Saint Stanislaus Papczynski — The Life and Writings

Stanislaus did not know about this and returned to his home- land. Then he sent the appropriate petitions to Rome, one after another, yet for many years they did not bring any results. The blessing finally Comes In the fall of 1698, Papczynski decided to again attempt to obtain papal approval, but this time he did not go to Rome in person. Instead, he sent Fr. Joachim kozłowski. Father Joachim stayed in Rome for a long time, but he was still unsuccessful because he had to submit further documents and letters of rec- ommendation again and again. Finally, after longmonths of effort, the Holy Father Innocent XII announced in Exponi nobis nuper that the Marian Fathers would be approved under the Rule of the Ten Virtues of the Blessed Virgin Mary and joined to the Order of Reformed Franciscans. The main goal had been achieved, though not strictly according to previous hopes, because the Congregation was not confirmed on the basis of the Rule of Life written by Fr. Stanislaus. After almost three years of absence, Fr. Joachim returned to the Cenacle in the spring of 1701 and announced the joyful news. The Founder quickly observed that the rule offered to the Marian Fathers agreed entirely with the one he had written and corresponded fully to his vision of the Congregation. With enormous joy, he accepted it. Then, on June 6, 1701, he made his solemn vows before the apostolic nuncio. Less than a month later, he received the vows of his confreres. His final amen Many times in his life, Fr. Stanislaus had been seriously ill and in danger of dying, but God’s providence rescued him from every oppression and difficulty. Nevertheless, in the summer of 1701, the final suffering came to him, which would bring him to his eternal homeland. keeping in mind the work he had accom- plished, Fr. Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary died on September 17. Happy and serene, he was surrounded by the love and prayer of A Brief Biography 21