36 SOURCES St. Stanislaus Papczyński, Historical Writings – Self-Offering, in: St. Stanislaus Papczynski, Selected Writings of Saint Stanislaus Papczyński, PROMIC, Warsaw, Poland, Marian Heritage, Stockbridge, MA, USA, 2022, p. 871-872 In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ Crucified. Amen. 1. Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczyński, according to the flesh the son of Thomas from Podegrodzie, in the Diocese of Krakow, being forty years of age, offer and consecrate to God the Father Almighty, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, and to the Mother of God the Ever-Virgin Mary conceived without the stain of original sin: my heart, my soul, intellect, memory, will, emotions, whole mind, whole spirit, interior and exterior senses, and my body, leaving absolutely nothing for myself, so that from this moment forward I may be wholly the servant of this same Almighty God and of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 2. . Therefore, I promise that I will serve them chastely and zealously until the end of my life in this Society of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception (which, by God’s grace, I intend to found), and that I will adapt my way of life to its laws, statutes, and rules, and that I will never cause or permit, nor will I agree to it, even indirectly, that these things should in any way be removed, or changed, or dispensed with, except in grave and legitimate necessity. 3. Moreover, I promise reasonably understood obedience to His Holiness, the Vicar of Jesus Christ and to his delegated power, as well as to all my mediate and immediate Superiors, and that I shall not possess anything privately, but will consider everything as common property. Św. Stanisław Papczyński, Zwiastun Królowej Sztuk, in: Św. Stanisław Papczyński, Pisma zebrane, PROMIC – Wydawnictwo Księży Marianów MIC, Warszawa 2016, p. 480 17. We need true men, not good-for-nothings, not dregs of society. [...] Give us people who are strong, brave, capable of great efforts, battle-hardened, prepared to participate in councils (ad consilia).”
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