Mariologiczny wymiar teologiczno-pastoralnych koncepcji Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego, Prymasa Polski
Mariological Dimension of the Theological and Pastoral Concepts of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński, Primate of Poland

Summary/Abstract: This article presents an analysis of one of the fundamental aspects of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński’s teaching, which is Mariology understood in praxeological terms. As the source materials’ research confirms, veneration and trust in the Blessed Virgin Mary undoubtedly enacted a significant role in the life and episcopal ministry of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński. Moreover, the Marian pastoral program developed by the Primate resisted the communist apparatus of state power pressure. As a result, it became a response to many threats posed by post-war social and political reality, contributing to preserving the Polish people’s identity and cultural independence.The author of this paper intends to present Cardinal Wyszyński’s teaching on the Blessed Virgin Mary, apprehended as the Mother of God-Man and the Mother of the Church. The exploration of the above research will be based on analyzing source texts using the historical and theological method. Consequently, the author of the article will try to capture and outline not only the Mariology of the Primate Wyszyński and the crucial theological substance it contains. However, an essential element of the above research will expose its praxeological dimension manifested in various pastoral initiatives monitored by the then Church in Poland. Thus, the reverence and veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland, and Mother of the Church have played a fundamental role. The culminating moment on the Marian way of Cardinal Wyszyński’s episcopal service was the act of total dedication to Mary in the spirit of St. Louis Maria Grignion de Montfort. The pastoral programs that emerged as a consequence of this Vows enacted a pivotal role in maintaining the faith and Christian tradition by the Nation, strengthening the post-war Church in Poland, as well as impacting the entire universal Church.

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