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     What is it�察�Stanislaus�拭�

     ;Our Lady� ─�he whispered。 ;Our Lady has come�察�just as in Vienna。; 

     Then he seemed to listen to voices they could not hear。 His lips moved 

silently�察  �forming   inaudible   words。   His   eyes   were   bright   and   joyful。   He 

stretched out his arms�察�fell back�察�and died with a smile upon his lips。 Our 

Lady had come for him�察�and with her he went home。 Dawn was breaking 

on the Feast of the Assumption�察�1568。 



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                             CHAPTER XV 



                                      AFTERMATH 

     Stanislaus lacked six or eight weeks of being eighteen years old when 

he   died。  He   had   not been   a preacher or   writer or   engaged   in   any  public 

work。 Only a handful of people in Rome so much as knew of his existence。 

Yet no sooner was he dead than crowds flocked about him as about a dead 

saint。 

     The General�察�Francis Borgia�察�ordered the body to be put into a coffin�察�

which was an unusual thing at that time�察�and to be buried at the right hand 

of the high altar in the church。 

     Meantime the Lord John Kostka still raged in Poland。 He had written a 

most severe letter to Stanislaus shortly after Stanislaus arrived in Rome�此�a 

letter full of threats and anger�察�to which Stanislaus had replied kindly and 

affectionately�察�explaining to his father that he had to follow God's call at 

any cost But the Lord John was not to be so easily put off。 He ordered his 

eldest son�察�Paul�察�on to Rome�察�with power to bring back Stanislaus to his 

home at Kostkov。 

     Paul traveled in some state and with no great haste。 He reached Rome 

in the middle of September�察�1568�察�to find that God had been beforehand 

with him�察�and that Stanislaus had indeed already gone home�察�to heaven。 

     He   had   been   greatly  impressed   at   the   time   of   Stanislaus'   flight   from 

Vienna�察�by the incidents which seemed to show God's direct guidance and 

protection in regard to his brother。 Now�察�when the Fathers led him to the 

still new tomb of Stanislaus�察�he broke down utterly and cried like a child。 

He   stayed   a   time   beside   the   tomb�察  �and   when   he   came   forth   he   was   a 

different Paul。 

     Every    one    was   talking   with   admiration     of  Stanislaus    and   of  the 

marvels     that  had   surrounded     his  life  and  death。   Paul   hurried   back   to 

Poland     with   his  story�察 �at  once   sad   and   joyful。   The   heart   of  the  old 

Castellan was moved。 He had lost a son�察�but he had gained a saint。 

     A year later appeared two short Lives of Stanislaus�察�one in Polish by 

Father    Warscewiski�察     �his  fellow´novice�察    �another    in  Latin。   All  through 

Poland the devotion to the young novice spread rapidly。 Soon authoritative 



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;processes; toward his beatification were drawn up under the care of the 

bishops of various places in which Stanislaus had spent his short years。 

     Thirty´six   years   after   his   death�察   �Pope   Clement   VIII   issued       a  brief 

��February 18�察�1604�� in which he declared Stanislaus ;Blessed; and granted 

indulgences on the anniversary of his death。 

     But   long   before   this   the   Lord   John   had   died�察  �and   his   youngest   son�察�

Albert�察�struck by sudden congestion of the lungs before his father's body 

was laid to rest�察�died also�察�and was buried in the same grave with him。 

     Of the four sons only Paul was left。 From the day he stood by the tomb 

of    Stanislaus�察    �he   had    changed     entirely。    Bitter   remembrance        of   his 

harshness and brutality to the dead saint was with him always and urged 

him to a life of penance and prayer。 He never married�察�but passed his days 

largely at the castle of Kostkov in retirement with his widowed mother。 

     He   busied   himself   in   constant   works   of   charity�察  �spending   his   great 

fortune   in   helping   the   poor   and   in   establishing   hospitals   and   building 

churches。      He   wore    himself    out   in  prayer    and   labor   and   fasting。   Men 

marveled   at   him�察  �and   many   sneered   at   him�察  �as   he   had   once   sneered   at 

Stanislaus。 

     But   those   long�察  �hard   years   were   not   unhappy   for   him。   He   and   his 

mother�察�Margaret Kostka�察�had learned Stanislaus' secret of happiness�察�and 

lived in spirit in that bright home to which Stanislaus had gone。 

     Then Margaret died�察�and Paul was alone。 He had wished to withdraw 

from  the  world   altogether。  But   he   felt   unworthy  to   ask   admission   into   a 

religious order。 However�察�realizing at length that his death could not be far 

distant�察�and that he could at worst be a burden for only a very short time�察�

he   wrote   to   Claude Acquaviva�察  �who   was then   General   of   the   Society  of 

