59 I do not consider myself a sage; I do not have such reserves of wisdom, but it seems to me that we should take life seriously, not allow any neglectfulness, and constantly discern the signs of the times given us by God.1 The late Fr. Witold Nieciecki, M.I.C With gratefulness for the example of a search for the Marian path, Lichen Janusz Kumala, MIC The Immaculate Conception of Mary: a Gift and Task in the Marian Spirituality and Apostolate With great joy, but also with a trembling heart, I bend over to study the mystery of the Immaculate Conception of the Mother of God. This is a mystery of faith in which my existence as a Marian is deeply immersed. The light of the grace of the beatifi cation of the Founding Father has caused the power of the Immaculate Conception of Mary to be revealed ever more clearly to me as a gift and task on the path of vocation. The mystical experience of Blessed Father Founder in which he recognized God’s call to set up a new religious community in the Church is very closely related to the mystery of Mary Immaculate. In this mystery, I can fi nd myself today, called by God to follow the path of the Marian life. A daily question about who I am and where I am is a question about my participation in the mystery of God’s love, and a search for the reason for my existence. The Immaculate Conception is, in turn, a constant response of God to these questions and searches. Mary, in her Immaculate Conception, tells me that my existence has its beginning in God’s love, and that I exist because I am loved and desired by God at every moment, daily experiencing the transforming grace of His mercy. I then discover the value of my life as a gift of God, and I can hear a calling to lead a life according to the logic of God’s love and mercy. 1 W. Nieciecki, M.I.C, W poszukiwaniu mariańskiej drogi (In Searchs for the Marian Path), Lichen 2004, p. 346.
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