historical writings 920 1. Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary, unworthy Superior of the Congregation of the Immaculate Conception of the Marian Fathers Aiding the Deceased. To the Brothers in the Hermitage,292 my greetings and blessing. 2. There are two adornments by which holy institutes [of religious life] greatly shine: virtue and learning. Keeping the Rule of religious life manifests virtue, and the benefit of others recommends learning. Wherefore, guided by the divine disposition293 in governing and serving our small Congregation, we strive with all zeal to apply ourselves to this, such that we might see and recognize all our Brothers in the Lord as distinguishing themselves by the perfect discipline of religious life and the adornment of competent knowledge.294 3. And although until now we have not been able to fully realize our desires, nevertheless, we do not have any doubts that, with the help of the Lord our God, we will attain this in [due] time. Such that nothing would be lacking in what concerns our duty and office, we appoint and designate — for two years as an instructor in the true and solid spirit and in religious perfection, as well as in humanistic studies and exercises in moral theology and philosophy — our dearest brother in the Lord, Joachim of St. Anne, subdeacon of our Congregation,295 trusting, in the mercies of God, that he shall honor this office with excellence, which fell as his lot and was entrusted to him for the merit of obedience and love. 4. Consequently, just as we solemnly oblige and enjoin him, that he continuously and quite diligently be attentive, with the 292 The Korabiew Hermitage, the “cradle” of the Marian Congregation. Cf. Positio, pp. 332-404. 293 By the words “divine disposition,” Fr. Papczyński refers to the document of erection from 1679, in which BishopWierzbowski appointed him Superior of the Congregation “ad vitae suae tempora,” that is, for life. Cf. Positio, p. 399 (Doc. XI, 4, § 11); p. 424 (Doc. XI, 10, § 7). 294 This desire is also set forth in Norma Vitae. Cf. NV, Part I, Ch. VI, §§ 2-3, 5-6; Ch. VII, § 5; Ch. VIII, §§ 2-3. 295 The Subdeacon Joachim bore the surname Kozłowski. It is not known when he joined the Marian Congregation, but it is known that he was one of the first companions of Fr. Papczyński. Cf. Positio, p. 698 (Doc. XVIII, n. 83). It is not known when he was ordained a subdeacon. Cf. Positio, p. 435 (Doc. XI, 12, § 3).
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