Your fruit will remain

232 and suffer together, to reign with Christ together.” The interpretation of spiritual- ity defined by Fr. Matulewicz became the point of reference for the Marians in the last century. It also found its reflection in the latest Constitutions taking into account, the guidelines of the Second Vatican Council. It has recently been observed, that the development of theological reflection on the mystery of the Immaculate Conception as the fruit of Divine Mercy, pro- ceeded in conjunction with pastoral activities, as was the interpretation of the charism in the context of apostleship. It resulted in the undertaking of new initia- tives regarding drug users, the dying (hospices), the Marian formation, the Divine Mercy Apostleship in the aspect of instruction and practice. The renewed perception in the Marian spirituality of sharing the charism with laity – which was present from the beginning - that through its intervention “all who are still going on their earthly pilgrimage, and also those who, after this life are undergoing cleansing, may reach with all the saints the fullness of maturity and the eternal happiness with Christ” (see Constitutions). This bore the fruit of setting up the Marian Helpers Association. It gathers men and women forming a formal association with the Congregation, participating in many ways in Marian Spirituality, mission and the apostlate. Their number exceeds one million mem- bers in the whole world. The Association also comprises other forms like ‘ vir ag- gregatus ’, the Confraternity of the BVM and the Eucharistic Apostles of Divine Mercy. Beside that, the apostolic dimension of the spirituality, also embraces run- ning parishes and Marian Shrines (among others in Poland, Portugal, Rwanda,), Divine Mercy Apostolates, (Brazil, Cameroon, Great Britain, USA), publishing activity, (Lithuania, Poland, USA), running Catholic schools, (USA, Argentine, Lithuania), and teaching and research work in university centers.