Magnificat Vol. LIX, No. 1 27 scars and skin grafts that caused him a great deal of pain. Towards the end of autumn 1965, Harry Bugajski, accompanied by his ailing mother and suffering boy, traveled to Necedah, Wisconsin, where the Virgin Mary had been appearing since 1949, in order to implore their healing. While they were there, a steady rain was falling, but the blanket sheltering the three pilgrims remained wonderfully dry. In response to their fervent supplications, the visionary told them, “Jesus gives the cross to those He loves.” The disappointment, however great, was accepted with perfect submission to the Will of God. The Lord reserved blessings for this family that were far superior to any prodigious physical healings. Harry Bugajski had just arrived from Necedah when he heard about the Mission of the Magnificat. He decided to visit the St. Jovite Monastery in order to learn more. Fearing that his absence would overburden his wife, the caring father wanted to return home as soon as possible. He confided his anxiety to Father John, who told him not to worry: “Stay with us a little longer, Michael will be fine.” Indeed, for the first time since his accident, the young boy slept peacefully until his father’s return. During Harry Bugajski’s visit to the Mother House of the Apostles of Infinite Love, Mrs. Bugajski had a premonitory dream that corresponded exactly to the description of the place that her husband gave her upon his return. Mr. Bugajski was particularly touched and attracted by the poverty of the Community. Like the Poverello of Assisi, he and his wife had understood the spirit of detachment early on, and it was above all to embrace voluntary poverty, as he put it himself, that they chose to come and live in the St. Jovite Monastery. Soon the family home was made a cenacle home2 with the name of Jesus King of Mercy, a devotion dear to the Polish people. On June 14, 1966, Harry Bugajski was ordained a priest and his wife donned the third order habit. How fervently he celebrated Mass and gave Communion to the members of his blessed family! Prayer and recitation of the rosary had always been faithfully observed in the home, and how much more in contact with Jesus Host, the King of hearts, did they now apply themselves to it. The children took turns in the family chapel for Eucharistic visits and private prayers. The great trial The Bugajski parents were well aware of the degradation of the Roman Church and 2. A cenacle home is an exceptional privilege granted to certain individuals or families, allowing them to keep the Eucharist in a private chapel erected in the home. A thoughtful husband and caring father, Mr. Bugajski did his best to relieve the mother’s burden of caring for their children. He was never happier than when he was with his family.
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