Jesus�察  �and   begged   that   he   might   at   least   die   in   the   Society   to  which 

Stanislaus       had    belonged。       Acquaviva       readily     dispensed       with    the 

impediment of age and ordered the Provincial of Poland�察�Father Strinieno�察�

to receive him。 

     Paul hastened to the royal court�察�then at Pietscop�察�to settle his worldly 

affairs before taking up his residence in the noviceship。 But scarcely had 

he completed his arrangements�察�when fever seized him�察�and he died after a 

few days' illness。 He died November 13�察�1607�此�the very day of the month 



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afterwards fixed as the feast of Saint Stanislaus。 

     Bilinski�察�too�察 �the  tutor of Stanislaus�察 �showed  in   after life the  fruit   of 

Stanislaus'   prayers。   He   became   Canon   of   Pultowa   and   Plock   and   lived 

holily。 It was his privilege to bear testimony to many events in the life of 

Stanislaus�察�and he was a very valuable witness in the ;processes; for his 

pupil's   beatification。   When   death   came�察  �Stanislaus   appeared   to   him   in 

vision�察�consoling and encouraging him�察�and he died in great peace。 

     All this time the people of Poland had been eager in their devotion to 

the    Blessed    Stanislaus。     Many     cures   and    miracles    had    been   wrought 

through   his   intercession。   In   1621�察  �under   the   Polish   king�察  �Sigismund   III�察�

and    again    in  1676�察   �under    Yan    Sobieski�察   �the   Poles    won    pronounced 

victories     over   Turkish    armies    which     far  outnumbered       their  own�察   �and 

attributed these preternatural successes to the prayers of Stanislaus。 

     The     whole     nation�察   �through    its   kings�察  �repeatedly     petitioned     that 

Stanislaus might be declared their Patron。 This was at first refused�察�as only 

canonized saints were given the title of Patron of a nation。 But Clement x 

granted the request in 1671�察�setting aside the decree which forbade it。 

     The   Church   is   slow   in   declaring   any   one   a   saint。   It   was   not   until 

December 13�察�1726�察�one hundred and fifty´eight years after the death of 

Stanislaus�察�that Benedict XIII solemnly celebrated his canonization in the 

Basilica of St。 Peter。 It was a double ceremony�察�for it was also the occasion 

of the canonization of Saint Aloysius�察�who had been born in March of the 

same year in which Stanislaus died。 

     *    *   *    *    *    *   *    *    * 

     This little account has not done justice to the life of Stanislaus Kostka�察�

and�察�indeed�察�it is very hard to do justice to it。 He was a most human and 

lovable boy�察�but he was besides a wonderful�察�bright being that eludes the 

grip of our common minds。 He was   a citizen of heaven�察�who lived here 

amongst   us�察  �kindly  and   companionable   indeed�察 �during   eighteen   years   of 

exile。 To try to describe him is like trying to describe a star in the far sky 

of night。 

     That love for God�察�of which we speak so brokenly�察�which at its best in 

us   is   so   small   and   cold�察  �was   the   soul   of   his   soul�察  �the   inner   core   and 

substance of his life。 Here�察�in the misty country of faith�察�he had something 



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of that radiant and rapturous union with God which all of us�察�as we hope�察�

shall one day have in heaven。 

     All the sweet and strong twining of our hearts about father and mother 

and   relatives   and   dear   friends�察  �all   that   binds   us   in   affection   to   those   we 

love   in   life�察  �was   multiplied   and   made   many   times   stronger   in   his   rare 

nature   and   lifted   up   by   God's   grace   to   fix   itself   upon   God�察  �the   infinite 

Goodness�察�the supreme Beauty。 

     God was not a mere Name or a Power to him�察�not even the mere Lord 

and Master of all�此�God was his friend�察�his dearest intimate�察�his sure�察�strong�察�

patient�察   �loving    counselor�察   �whose     presence    was    with   him�察  �waking     and 

sleeping�察�whose interests were nearest his heart�察�whose commands it was a 

delight to obey�察�whose slightest wish and beckoning was eagerly watched 

for and joyously followed。 

     To catch the secret and true meaning of his life�察�one must feel how that 

love    for   God    thrilled   through     him�察  �was    his。   courage    in   action�察  �his 

endurance   in   suffering�察  �his   sweetness   and   kindness   in   all   dealings   with 

other men。 It was his life。 And when we have said and realized that�察�we 

have come nearest to knowing who and what really was

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