January 27 V. May the Lord grant the glory of sainthood to Blessed George, let us pray to the Lord. R. Lord hear our prayer. FROM THE ALBUM OF THE DECEASED: On January 27, 1854, Father SIMON JASIULEWICZ (Ya-shoe-leveech), died at the age of 44 at the monastery in Marijampolė. He was a religious for 18 years and a priest for 14. In recognition of his virtuous life, particularly for his diligence and great affability, he merited the title “Father of the Order.” He is buried in Marijampolė. In 1948, Father VLADIMIR JAKOWSKI (Ya-kov-ski), a member of the Polish Province, died at the age of 72 at the house on Eden Hill in Stockbridge. He was a priest for 46 years and a religious for 35. He joined the Congregation as a priest of the Diocese of Włocławek (V’wotes-wa-vek), having made great contributions in the field of social work. In 1919 he became Vicar General of the Polish Province. In 1922, he left for America to carry out missionary work and collect offerings among the Polish community for the expansion of the house and orphanage in Warsaw-Bielany. In 1930, he became the first Superior of the newly established Polish Province. For the last seven years of his life, he again worked in America. He was distinguished by his veneration of the Eucharist and zeal in the apostolate of prayer for the deceased. He was the first Marian buried in the new cemetery on Eden Hill in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. In 1996, Father WENCESLAUS RAMANAUSKAS (Ra-ma-nowskaks), a member of the Lithuanian Province, was killed by three bandits at his rectory in Ukmergė (Ook-mer-geh). He was 70 years old, a priest for 38 years and a religious for 25. As a priest, he served the Church through the difficult times of the Communist regime by conducting pastoral activity in various parishes with great zeal. When Lithuania regained its religious freedom, he taught catechism in a local high school and wrote articles for a magazine in Ukmergė. He is buried in the Marian Fathers' section of the cemetery in Ukmergė. In 2024, Father STEPHAN CIECHOMSKI (Chee-eh-hom-ski), a member of the Polish Province, died at the St. Stanislaus Papczyński Hospice in Licheń at the age of 92. He was a religious for almost 74 years and a priest for 65. He studied at the Marian preparatory high school in Warsaw-Bielany. He fulfilled many roles in various houses of the community such as parish Vicar, catechist, local Superior and Treasurer, and confessor. He is buried in Goźlin.
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