Spirituality of the Religious Life According to St. Stanislaus Papczyński 110 person has a share, he states that although “offered to man by the Most Holy Trinity,” they are “attributed in a special way solely to the Father,” or “the Son of God […] when he took on human flesh,” or to the Holy Spirit. It was in that manner that man was brought “to a perfect enjoyment of the Most Holy Trinity.”2 Sometimes Papczyński sums up his meditations in acts of prayer, which, at the same time, have the character of a profession of faith in the Most Holy Trinity. Papczyński thus prays in his Inspectio cordis: “O Trinity! Omost holy Father, most merciful Son, most beloved Spirit, the abode of my soul is open to you. Come, hasten; here I am, a sinful man.”3 Other writings of the Marian Founder also have a Trinitarian character, although this is not always as evident as it is in case of Templum Dei Mysticum or Inspectio cordis. Among his writings on the religious life, there are documents that are especially connected to special moments in his life, namely: his two testaments, the Oblatio, and the documents of the religious vows. In view of the importance of the occasion, they contain an open profession of faith in the Holy Trinity combined at times with his profession of faith in other Church dogmas. A special place here belongs to the Oblatio as the first and clearest public declaration of his desire to found the Congregation of theMarian Fathers, as well as his self-offering to “God the Father Almighty, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, and also to the Mother of God, the Ever-Virgin Mary.”4 Leporini, the first biographer of Fr. Papczyński, states that the Marian Founder’s personal spirituality was a Trinitarian one. It would be revealed not only in Papczyński’s personal relationship with the Triune God, but also in his apostolic activities, especially in important moments, such as intercessory prayer for others. On such occasions, he used to pray directly to the Holy Trinity.5 2 IC, Trinity Sunday, AHC, pt. 2. 3 IC, Sunday of Pentecost, BHC, pt. 3; also see Trinity Sunday, BHC, pt. 3 and AHC pts.1-3. 4 St. Stanislaus Papczyński Selected Writings, Warszawa-Stockbridge 2022, p. 871. 5 VF, p. 77.
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