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217 A Theological Evaluation complete spiritual renewal of self. The renewal leads to the conversion of the whole man and profoundly transforms his mind, heart and con- science. 43 The call to conversion demands, first of all, that we become free from moral evil. The two authors never cease to emphasize that it is both nec- essary and possible to become completely free from the destructive power of evil. They always associate this freedom with Christ’s work of salvation. They are convinced that keeping Our Savior’s sacrifice on the Cross in mind is the best way to mobilize our spiritual strength and attain spiritual purification. The Mother of Christ who participates in the mys- tery of salvation and leads people out of the darkness of sin is always there to help us. Her help is necessary because we are trying to defeat the evil personified by Satan, who tries to turn man away from God and towards the world, who tempts man with sinful ideas and images, stim- ulates man’s pride and greed in order to lead his soul astray. Therefore, man needs God’s light and help, so that he would not wander in dark- ness and fall into Satan’s snares from which he was saved by grace. It is the suffering Christ and His Sorrowful Mother that support a Christian on this difficult path. To strengthen man, Father Papczynski tells him to listen to the words of Mary’s prayer at the foot of the Cross, the words which he puts in her mouth: “O Eternal Father, the Father of Your and also my Son, who took His human flesh from me and whom I raised, whom I protected from Herod’s tyranny by escaping to Egypt, whom I brought back to Judea, whom I clothed and reared with greatest care — now, as He is stretched on the altar of the Cross, I offer Him to You and ask You to renew the life of mankind. At the same time, I offer You all the suffering, which I experienced because of His cruel Passion and Death, for the salvation of mankind. By Your and my Son’s Passion, I ask You to preserve those poor mortals from eternal suffering. By His most cruel Death, save them from eternal death. By His painful strife, do not allow them to be defeated in their strife with the enemy from hell. Finally, by the memory of my pain, give them eternal joy.” 44 It should be also pointed out that Father Papczynski and Father