Our Founder to Be Beatified!

Here’s the announcement.

Benedict XVI has authorized the Congregation for the Causes of Saints to publish a decree recognizing the miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God, Stanislaus Papczynski, who founded the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary in 1673. The miracle involves the unexpected restoration of a pregnancy. It has been more than 14 years since Pope John Paul II acknowledged the sanctity of his life by means of a decree regarding his heroic virtues.

The decision of the Holy Father Benedict XVI opens the way for our Founder’s Beatification, which we have been awaiting for nearly three centuries. As we share this joyful news with you, we ask everyone to pray for the intention that the Beatification of Father Stanislaus Papczynski may take place soon, and that our preparation for it may be fruitful.