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107 Documents 4) As the Marians do not need resurrection and exist and grow legally, and fearing lest the Church institution conferred to my lead- ership be harmed in any way because of the movement initiated by Mr. J. St. Pietrzak, I humbly ask: a) that a thorough investigation of persons attempting to create Marian Fathers in Galicia be ordered; b) that it be ascertained why they don’t want to join the legally existing Marian Fathers functioning based on statutes bestowed by the Holy See; c) on what legal grounds Mr. Pietrzak and his associate appear as Marians. 5) I humbly request that this movement be given legal direction as indicated by canon law to designate an appropriate spiritual leader for this group of people whom they would obey in everything and who would look over their activities, in particular so that by their publica- tions of a strongly national character and by their too-noisy agitation they brought no harm to the Institute of Marian Fathers existing legally and working mainly under the Russian occupation in such harsh and difficult conditions. 6) I request that this document be kept secret, not disclosed or pub- lished, so that the work of the Marian Fathers would not be made more difficult under Russian occupation. With deepest reverence and respect, Your servant in Christ, Father Jerzy Matulewicz Superior General of the Marian Fathers LVA, set 1674, inv. 2, vol. 50, p. 3, copy, in Polish.