St Stan Illustrated Story

94 S uch lessons must have been effective, for almost all the early Marians who had received their initial training under the personal guidance and direction of Fr. Papczynski attained a high degree of perfec- tion in the practice of the interior life and the religious virtues. These early disciples included Fr. Stanislaus of St.Ann, Fr. Joseph ofAll Saints, Fr. Cyprian of St. Stanislaus, Fr. Constantine of St. Michael, Fr. Peter, and Br. Anthony Cinski. There were others mentioned by the witnesses at the beatification process of Fr. Stanislaus. Bishop Wierzbowski was quite aware that this spiritual progress was to be attributed in great measure to the direction of Fr. Stanislaus. Consequently, when the Dominican nuns whose convent was but a short distance from the Cenacle asked him to appoint a Spiritual Di- rector for them, he did not have to reflect long. At once, he entrusted them to the care of Fr. Stanislaus. From that time onwards, the Saint held regular conferences for the nuns, heard their confessions and was generally available for spiritual advice and direction. God blessed his work. For as the witnesses at his Beatification Process testify, the nuns made great progress under his able guidance and saintly direction. Many of them even attained a high degree of perfection.