Ad Honorem Immaculatae Conceptionis Mariae Oblatio

101 life story; on the other hand, – which I shall demonstrate later on – it is possible to better understand his act of Self-Offering made in 1670, in the light of the Saint’s later life and writings (especially, in the ultimate offering described in the Norma vitae in the form of [religious] profession. In order to better comprehend the totality of Father Stanislaus’s offering, I shall briefly outline the person making this offering, what and to whom it was offered, as well as the reason and manner, so that each one of us can obtain the proper fruits. WHO? In his Oblatio , our holy Father Founder only briefly speaks about him- self: “I, Stanislaus of Jesus Mary Papczyński, according to the flesh, son of Thomas from Podegrodzie of the Diocese of Cracow, being forty years of age, offer and consecrate...” Fourteen year prior, he started in a similar man- ner his profession of simple vows in the Piarists. 2 He would use the name of Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary until the end of his life. Apparently, this name reflected well the identity of our holy Father Founder as a person and as a religious. Father Papczyński would often underline in his written works the primacy of the Crucified Jesus and His Mother’s continuous unity with Him, doing so until his final days. 3 According to Fr. Stanislaus, the fundamental identity of every person is found in their originating from the Triune God and their likeness to Him. The author opens the proper text of his spirituality textbook, Templum Dei Mysticum (written shortly after the Oblatio and released in 1675) with: “It is so certain that Man, created by God, and consecrated to Him through the sacrament of baptism, is His Mystical Temple, that it ought not to stand in need of proof ”. 4 The origin of men, their formation and in-dwelling by the entire Trinity, their redemption and pre-destination for immortality – all these gifts and favors gratuitously offered to men are to awaken in 2 “I, Stanislaus of Jesus Mary, having the secular name of John Papczyński, being 25 years old...”, Profession of Simple Vows , in Historical Writings of Blessed Stanislaus Papczyński , Stock- bridge, MA 2007, p. 15. 3 “Consider that God wants you to be a zealous servant not only of his Son, but also of the Mother of God. He respects the Mother so much that he does not want her to be without the Son, nor the Son without the Mother,” S. Papczyński, Inspectio cordis , Feast of the Holy Inno- cents, Before Most Holy Communion. 4 S. Papczyński, Mystical Temple of God , Stockbridge, MA 2005, p. 17.