St Stan Illustrated Story

92 A ccording to tradition, Fr. Stanislaus was not only BishopWierz- bowski’s confessor but also his trusted adviser on various mat- ters connected with the planning and execution of his favorite project – New Jerusalem. The Saint, therefore, must have been a frequent guest at the bishop’s town residence. But we know also that occasionally Bishop Wierzbowski himself went to see Fr. Papczynski at the Cenacle monastery. Arriving there on one of his visits, the bishop found Fr. Stanislaus so ill that he appeared to be at the point of death. The bishop went up to his bed and, touching him gently on the shoulder, said, “Fr. Stanislaus, you will not die. you will live!” At these words, Fr. Stanislaus, com- pletely restored to health, rose from his bed and was able to accompany his visitor to the door when the time came for him to leave the Cenacle.