Your fruit will remain

216 ered another Piotr Skarga. Today, the President of the Republic of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, together with the representatives of the government, take part in the beatification. Mr. President, we thank you for your presence which is significant! We pray that the new Blessed will support you in guiding the ship of our nation toward better times. From the bottom of my heart I thank the guests from the Vatican, the repre- sentatives of various dicasteries, under the leadership of the Prefect of the Con- gregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life, His Eminence Cardinal Franc Rodé, whose presence is particularly dear to us. I express my gratitude to all the persons involved in the beatification process of our Founder who come from the Dioceses of Poznan, Warsaw, Elk and many dicasteries in the Holy See. I extend my thanks to the Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops and priests for at- tending today’s celebration, who came from different countries where the Marian Fathers work: from Eastern and Western Europe, North and South America and also Asia and Africa. It is a great joy for us to see so many Shepherds of the Church in Poland, led by the Primate, Cardinal Jozef Glemp and the head of the Polish Episcopate, Archbishop Jozef Michalik. I am particularly grateful to the Bishop of this Dio- cese, Bishop Wieslaw Mering, who has extended his pastoral care to us. We are happy to see so many Consecrated Religious present, together with their General and Provincial Superiors. It is a very significant symbol of brotherhood and unity among Consecrated Persons. My greetings go to all the devotees of Blessed Stanislaus coming from near and far. Let me mention the pilgrims from Marian parishes in Poland and abroad and the pilgrims from dioceses and parishes particularly connected with the new Blessed: from the Diocese of Tarnow and Podegrodzie where Father Papczynski was born; from the Diocese of Lowicz and Puszcza Marianska, where the Blessed founded the Congregation of Marians, from the Archdiocese of Warsaw and Gora Kalwaria, where the tomb of the Blessed is situated, and from the Diocese of Elk where the miracle through the intercession of Father Stanislaus took place, which opened for him the way to the altar. I would like to acknowledge the presence of the devotees of Our Lady of Lichen and parishioners who in erecting the Basilica, expressed their faith and love for God and Mary Immaculate. My greetings go to the lay helpers of the Congregation who, in many different ways, fulfill the charism of Father Papc- zynski; I greet all who are with us through radio and television. From the bottom of my heart I thank all who prepared this celebration with great effort and deep commitment. With particular affection I greet my dear Marian confreres, both these who are present here as well as those who could not attend the ceremony. Faith in the Com-