Saint Stanislaus Papczynski — The Life and Writings

2. Purgatory, hell, and resurrection — their existence is denied or their concept obscured SAINT STANISLAUS’ ReMeDy: assisting Poor Souls in Purgatory. The Second Vatican Council emphasized eschatological realities. yet today, the very existence of these realities is often denied or at least their true meaning is obscured. Thus, the faithful benefit from the example of St. Stanislaus’ zeal in giving the greatest possible assistance to the most needy souls in Purgatory, since the urgency of that task is by no means less in our times. We constantly hear of the growing number of vic- tims of wars, natural disasters, bombings, terrorists’ attacks, highway accidents, and plane crashes. The example of St. Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary and his whole Congregation in providing generous, prayerful assistance to these souls inspires us to do the same, while reminding us of our obligation to nur- ture love and mercy towards our neighbors in Purgatory. 3. The world is spiritually starved and confused SAINT STANISLAUS’ ReMeDy: bringing the light of faith to satisfy this thirst for God. Saint Stanislaus, a zealous “apostle ofMazovia,” andhis spiritual sons have always been ready to instruct poor and simple folks in the fundamental truths of the faith. They show us a model for evangelizing the modern world, as well as bringing the Word of God and the salvific action of the Sacraments where the need is most urgent, working in close cooperation with the local church. 4. The significance of wrongdoing/sin is being lost or obscured SAINT STANISLAUS’ ReMeDy: founding the Congregation of Marian Fathers — the first male religious community (among S AINT S TANISLAUS P APCZYNSKI 40