the rule of life 52 The 1694-1698 manuscript has survived to our times and was included in the Positio (pp. 450-483), along with other 1687 versions of the text, given in the footnotes.The 1694-1698 version of the NV also became the basis for the critical edition, published as: Stanislaus Papczyński, Norma Vitae et alia Scripta, Varsaviae 2001 (NVS).6 The present translation of the NV is based on this text. Sources used by Fr. Papczyński for composing the Rule of Life, and proof of the authenticity of its text, are given in the critical edition,7 which also explains the arrangement and scholastic method used for the current edition of the NV. Finally, it is worth mentioning that the Rule of Life no longer legally binds members of the Congregation of Marian Fathers, which was renovated in 1909. However, it remains a valuable expression of the Marian spirituality of the Founder and of the Congregation of Marian Fathers. Casimir Krzyżanowski, MIC 6 NVS, pp. 27-64. 7 Ibid., pp. 20-24.
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