Big Little Brother. Antoni Kowalczyk – Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate
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Missionaries Oblates, suffering, penance, purgatory, sacrifice, holinessAbstract
Brother Antoni Kowalczyk is the first Polish Missionary Oblate of Mary Immaculate, who at the end of the 19th century set off on missions in Western Canada. His simple, humble and given-to-God life has influenced many people even today. In this article, we have tried to identify his particular qualities, such as the spirit of sacrifice and the conscious connection of his own sufferings to the ones of Jesus, the trust in the intercession of Mary, and the abandon of his will for the sake of Christ. There is also a reflection on how brother Anthony understood suffering and the role of repentance in his spiritual life. In this context, it was attempted to discuss the possibility of purgatory-like living on Earth.
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