63 Apostolate or Contemplation: 1677-1723 as well as his effort, a comprehensive work. Initially, this effort focused on thoroughly draining the marshy lands again and renovating the church and the monastery. “God helped to raise this Cenacle from its ultimate ruin,”24 and it was — as Fr. Wyszyński remarked — about time. After the successful completion of these tasks, which had been considered by both brethren and the local townspeople as Sisyphean work impossible to achieve, especially in terms of draining the marshy lands, Fr. Wyszyński enjoyed great prestige and honor among them. Even within the Order, the belief emerged that he had performed a miracle, and everything had been achieved through Divine Providence, the intercession of Fr. Papczyński, and Fr. Wyszyński’s prayers. The Church of Our Lord’s Cenacle directed attention to the mystery of Holy Thursday, especially the Eucharist. Together with the nearby House of Mary, it served as a prelude to the experience of the Passion mysteries in New Jerusalem, which, in turn, directed the thoughts and feelings of the faithful towards the mystery of Good Friday. Entrusting the Cenacle to the Marian Fathers, Bishop Wierzbowski also put on 24 Wyszyński, Stróż , p. 272. The Church of the Lord’s Cenacle from 1674, after the addition of a vestibule.
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