Spirituality of the Religious Life According to St. Stanislaus Papczyński 22 W. Makoś MIC, in: Bł. S. Papczyński, Pisma zebrane, pp. 5951063), – a work meant exclusively for the religious, which treats in the form of meditations (before and after Holy Communion, as well as topical and daily reflections) the basic aspects of a life in God that leads to religious perfection. Also, the Oblatio (critical Latin edition in: Scripta Historica, Varsaviae 1999,pp. 25-30; Polish edition: Ofiarowanie siebie, transl. by C. Krzyżanowski MIC, in: Bł. S. Papczyński, Pisma zebrane, pp. 1421-1423), is significant for the present work because it was Saint Stanislaus’s first public declaration of his intent to found the Congregation of Marian Fathers and the definition of its main goal. Of no lesser importance is the Fundatio Domus Recollectionis (critical Latin edition in: Scripta Historica, Varsaviae 1999, pp. 75-96; Polish edition: Założenie domu skupienia, transl. by C. Krzyżanowski MIC, in: Bł. S. Papczyński, Pisma zebrane, pp. 1454-1469), a document describing the beginnings of the Institute and Saint Stanislaus’s first founding actions. The present study will mention other short writings of Saint Stanislaus, which occupy an important place in the process of creating the Congregation of Marians and shaping their spirituality of the religious life. Likewise, references will be made to other writings of the Founder, not specifically addressed to his confreres, which would afford a better understanding of the theological and spiritual matters, should our study or the analysis of the theological issues so require it. These works have been only briefly mentioned in religious documents, but they occupy an important place in the concept of the spirituality of the religious life. This is especially the TemplumDei Mysticum quod in homine christiano demonstravit R. P. Stanislaus a Iesu Maria Presbyter Polonus (critical Latin edition: Varsaviae 1998; Polish edition: Mistyczna świątynia Boga, tłum. W. Makoś MIC, in: Bł. S. Papczyński, Pisma zebrane, pp. 1065-1188). By presenting man symbolically as a mystical temple of God, this treatise demonstrates a model of holiness for people in all walks of life. Two other important works comprising sermons (meditations) on the Passion of Christ and the resulting applications to the Christian life are: Orator Crucifixus sive Ultima Septem Verba Domini nostri Iesu Christi, totidem
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