Ad Honorem Immaculatae Conceptionis Mariae Oblatio

61 oblative spirituality in St. Stanislaus’s theological system, comprised of his work Templum Dei Mysticum , clearly has a liturgical prototype, while the oblative references in his other writings are Christological, as is his concept of the formula of the religious vows. Religious Profession as an oblatio All of the extant writings of St. Stanislaus demonstrate that he defines the formula of the religious vows and the act of religious profession as an oblatio . The most characteristic is his autobiographical work, entitled Fun- datio domus recollectionis [Founding of the House of Recollection – FDR ]. It is in this work that the Author uses the word oblatio when referring to the making of religious vows. First, he recalls his own profession in the Congregation of Marians, by which act he initiates its founding: this takes place in the Piarist residence, in Krakow, at the time of Fr. Stanislaus’s re- ceiving the indult of departure, he writes: “Although just before the time of the release [from simple vows] Divine Majesty suggested to me, that while I was going to be released from these, in the same act, I would bind myself freely to God by other vows, which I did by offering myself taken out of my heart ( quod feci oblatione sinu deprompta ), and made publicly, although in a rather quiet voice” 21 . Two fundamental conclusions follow from the above statement: the first is that Fr. Stanislaus considers his oblatio to be religious vows (“while I was going to be released from these, in the same act I would bind myself freely to God by other vows”); and the second – that he calls the oblatio his act of religious profession (“which I did by offering myself taken out of my heart”) 22 . Our Father Founder, St. Stanislaus uses 21 Founding of the House of Recollection (afterwards: FDR ), in: Historical Writings of Blessed Stanislaus Papczyński , Stockbridge, 2007, p. 63. 22 The opinion of Franciszek Smagorowicz, MIC, is interesting which he shared with me in a conversation about Casimir Krzyżanowski, MIC’s translation of this sentence, “Although just before the time of the release [from simple vows] Divine Majesty suggested to me, that while I was going to be released from these, in the same act I would bind myself freely to God by other vows, which I did by offering myself taken out of my heart ( quod feci oblatione sinu deprompta ), and made publicly, although in a rather quiet voice.” Franciszek Smagorowicz, MIC, correctly observed that the Latin expression used by St. Stanislaus may also have a different meaning: quod feci oblatione sinu deprompta can also mean: “what I have done by pulling the text of the offering out of my bosom (pocket).” The key word here is oblatione sinu deprompta , where sinu come from sinus , which may mean in this context “fold, lap, pocket, purse” as well as “womb, breast, hug, interior”, while the word deprompta is the passive participle of the verb depromere ,