December 11 is the anniversary of the founding of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception. On this day in 1670, St. Stanislaus Papczyński left the Piarist order and made his oblatio, his self-offering, to defend the Immaculate Conception.
By tradition, the Virgin Mary was presented by her parents, St. Joachim and St. Anne, to the Temple in Jerusalem at a very early age. We celebrate the feast on Nov. 21.
Have you ever fallen in love with a character in a book? Someone who you just know that if you met them in real life, you would be best friends and go on all kinds of crazy adventures? That is Deanna Williston and St. Stanislaus Papczyński, the Founder of the Marians. We mark the anniversary of his death on Sept. 17.
Throughout the lifetime of the Marian Founder, St. Stanislaus of Jesus and Mary Papczyński, the nation of Poland was scourged by wars, plagued by repeated epidemics, and burdened with unimaginable trials. Indeed, those trials helped form the founding calls of the Order. Sound familiar?
Who we are and what we do is “tinted” by the Immaculate Conception. The main fruit of the Immaculate Conception for the Blessed Virgin Mary is total purity, which is fittingly represented by the color white.
Want to learn more about St. Stanislaus Papczyński, the Founder of the Marian Fathers? This short film will tell you everything you need to know about this holy man.
On the Feast Day of St. Stanislaus Papczyński, founder of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, Provincial Superior the Very Rev. Fr. Kaz Chwalek, MIC, gave a homily on the life and witness of this dear saint.
The Founder of the Marian Fathers, St. Stanislaus Papczynski, died 316 years ago on Sept. 17, 1701. Outstanding for his filial devotion to Our Lady, St. Stanislaus continues his miraculous intercession to the present day.
Check out our special canonization program, "The Life of Saint Stanislaus Papczynski."
Pope Francis canonized the Founder of the Marians, Stanislaus Papczyński, today in Rome. Watch the full Mass of Canonization.
