The Renewal of the Order redone 2018

The Renewal of the Marian Order in 1909-1910 102 N O . 36. R EQUEST OF G EN . J. M ATULEWICZ TO P OPE P IUS X TO RECOGNIZE ORAL CONSENT BY B ISHOPS O RDINARY FOR CANDIDATES TO THE C ONGREGATION AS SUFFICIENT Rome, November 17, 1911 Holy Father, Superior General of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Holy Virgin Mary, prostrating himself at the feet of Your Holiness, requests humbly that in the Russian Empire where the Catholic Church, restricted by unjust laws, finds itself in a difficult situation, Your Holiness benevolently deign N O . 35. R EQUEST OF G ENERAL J. M ATULEWICZ TO P IUS X FOR PERMISSION TO PERFORM ALSO THE OBLIGATIONS OF THE N OVICE M ASTER Rome, November 17, 1911 Holy Father! Superior General of the Congregation of Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Most Holy Virgin Mary prostrating himself at the feet of Your Holiness, requests most humbly that he might for some time also perform the obligations of the Novice Master until someone appropriate is prepared from among candidates joining the Congregation. The Congregation of Marian Fathers has been brought to almost complete extinction by persecution rampant in Russia. At present, revived owing to the generous consent of the Holy See, it has only three professed fathers. Therefore, it is impossible to designate a spe- cial Novice Master. Humble servant in Christ and most dedicated son, Jerzy Matulewicz ACIVCSVA, S 26, vol. 1, original, in Latin.