Ad Honorem Immaculatae Conceptionis Mariae Oblatio

109 of the Virgin Mother of God, and with utmost zeal, piety and fervor assist the souls of the faithful departed subjected to expiatory pains – especially the souls of soldiers and those who died of pestilence; [...] humbly helping pastors in their church work.” 34 HOW? As our holy Father Founder taught, the first consecration [ dedicatio , consecratio ] of a person – the mystical temple of God – takes place in holy Baptism. Every year, we ought to give thanks to God and offer ourselves to Him and burn again as a holocaust offering [ immolo, sacrifico, holocaus- tifico ]. 35 The offering ought to be made daily and constantly. Our Podegrodi- an suggested to everyone two models of daily sacrifice, so that ultimately everything is devoted to God only and absolutely nothing to the devil. 36 The religious make their sacrifice through the vows of chastity, pover- ty and obedience, each in his own institute, according to its charism and rule of life. In the case of Father Papczyński and the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception founded by him, the special way of offering was expressed initially in the Oblatio , and finally in the Norma vitae . The first Marians were to offer themselves to God, through: love of God and people; the three vows; prayers and mortifications; a constant inner rec- ollection; the triple mission; the proper use of time; love and obedience to the Church and the Rule ; reception of and caring for the sacraments. 37 This offering was “forever and irrevocable,” strengthened further by the oath of perseverance in the Congregation until death. 38 The Marians were in- structed thus: “So that you will be mindful of your vocation, and avid for the rewards prepared for those who loyally struggle until death, each day renew your vows privately before the Blessed Sacrament.” 39 34 Cf. Norma vitae , I.2-3. 35 Cf. Mystical Temple of God , XIX. 36 Cf. Mystical Temple of God , IV. 37 Cf. Norma vitae . Father Stanislaus’s first companion, Stanislaus Krajewski, received the name of John of the Immaculate Conception and made his act of “offering himself to the Society of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M.” in the form of the Oblatio , the same one made by Fr. Founder (cf. FHR, 14-16). 38 Norma vitae , I.6. 39 Norma vitae , V. 6.