THE SPIRITUALITY OF POLISH CONVENTS: MESSAGE AND COMMUNICATION XV RESURRECTIONIST SPIRITUALITY: FROM PERSONAL TO SOCIAL RENEWAL The Spirituality of Polish Convents: Message and Communication Duchowość klasztorów polskich: przekaz i komunikacja Volume XV Series Editor: Rev. Prof. Wojciech Misztal On the Cover: The Lamb of God, a detail of the stained glass window in the Cathedral (Duomo) in Florence, Italy (photo by Rafał Golina, CR). From texts by the Spirituality of the Media and Social Relations Department (The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, Poland) THE SPIRITUALITY OF POLISH CONVENTS: MESSAGE AND COMMUNICATION XV RESURRECTIONIST SPIRITUALITY: FROM PERSONAL TO SOCIAL RENEWAL EDITORS Wojciech Mleczko, CR Robert Nęcek Wojciech Misztal Wydawnictwo św. Jana Pawła II Kraków 2017 Copyright © 2017 by Wojciech Mleczko, CR & Wojciech Misztal & Robert Nęcek All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations. Series Academic Advisory Board “The Spirituality of Polish Convents: Message and Communication” Chair: Rev. Prof. Wojciech Misztal, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow (Poland) Members: 1. Bp. Prof. Henryk Wejman, Szczecin University (Poland) 2. Bp. Prof. Jacek Kiciński, The Pontifical Theology Faculty in Wrocław (Poland) 3. Rev. Prof. James Donohue, CR, Mount St. Mary’s University, Emmitsburg (USA) 4. Rev. Prof. UPJPII Michał Drożdż, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow (Poland) 5. Rev. Prof. Andrzej Gieniusz, CR , The Pontificial Urbaniana University (Italy) 6. Dr. Hab. Krzysztof Gurba, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow (Poland) 7. Prof. Irena Kamanová, Catholic University Ružomberok (Slovakia) 8. Rev. Dr. Hab. Piotr Łabuda, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow (Poland) 9. Rev. Prof. Janusz Mastalski, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow (Poland) 10. Rev. Prof. PWST Janusz Mierzwa, State Higher School of Technology and Economics in Jarosław (Poland) 11. Rev. Dr. Hab. Robert Nęcek, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow (Poland) 12. Rev. Prof. Paul Sims, CR, Concordia University, Chicago (USA) 13. Rev. Prof. Stanisław Urbański, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University (Poland) 14. Rev. Prof. Wojciech Zyzak, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow (Poland) Secretary: Rev. Dr. Wojciech Mleczko CR, The Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow (Poland) Editorial review Bp. Prof. Henryk Wejman, Szczecin University (Poland) Bp. Prof. Jacek Kiciński, The Pontifical Theology Faculty in Wrocław (Poland) Publikacja dofinansowana ze środków pochodzących z dotacji na utrzymanie potencjału naukowego Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie przyznanej przez Ministra Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego w roku 2016. Publication co-financed by a grant to maintain the academic potential of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Krakow, donated by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Republic of Poland) in 2016. Technical Editor, Series Cover Design Justyna Kastelik Wydawnictwo św. Jana Pawła II 41-208 Sosnowiec, ul. A. Śliwki 20a/12 email: [email protected] www.swietyjanpawel2.pl ISBN 978-83-64613-03-6 Table of Contents BERNARD HYLLA CR Foreword .......................................................................................... 9 WOJCIECH MLECZKO, CR An Introduction to Resurrectionist Spirituality ......................... 11 Rev. StaniSław URbańSki The Resurrectionist School of Spirituality .................................. 37 ABP. JOSEPH TEODOROWICZ How to Understand Father Semenenko ..................................... 59 PeteR Semenenko, CR and PaUl SmolikowSki, CR The Spiritual Life (De Vita Spirituali) ........................................... 81 PaUl SmolikowSki, CR Father Semenenko’s System of Ascetism .................................. 191 REV. WOJCIECH MISZTAL The Female Actualization of Resurrectionist Spirituality in the Light of Mother Hedwig Borzecka’s CR Letters: to Know, to Speak and to Help ................................................... 275 Rev. RobeRt nęCek Prayer as Communication with God. On the Basis of the Writings of Father Valerian Kalinka, CR: “To Golgota (Na Golgotę)” and “Meditations on the Constitutions (Rozmyślania nad konstytucjami)” .................. 294 6 Table of Contents APPENDIX RUle of the ReSURReCtioniStS, 1882 The Nature and End of the Congregation of the Resurrection ....................................................................... 313 John PaUl ii Homily in the Church of the Resurrection in Rome (January 4, 1987) ............................................................................ 321 aboUt the aUthoRS ........................................................................ 