the Marians were granted the right to make solemn vows on The Rule of the Ten Virtues in fraternal unity with Seraphic Order. The document also mentioned graces, indulgences, and privileges obtained by the Marians, which the Apostolic See attached to The Rule of the Ten Virtues, including the privilege of exemption. Saint Stanislaus responded positively but cautiously to this new Rule yet unknown to him. However, after gettning himself acquainted with its contents, he became convinced that the new Rule did not contradict in any way his Norma Vitæ and was in perfect harmony with the spirit of his goals, especially the devotion to the Blessed Mother and imitation of her life and virtues. As a result, the Marian Founder recognized The Rule of the Ten Virtues of the B.V.M. as the will of God and the Church in regard to his religious community and the condition of its existence. In the General Chapter celebrated on April 14, 1701, where Fr. Stanislaus presided, in accordance with the law, the Marians expressed their agreement to accept The Rule of the Ten Virtues of the B.V.M. and to make their solemn vows on this Rule. The holy Founder of the Marians was the first to make his religious profession on The Rule of the Ten Virtues. This act took place on June 6, 1701, in Warsaw, and Francis Pignatelli, the Apostolic Nuncio to the Polish Republic, 27
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