Being a man of a deep and living faith, Father Beyzym was not afraid to think about death. He often discussed the last things in his letters, as he treated the issue seriously. He felt his years and the burden of his age. He knew that he would need to give an account of his […]
Monthly Archives: September 2017
GOD’S WILL IN FATHER BEYZYM’S LIFE
Believing in God, trusting in Him, loving Him and His greater glory, Father Beyzym subjected himself to the holy and good will of God with faith, hope and love. We often meet the phrase: “Fiat voluntas Dei” (God’s will be done). “Let God’s will take place” in his letters. In everything, in good and bad […]
THE GLORY OF GOD IN FATHER BEYZYM’S LIFE
The consequent of Father Beyzym’s monastic formation was the focusing of all his life at the, beloved above all, glory of God, and the will that it should be the greater glory of His – maior Dei gloria. The motto of the Society of Jesus is: “All for the greater glory of God” (Omnia ad […]
HOPE OF BLESSED FATHER BEYZYM
The whole life of Father Beyzym and his arduous Madagascar mission was penetrated with unshakable hope and, at the same time, with humble trust in God’s help and God’s mercy. If there were not for hope, he would not cope with difficulties, hardships, vexations and worries that constantly plagued him, when he either served to […]
FAITH OF BLESSED FATHER BEYZYM
Father Beyzym was a man of faith and entrustment in full, Augustinian sense of these words. He believed in God (credo in Deum) to whom he consciously entrusted himself to fulfil His holy and good will with a childlike simplicity. His faith, acquired at home, grew in him within the years, penetrating his entire life […]