331 additional infoRmation ................................................................ 335 CongRegation of the ReSURReCtion .............................................. 339 Acknowledgments I would like to thank my Confreres – Resurrectionists, without whose help this book would never have been completed, and especially to: Father General Bernard Hylla, CR – for continuous support; Father James M. Gibson, CR and Raphael Ma, CR – for their great contribution (proofreading, rewriting and translating of the most im- portant texts included in this book); Father George Nowak, CR and Father Andrzej Duda, CR as well as Father Michal Kruszewski, CR and Father Paul Szymanowski, CR – for encouragement; Father Damian Stachowiak, CR and the Members of the Resurrec- tionist House of Prayer and Study in Krakow – for their patience. Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Wojciech Mleczko, CR Foreword The publication of “Resurrectionist spirituality: from perso- nal to social renewal” coincides with the 175th anniversary of the vows of the first Resurrectionists. This event took place on Easter Sunday, 27th March 1847 in the catacombs of St. Sebastian in Rome. The founder of the Congregation and the inspirator of its spirituality, Bogdan Jański who personally experienced the transformative love of God and a spiritual resurrection did not live to see ‘the birth’ of the first Resurrectionists. On that Sunday morning the vows were made first by Fr. Peter Semenenko, and then the others of the new religious congregation made vows before him. Fr. Peter was not only the first ‘official’ superior but, above all, he was the ‘brains’ of the operation and the author of its rule. His works in philosophy and theology provided the intellectual foundation for new school of spirituality. It is no sur- prise then that the texts found in this publication concentrate on his ideas, which he himself lived and propagated as a religious writer, spiritual director and homilist. I thank Fr. Wojciech Mleczko CR, who is the link between our Congregation and The Spirituality of the Media and Social Relations of the Pontifical University of John Paul II in Kraków Department, for yet another worthy initiative. By publishing this book in English we make possible the popularization of Polish theological thought to a wider audience. I also extend my thanks to the authors of these articles and texts and to Fr. James Gibson CR, 10 Fr. Bernard Hylla CR the secretary general and head of the International Resurrection Studies Commission for his professionalism in helping to prepa- re the texts in English. Fr. Bernard Hylla CR Superior General Rome, March 27, 2017 On the 175th anniversary of the religious vows of the Resurrectionists Wojciech Mleczko, CR An Introduction to Resurrectionist Spirituality Resurrectionist spirituality is rooted in the history of the Con- gregation of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. It is based on the spiritual experience of Bogdan Jański, the founder of the community, and on life and teachings of Peter Semenenko, co-fo- under of the Congregation. Further, this spirituality was adopted by other Resurrectionists (e.g. Jerome Kajsiewicz, servant of God Paul Smolikowski), Blessed Marceline Darowska (foundress of the Immaculate Conception Sisters), Blessed Celine Borzęcka and her daughter, servant of God Hedwig Borzęcka (foundresses of Sisters of the Resurrection) and many other priests, sisters and lay people. The aim of this paper is to introduce the fundamental issu- es concerning Resurrectionist spirituality by giving basic infor- mation on history of the Congregation of the Resurrection, on Bogdan Jański and Peter Semenenko, as well as by describing the main elements of this spirituality and defining the Resurrec- tionist school of spirituality. 1. Congregation of the Resurrection In the “Historical Preface” to the Constitutions of the Con- gregation the beginning of the community are described: “The Congregation of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ began in Parish, France, on Ash Wednesday, February 17, 1836, under the leadership of Bogdan Jański. After the death of the founder on July 2, 1840, his disciples continued to develop his ideas and to live in community under the direction of Peter Semenenko and Jerome Kajsiewicz, the cofounders of the Congregation. On Easter Sunday, March 27, 1842, along with five other clerics, they professed their first religious vows in the Catacombs of St. Sebastian in Rome. The first Rule was written during the Len- ten season of 1842 and became the basis for community life and personal sanctification. They were inspired to dedicate themsel- ves to the Risen Saviour and to call themselves
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