papczynski painted. A famous painter by the name Anthony Alber- S TANISLAUS P APCZYNSKI 440