September 133 church as well as in various parishes. In 1959, he left for Poland and was greatly appreciated as a mechanic and driver at the Provincial House. He is buried in the Marian Fathers’ section of Wawrzyszew Cemetery in Warsaw. September 25 On September 25, 1771, Father JOHN of SAINT JOHN the BAPTIST PIRES GARRIDA (Piersh Gar-ee-da) died at the age of 49 at the monastery in Balsamão, Portugal. He was President of the monastery and a religious for 16 years. He cared for Venerable Servant of God Casimir Wyszyński in his last illness, from whom he had received the habit of our Order. He was praised as a most exemplary religious. He is buried in Balsamão. In 1943, Brother FRANCIS DEMBSKIS (Dem-skiss), a member of the Lithuanian Province, died at the age of 40 in a hospital in Telšiai (Tel-shee). He was a religious for 19 years and served as a teacher in the Marijampolė school. Although afflicted with a variety of ailments, he was an example to all of diligence, self-abnegation, and devotion. He is buried in Žemaičių Kalvarija (Ze-mai-choo Kal-va-ree-ah). In 1944, Father CASIMIR MATULAITIS (Mah-too-lai-tis), a vir aggregatus, died at the age of 76 in Marijampolė having patiently endured paralysis for 12 years. He was Pastor of St. Casimir Lithuanian Church in London, England for 27 years. Struck with paralysis in 1931, he left this church to the care of the Marians and took up residence in our house in Marijampolė. He is buried in Marijampolė. September 26 On September 26, 1736, Deacon FLORIAN of SAINT JAMES died in Warsaw. He is buried in the crypt of the Reformed Franciscan Fathers’ church in Warsaw. In 1737, the young Subdeacon ANASTASIUS died at the monastery in Skórzec, where he is buried. In 1921, Brother JOHN ČEKANAVIČIUS (Chek-on-av-ee-choos), a religious for 3 years, died in the United States at the age of 31. He is buried in the Marian Fathers' section of St. Casimir Cemetery in Chicago.
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