216 by Divine Providence, symbolically presented as a triangle and the eye of God who sees and fulfi lls our needs, leading us through history. We want this monument to be a lasting appeal addressed to the Marians in Portugal. Marian Pisarzak, MIC Poland, Warsaw-Praga, House Superior The beatifi cation of our Founder has become a time when the attitudes and the emotions of the Marians were revealed. The positive ones defi nitely prevailed. However, next to the radiance and bright rays dirty streaks and shadows have appeared. I assume that the latter were of a very personal nature. Maybe, someone’s vocation crisis refl ected badly on the perception of the event, so very important in the life of a religious community. I’ve heard statements, in which these shadows were largely discussed. I want to talk about two positive moments. I’ll start by presenting an analogy of the events. 1. In the life of the universal Church, there is a day on which the Church receives and accepts a Pope as a gift, a new father and the guardian of faith. All of this is expressed in the phrase: “Habemus Papam!” Personally, I’m convinced that the beatifi cation gives us such a gift in our Father Founder—the father of our charism—in the life of our Congregation. Many confreres voiced this very opinion. The beatifi cation was a time to discover this truth: the children (sons) have their father! This fact has become for many, an opportunity to express their joy and gratitude. The Marians of old addressed their Founder using the title “Father”, “Father Founder”, “Pater Institutor.” They did not use the word “fundator,” because this word has a different meaning in the life of ecclesiastical institutions. It is worth mentioning here that the introductory rite (collect) of the Mass approved by the Congregation of Divine Worship for liturgical commemoration of Fr. Stanislaus on May 18th uses the term “Conditor.” It would be good, if the expressions such as “our Father,” “Father Founder” or “Father Stanislaus” would appear more often and become predominant. I noticed with sadness that some of us say: “our Papczyński.” It has been an ancient tradition of the Church to honor the Saints and Blesseds with a proper title and name. In the litany, we always say “Blessed N.” or “Saint N.” This is how the Church gives honor and love to her great brothers and sisters in faith. And here, I take the liberty to appeal to us to properly address our Founder in various circumstances, in a manner fi lled with fi lial respect and love.
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