September 127 he started the construction of a new parish church there. For two terms he was the local Superior in Zakopane-Cyrhla as well as local Pastor and Treasurer. He supervised the construction of the church and religious house in Zakopane. He had a particular devotion to our holy Father Founder and used to say, “For no other intention did I pray as hard as for the intention of his beatification.” He is buried in the Marian Fathers’ section of Wawrzyszew Cemetery in Warsaw. September 13 On September 13, 1760, Father DOMINIC ŻARNOWSKI (Zharnov-ski) died at the age of 30 at the Puszcza Korabiewska monastery. He was a religious for 8 years. A notable preacher, he bore his frequent illnesses with great patience and merited to be eulogized as “a most zealous religious.” He is buried in the crypt of the church in Puszcza Korabiewska. In 1772, Father NARCISSUS RYCHTER (Rikh-ter), a Czech by birth, died at the monastery in Goźlin, of which he was the President. He was a religious for 34 years and a priest for 28. He served as an Assistant of the Order and was known for his penitence and fidelity to religious observance. He is buried in the crypt of the Goźlin church. In 1954, Brother JOHN SEIBUTIS (Say-boo-tis), a member of the American Province of St. Casimir, died in Chicago at the age of 78. He was a religious for 29 years and worked primarily in the Draugas print shop. He is buried in the Marian Fathers' section of St. Casimir Cemetery in Chicago. In 1964, Father JOSEPH JARZĘBOWSKI (Ya-zhem-bov-ski), a member of the Polish Province serving in England, died at the age of 67 in Herisau (Hare-ee-sao), Switzerland where he resided for health reasons. He was a priest for 41 years and a religious for 46. An able and diligent educator, he initially worked at our preparatory high school in Warsaw-Bielany. A poet and historical writer, he was also the author of a number of very popular religious hymns. During World War II, overcoming great difficulties, he succeeded in escaping to the United States. While in Vilnius on his way to America, he met Bl. Michael Sopoćko and learned from him about the revelations granted by the Merciful Jesus to St. Faustina. Later, he introduced the Marian community in Washington, D.C. to the Divine Mercy message, of which he was a most ardent advocate until the end of his life. For seven years he worked with great devotion as protector and educator of Polish children in Mexico. Later, he was sent to England, where he founded schools for Polish boys in Hereford, Oxon, and Fawley Court. He is buried in the Marian Fathers’ cemetery in Henley-on-Thames.
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