MARIAN H E R I T A G E STOCKBRIDGE, MA, USA Lorem ipsum PROMIC Marians in 1670-1788 is a fascinating account of the founding and early history of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the first native male religious order to be established on Polish soil in the 17th century. Many interesting historical facts are presented by the author for the first time, and its message is extremely relevant to today. Here God conveys to St. Fr. Stanislaus Papczyński His Will to establish a community whose members are to undertake fervent prayer for the Holy Souls suffering in Purgatory; participate in parish ministry; teach the truths of faith to the people; and enlighten the youth by running rural schools. This labor has been undertaken for centuries – despite many adversities – by successive generations of Marian Fathers and Brothers faithful to the Will of God, constantly finding inspiration in the Mystery of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. In Marians in 1670-1788, the century unfolds when all Marian monasteries and residences were established and organized. Three key figures played essential roles: the Founder, Stanislaus; the Renewer, Casimir Wyszyński; and the Reformer, Raymond Nowicki. This book highlights their roles as inspirers of the religious path; the discipline of their confreres; and fidelity to their vocation and Rule. It also introduces other Marians, bringing to light the little-known, pious individuals who were faithful followers of the Founder, and depicts periods of spiritual revival, development, achievements, struggles for fidelity to the monastic ideals, as well as periods of stagnation, decline, and crisis, and the efforts to overcome them. Fr. Jan Kosmowski, MIC, PhD, is a graduate of the Catholic University of Lublin and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. For years, he has been making efforts to preserve the history of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception by organizing the archives of the Polish Province; participating in the beatification processes of Marian candidates for sainthood; and writing books. His publications include Marianie w latach 17871864 (Marian Fathers in the years 1787-1864) (2004); The Marian Fathers’ Mission of the Byzantine-Slavic Rite in Harbin (1928-1948) (2011); The Marian Fathers’ Charity Work in the 18th and 19th Centuries (2017); and the album The Cenacle (2019), about the church where the tomb of St. Stanislaus Papczyński is located.
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