historical writings 854 conscience), since while I was in the pastures amid the flock, I kept my conscience pure and holy! O Lord! I humbly ask this of You, that this, the Providence of Your Majesty — which I expect [to guide me] in the future and in which I trust — guide me until the end of my life, that You may be praised in all of my deeds, thoughts, and words. Amen. 2. Profession of Simple Vows With the Oath of Perseverance in the Congregation of Piarists Professio Votorum Simplicium Warsaw — July 22, 1656 Introduction We refer the reader to the biography prepared byT. Rogalewski,13 in which it is explained why the novice Papczyński did not profess religious vows at the end of his two-year novitiate on July 2, 1656. It also speaks there about the formula prepared for this profession, which in addition to the main part relating to simple vows, also contained an oath to persevere in the Piarist Congregation until the end of his life,14 and the four promises which were present in the original formula of profession. The need to use a new form of profession resulted from the fact that Pope Alexander VII made it possible for the Piarists to make simple vows on January 24, 1656. I, Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary, in the world [known as] Jan Papczyński, being 25 years of age, make my profession in the Congregation of the Poor of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools, and I profess to Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy 13 T. Rogalewski, MIC, Stanisław Papczyński (1631-1701), Lublin — Warsaw 2001, p. 86. 14 This oath added to the profession was necessary, because simple vows did not have the same binding force as solemn vows.
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