Saint Stanislaus Papczynski — The Life and Writings

ministry of evangelization, he proclaimed the good news of love of the living God, whom he not only pointed to with words but, above all, with the witness of his own life. He became a credible sign of the kingdom of God. Just as the Holy Spirit did for Blessed Stanislaus, may He make you capable of a zealous pursuit of the means and the methods suitable for our times, to reach that depth of the soul that has need of the Savior. In this work of evangelization, seek to include, with ever greater efficacy, the large community of lay collaborators associated with you, always taking care for their solid formation, to be in conformity with the Marian charism. The Beatification of your Founder opens before you new perspectives and new chal- lenges that spring from the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and the needs of the Church. Listen intently to His voice. Today’s celebration also encourages all of us to insert our- selves into the great work of evangelization, in the effort to pro- claim the Gospel, there, where we live and where we work, each one according to his own vocation in the Church, in a way that the Word of the Good News gets carried everywhere, to free man from sin and from sinful tendencies, and to plant hope which springs from faith in Jesus Christ. May we also be helped in this work, by the one who Blessed Stanislaus loved and imitated in a particular way, Mary, who supports us in our faith and “shines before the pilgrim People of God, as a sign of sure hope and consolation” (LG, 68). S AINT S TANISLAUS P APCZYNSKI 164