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49 Marijampole. After regaining independence, they founded a Catholic high school in Marijampole and the Association of Marian helpers in Kaunas. however, in view of the heavy losses in personnel under the Soviet regime, the Province was reorganized into a Vicariate. Similarly, the Congregation never abandoned parish work in latvia (daugavpils, rezekne, Vilani). The Marians also recovered their pre- war print shop and resumed publication of Catholic materials. In addi- tion, they established the Association of Marian helpers. The Marians first came to Africa in 1984 upon receiving an invita- tion to spread devotion to Mary in the diocese of ruhengeri, rwanda. Concentrating initially on parish work, they began serving at the our lady of the word Shrine in Kibeho (diocese of gikongoro) In 2004, where they also opened the Marian Formation Center. In 1999, their activity was extended to Cameroon, to the diocese of doumé Abong- Mbang. After serving three years at the minor seminary in doumé, they took over theAtok parish, where they founded the divine Mercy Shrine. In 1990, the Vicariate of the Immaculate heart of Mary was es- tablished in Ukraine. Along with pastoral ministry in parishes (Kharkiv, Khmelnitskiy, Sevastopol, gorodok Podilski, and Chernivcy), its work included repair work on church buildings, publication of books and periodicals, and charitable works. In 1999, in view of shortage of priests in Slovakia and in the Czech republic, the Marians set up their first religious house in drietoma (Slovakia), followed by the house in Brumov-Bylnice, Czech republic, in 1993. Pastoral activity in these countries concentrated mostly on parish work (among other places, in Prague), with some extra-parochial activity: serving at the Marian Shrine in hradek near Prague and running of individual, group, and parish retreats. In 1994, the Czech–Slovak Vicariate of Sts. Cyril and Methodius was called into being. In 1993, the Belarussian delegacy came into existence. First, its activity focused on restoring and building centers of worship, later aug- mented by running parishes (among them in Barysauv, druya, Minsk, and orsha), retreat centers, and the Marian Martyrs in rosica Shrine. In 1992, the Marians opened their first mission post in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. Spirituality and Brief History of the Congregation of Marian Fathers