May 83 May 21 On May 21, 1919, Father LEON KULWIEĆ (Kool-vee-etch) died of typhoid fever at the age of 39 in Warsaw. After his novitiate in Fribourg, he pastored the Lithuanians in Warsaw, worked with the youth, and started the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary for high school and college students. Sent by the Apostolic Nuncio to a parish to save the priest and the faithful from schism, he contracted typhus and soon died. He is buried in the crypt of the church in Warsaw-Bielany. In 1924, the Lithuanian seminarian BRONISLAUS KAČERGIUS (Ka-chair-goos) died of pulmonary complications at the age of 22 in Rome. He was a third year philosophy student at the German College. He is buried in the Teutonic Cemetery adjacent to Vatican City. In 1975, Brother PETER VALINČIUS (Va-lin-choos), a member of the Lithuanian Province, died at the age of 76. He is buried in the Marian Fathers’ section of the cemetery in Marijampolė. In 2006, Father BERNARD MICKIEWICZ (Mits-kiev-eech), a member of the Ukrainian Vicariate, died at the age of nearly 77 in Berdychiv, Ukraine. He was a priest for 46 years and a religious for 28. Born in Latvia, he was originally a diocesan priest. He served first in Latvia and then in Ukraine. For his pastoral activity, particularly among children and youth, he was sentenced by the Communist regime to more than three years in prison; he entered the Congregation after his release. His book entitled Is Believing in God Contrary to Science? helped many to oppose the Communist atheistic propaganda. Residing in Berdychiv, he carried out intense pastoral ministry in the surrounding area. Later, he was a chaplain to nuns. He is buried in the cemetery in Berdychiv. May 22 On May 22, 1981, Father PETER ČINIKAS (Chin-i-kas), a member of the American Province of Saint Casimir, died of a heart ailment at the age of 69 in Chicago, Illinois. He was a religious for 48 years and a priest for 42. An apostle of the Catholic press, he was the administrator and director of the publications Draugas and The Marian for 30 years. He served as Superior and Provincial Councilor. He is buried in the Marian Fathers' section of St. Casimir Cemetery in Chicago.
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