188 see a strong grounding in Divine Mercy. It seems that what God has given us through Blessed Stanislaus is an expression of what is essential to the nature of Divine Mercy. Thus, we see that Divine Mercy was not only given to us as a gift to promote among the faithful, but it has also been given to us, for a moment of self-refl ection. The beatifi cation of our Founder has thus given the house in Washington, DC a sense of a deeper clarity concerning our identity as Marians. I conclude by making a note for the future. I agree with what some of you have mentioned that we can’t stop here. That there needs to be a deeper refl ection on our Founder and on our identity so that we can become better grounded. It seems that it is providential that our renewal is following the beatifi cation because we cannot really renew ourselves unless we fi rst know ourselves. Again, there is a connection with Stanislaus and George. The beatifi cation can help us to spring into the year of celebrating our Renewal. Knowledge leads to action and so may the fruits of our refl ections on the Founder help us reap greater fruit in celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Renovation. May this fruit come in the form of a deeper zeal in imitation of Blessed George. Jan Bcal, MIC Brazil, Curitiba, Provincial Secretary and Treasurer I’d like to begin with the words of Cervantes from his novel “Don Quixote.” In one of the many dialogues between the knight and his servant, the following words were said: “Sleep, my dear Sancho, sleep! That’s what you’ve been born for. I was born to keep watch.” Once, at the beginning of my path of vocation, looking at Fr. Papczyński I saw him as this demented knight who tried to battle windmills with no great success coming out of it; he did not change the world. Today, after the beatifi cation, having rediscovered Father Papczyński’s role in the life of our Congregation and my own, I understand that loving something or someone as Don Quixote loved his Dulcinea requires fi ghting for one’s ideals and keeping watch. Father Papczyński invites me to keep watch. He tells me not to miss my vocation. He also tells me that, guided by him, I must fi ght for everything that is good, but above all, that I must always watch out for the plan that God has for my life. Father Papczyński has become the father of my Marian and religious vocation.
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