Jezuickie rekolekcje o. Honorata Koźmińskiego OFMCap
Jesuit retreat of Father Honorat Koźmiński OFMCap

Summary/Abstract: Blessed Honorat Koźminski, OFMCap (1829 – 1916), founder of numerous religious congregations and renewer of the face of the Church in Poland at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, in his spiritual experience drew from the spiritual exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola. This was done through the use of books authored and published by Jesuits, and by living retreats according to the Ignatian method. The article discusses the question of the place of annual retreats in the rhythm of continuous formation of Capuchins and shows the Jesuit manuals that were within the range of interest of Father Honorat Koźmiński, as well as presents the adherence of the Founder of hidden congregations to the method of spiritual exercises of St Ignatius. Out of the fifty-two series of retreats that Fr. Koźmiński personally experienced, as many as thirty-four were conducted from Jesuit manuals. Despite his deep attachment to the spirituality of Saint Francis of Assisi, the Blessed Capuchin had a great appreciation for the spiritual exercises promoted by the Jesuits.

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