Father Casimir Wyszynski

39 remembered this foundation and its benefactress: fromRome he sent relics of the Holy Cross for the church which bore that title, and to its benefactress he sent relics of her patron saint, St. Frances of Rome. TheMarians received other pastoral posts in Lithuaniawhere they contributed to the strengthening of faith and the growth of Marian devotion. However, the monastery in Marijampole was the only one which the tsarist authorities left standing after sup- pressing all other monasteries in 1864. The majority of the Mar- ians from their other posts were transferred to Marijampole. Prohibiting the admission of new candidates into the Order, the tsarist authorities condemned the community to a slow death. However, Divine Providence would save the work which Father Casimir had served with such dedication all his life. In 1909, when all of the other Marians had been dispersed or died, only the Superior General remained alive in Marijampole. Se- cretly, he admitted Father George Matulewicz into the commu- nity, and soon after the death of the Superior General, Father George assumed leadership of the Order, thus opening a new stage in its history known as the Renovation. The third foundation due to Father Casimir’s efforts was a monastery in Berezdov in the Volhynia region of Ruthenia. Cir- cumstances not clearly known to us brought Father Casimir Wyszyński into contact with Prince John Cajetan Jabłonowski, the governor of the district of Bratslav in present-day Ukraine. The Prince decided to found a church and monastery for the Marians on his estate. For this purpose he chose Berezdov, a little town on the River Korczyk, a fewkilometers away fromthe town of Korzec. During the preparatory process for the beatification of Father Casimir, conducted in Poland, Frs. Taudt, Czermak, Wasilewski, and Bujalski unanimously testified that Father Wyszyński en- deavored to obtain this foundation in order to spread devotion to God and to honor the Immaculate Conception of His Mother. He found pious benefactors, who upon seeing in his person a fullness of virtue and other attributes, founded the monasteries in Raśna, The Servant of Mary Immaculate