16 foreword this is precisely the case of St. Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczyński’s spiritual sons, members of the Congregation of Marian Fathers that he founded, and all the people around the world who participate in and live out the charism of this Congregation. For them, his spiritual heritage has ageless importance. Furthermore, as the Church — in the person of Pope Francis — proclaimed Fr. Stanislaus a saint of the Catholic Church, he became for all a model of a life of faith, hope, and love. He also became a universal advocate of all the faithful, which finds confirmation in countless testimonies of his intercession in extremely difficult matters not only in Poland or the United States but also in Brazil, Rwanda, Cameroon, Ukraine, Philippines, Kazakhstan, Belarus, etc. Therefore, making his writings available to the larger public creates an opportunity to familiarize them with the way he lived out his faith, his manner of thinking, and his understanding of the Gospel, in addition to his witness to the Christian life, due to which the Church raised him to the altars. Reading the works of saints not only broadens our horizon of faith, but most of all, supplies an interpretation of the Gospel. In this sense, St. Stanislaus’ work entitled Inspectio Cordis has a special meaning, because it is a meditation on the Word of God connected to a specific day. His other works of a similar nature, such as The Crucified Orator or The Suffering Christ, are dedicated to biblical meditation on the Passion of Christ. His Mystical Temple of God is a complete spiritual treatise on God’s plan for man, who was created as His mystical temple and who — thanks to cooperation with God’s grace — grows more in awareness of it and in holiness. What is more: all of St. Stanislaus’ written works are marked by his experience of God’s merciful love and his desire to share his faith with others, so that the whole Church may become holy and without blemish (cf. Eph 1: 4). The translation of the presently published work involved the effort of many people, especially Casimir Krzyżanowski, MIC, who had previously translated and published shorter works of St. Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczyński. I would like to express my gratitude to all of the translators, proofreaders, and trans-
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