The Establishment in New Jerusalem1 News of the holy and ascetic life, pious deeds, and apostolic works carried out by Fr. Papczyński echoed widely across Mazovia. This is confirmed by the testimonies of many witnesses and researchers of his life. Fr. Casimir Wyszyński2 wrote about this in his Diariusz (Diary): “The fame of the Servant of God’s sanctity has spread far and wide, and many pious people who came to him [in the Korabiew Forest] joined his Institute, took the habit and entrusted their salvation to Father Stanislaus’s direction. For he was their shining example [who] distinguished himself by extraordinary penance.”3 To the humble hermitage in the wilderness, not only pilgrims came, but also valuable candidates, attracted by the fame of Fr. Stanisław’s holiness. Under his guidance, they aspired to grow in holiness, spreading the devotion to the Immaculate Mary and supporting the deceased through prayers and penances undertaken on their behalf. In this regard, the year 1677 was exceptionally favorable to the small community in the Forest. During this year, several candidates of great spiritual, moral, and intellectual qualities approached the Marian Fathers. As witnesses testified in the beatification process, they were drawn by Fr. Stanislaus’ zealous devotion to the religious life and the growing reputation of his holiness, which — spreading forth still farther and broader — brought ever more viri piissimi ac doctissimi to the 1 About the history and development of the Cenacle of the Lord in New Jerusalem see: Jan Kosmowski, Wieczernik na Mazowszu. Łaskami słynące sanktuarium świętego ojca Stanisława Papczyńskiego, Marianum 2019. 2 January Francis Wyszyński was born on August 19, 1720, in the village of Jeziora Wielka near Grójec. His parents were Jan and Jadwiga Zawadzka. From 1708 to 1718, he studied at the Piarist school in Góra Kalwaria. In 1723, he received the Marian habit and took the religious name Casimir at the Church of St. Stanislaus in Rome. In 1726, he was ordained as a priest. He held various positions within the Order, including serving as the procurator general in Rome and being elected as the superior general twice. He was a zealous devotee of Fr. Stanislaus Papczyński and collected documentation for his beatification process. He made significant contributions to the spiritual renewal of the Order and transplanted the Order to Portugal, where he passed away on October 21, 1755, in the monastery of Balsamão, with a reputation for holiness. 3 Wyszyński, Stróż, p. 73.
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