20 a word from the publisher Sanctus Stanislaus Papczyński, Scripta Collectanea. The work of translating this collection into English, which took almost a decade, was completed by a team of several people (members of the Congregation and one lay person). The translation work was initiated by the late Casimir Krzyżanowski, MIC. However, the entire collection of St. Stanislaus’ works, which we present here, would have never been finalized had it not been for the dedicated work of Patrick Lynch, MIC, of the youngest generation of Marians, who began studying classical and ecclesiastical Latin at the age of 13 and continued his studies for the next 7 years as a student in the Classical Liberal Arts Academy. Not only did Patrick Lynch, MIC, personally translate many texts from Latin, but he also performed editorial work on the entire collection. Likewise a special recognition goes to a group of young Marians, spiritual sons of St. Stanislaus who were involved in the work of the final editing and proofreading of this collection. They undertook this task with great zeal, dedication, and professionalism. Our deep gratitude also goes to the following additional persons who participated at various stages in the work of translating and editing this publication: Richard Drabik, MIC; Martin Rzeszutek, MIC; Marina Batiuk; Joseph Romagnano; and Robert Stackpole. Selected Writings was translated into English mainly from the critical editions of St. Stanislaus’ writings in Latin, previously prepared and released by Casimir Krzyżanowski, MIC, who also provided them with erudite introductions. The translation of St. Stanislaus Papczyński’s works into Polish, released in Warsaw in 2016 under the title of Pisma Zebrane, was sometimes used as a point of reference for the English translation. The collection of works included in this book does not follow chronological order. First comes the Rule of Life, being the most characteristic of the spirituality of Fr. Papczyński and the Congregation of Marian Fathers, which he founded. Subsequent works are arranged according to size of the text, from the longest to the shortest. The Appendix at the end of the book contains three documents that were not written by Fr. Stanislaus Papczyński. They are the précises of the Marian Founder’s letters, drawn up
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