Following Christ according to retreat records of venerable Bishop Wojciech Owczarek
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Bishop Wojciech Owczarek, Sisters of Mary Immaculate, following ChristAbstract
The servant of the Lord, Bishop Wojciech Owczarek left behind, amongst all his written legacy, an extraordinary document, slightly over 200 pages of a small, notebook-like format. There are records of retreats’ provisions and thoughts which were written down by the Bishop from the clergy times till the last weeks of his intense priest’s life. This material is a key to more fully know his incredibly intense religious life. In the light of retreat records there appears – apart from plenty of different topics – the leading line of spirituality: following Christ that Has reached an extraordinary dimension. The reading of the Records introduces the reader to the world of christianity that striding towards sanctity. According to the Bishop Owczarek, sanctity is identified with following Christ. This great ideal Has found its culmination on the touching gestures from the last moments of the God’s servant’s life when he was joining his suffering and death to Christ’s misery on the cross.
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