the mystical temple of god 636 secration of the Mystical Temple, in the Life of the Venerable and outstanding Servant of God, Fr. Gaspar Drużbicki, a Polish priest of the Society of Jesus,160 which was recently published by the famous theologian of the same Society, the Very Reverend Fr. Daniel Pawłowski,161 which I have admired — and here I set it forth for practical use, and advise any Christian to use it in a salutary manner. THE METHOD of celebrating one’s birthday or rather the mystical consecration of the Mystical Temple, used most piously by the Venerable Servant of God Fr. Gaspar Drużbicki of the Society of Jesus. “I was born, Lord, into this world, and indeed born blind, indigent, naked, a sinner. At the light looked a son of darkness, a slave of the devil, an object of God’s anger. O my Triune God, all my good! Why, before I was made Your son through the grace of adoption, before I attained the inheritance of the merits of Christ, before I, useless shoot of the vine, was grafted onto the true Vine, why, I say, did I not die in some mishap? But that piece of my mass found grace before You, so that You allowed me to live and entrusted me to be guarded by Your Angel. Through Your Providence I was brought to the font of Baptism, and from this reborn to be a son of grace, made a member of Christ and established as an heir of glory. O how poor I was when I arrived! O how rich I was when I was carried back and restored to my mother’s arms, adorned by the precious merits of Your Son as if by necklaces? And was there anyone, whether parents or those 160 Kasper Drużbicki, SJ (d. 1662), theologian, spiritual father, master in colleges of the Society of Jesus, master of Novices, twice Provincial Superior, famous preacher and the author of many works, including about 60 on the ascetical life. He died with a reputation for sanctity. Cf. Majkowski, Józef, and Misiurek, Jerzy, Drużbicki, Kasper, SJ, in: EK IV, Chs. 238-240; Niedzielski, Jan, Drużbicki, Kasper, in: PEK IXX, 133. 161 Daniel Pawłowski, SJ (d. 1673). Theologian and writer; cf. Natońsk I Bronisław, Pawłowski Daniel, in: PSB XXV, 493-494. Father Papczyński is speaking here of the Life written by him entitled The Life of Fr. Gaspar Drużbicki, SJ, a Pole, Krakow 1670.
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