201 our two communities—in Ealing and in Fawley Court, that we talk more about our Founder. The fact that we now have a father manifested itself strongly in our communities. the puzzle pieces that we put together during our formation or later in life have suddenly fallen into place, displaying someone of utmost importance who has made the path of our Congregation complete and he has shown us its sense. For me personally, as for other community members, this experience of the father is very important. Extremely signifi cant is the fact that now we understand more clearly the Immaculate Conception and that we are the Marians of the Immaculate Conception. It is no longer necessary to explain to an outsider that a Marian Congregation is a community that runs shrines; now I am able to say much more. And we talk about this, too. We talk about it at table having meals in our house or during meetings with the brothers from Ealing. This is not just small talk, but serious conversations about our Congregation, about our experiences here and now, about our feelings and thoughts before the beatifi cation, or about what is going to happen now, after the beatifi cation. We also talk about religious garb. This question arose in the context of what Br. Andrew Mączyński said. My experience, unrelated to the beatifi cation in particular, says that in the Western world, also in England where the society is becoming increasingly godless and where God is driven out, this sign of religious attire is exceedingly important. The fragment from Blessed George’s Journal, which Br. Andrew Mączyński read to us, is very timely today. Maybe, it is necessary to evangelize through religious garb, as well, because there aren’t any signs anymore. And this is also what we talk about. And I believe that we also need it. When I look at some of my confreres I realize that “T-shirt and fl eece” style is very comfortable. We want to wear fl eece, even colorful fl eece, to somewhat intrigue or maybe even irritate people, but this style expresses nothing. It’s just easier to be comfortable, laid-back. We also talk a lot about The Divine Mercy since we run The Divine Mercy apostolate. We have questions as to how we ought to do it, how to incorporate this charism, along with the charism of the Immaculate Conception or the eschatological one, into our works. Thus, I think that the beatifi cation bore fruit in the form of our decision to move the apostolate to London, to be closer to the faithful and to reach out better; to be among the people. I also believe that the fruit of the beatifi cation, and of this debate, is that we are planning concrete works of mercy. An idea was put forward to promote the pro life concept also in view of the fact that many Polish women go through abortion on the British Isles. So, we ask ourselves: can we serve as links between pro life organizations acting within the Church and among the British public and Polonia—the Polish community abroad?
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