857 declaration of the one departing for rome of the Piarist house in Warsaw, wrote this Protestatio shortly before embarking on a journey to Rome, where he had been called by the Piarist General, Fr. Kosma Chiara. I. Declaration of the One Departing for Rome 1. In the Name of the Lord: Amen. I, a sinner, called Stanislaus of (the most holy Names of ) Jesus andMary, born in Podegrodzie near Sącz, of Polish nationality, by the decree of holy Divine Providence called to Rome24 by our Superior General, Fr. Cosmas of Jesus and Mary25 through two letters sent to our Fr. Provincial (Wenceslaus) of the Most Blessed Sacrament.26 This order, given to me on September 27, 1667, under religious obedience, I accept with the greatest respect, humility, desire, and docility, only on account of love for God and our Lord Jesus Christ, in honor of the Most Blessed Virgin, my Lady, and of all my holy patrons, guardian angels, as well as in honor of the entire heavenly court. I intend to fulfill this command as perfectly as possible, as is pleasing to God, offering to the Lord, my God, in union with the obedience and merits of our Lord Jesus Christ, as well as of the Most Blessed Virgin and all the other saints, the exhaustion, difficulty, discomfort, annoyances, thoughts, prayers, words, conversations, activities and work, unfortunate accidents of this entire journey, for all the benefits bestowed upon me (including even death, if this should occur), for my sins, for the protection of my fatherland from all disasters, for my own persecutors and those of my Institute, for benefactors, particularly those living, for 24 Father Papczyński was called to Rome primarily because, as is said in the second part of this latter, they wanted to prevent him from taking part in the next Provincial Chapter in Poland. Cf. Positio, p. 100 (intr. B, 2). 25 Father Cosmas Chiara of Jesus and Mary (1616-1681), Superior General of the Piarists (1665-1671). Cf: G. Santha, S.P., P. Cosmus Chiara a Iesu et Maria (1616-1681), tertius S. Josephi Calasanctii successor..., in: EphCal XXX (1961). Cf: by the same author, P. Cosmus Chiara a Iesu et Maria (1616-1681), Romae 1962. 26 Father Wenceslaus Opatowski of the Most Blessed Sacrament (1627-1680), Superior of the Polish Province (1665-1671). Cf. M. Kraus, Provincia Poloniae CC. RR. PauperumMatris Dei S.P., [Kr.]. manuscript, pp. 263-342.
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