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The Renewal of the Marian Order in 1909-1910 16 need for renewal of the Mariampole monastery, even secretly, he made its issuance dependent on the consent of the Sejny Administrator. 38 Father Sekowski took exception to Bishop Cyrtowt’s advice “not to hurry” by writing a letter advising urgency: “No matter what, please go as soon as possible. Strike while the iron is hot, hurry up because we never know what may happen at any moment. Yesterday, which was Wednesday, I felt very weak, as if under a nervous or some other attack I cannot describe.” 39 The final decision to travel to Rome was made by Rev. Matulewicz in Warsaw during the night of July 18-19. 40 Having received power of attorney from Fr. General Sekowski and a passport, Rev. Matulewicz set out on his journey on July 24. 41 He arrived in the Eternal City the next day, a Sunday. He stayed in Muller’s Bavaria Hotel at Vicolo Alibert. Aided by the Resurrectionist Fathers, on Monday he went to Prelate Giuseppe Antonucci of the Congregation of Studies, to whom he had a letter of introduction. He presented the matter to the Prelate and submitted the papers he brought in order to have them forwarded to the Congregation of the Religious. He tried to meet with the Jesuits: Father Wlodzimierz Ledochowski, an influential figure in the Vatican, and Father Gennaro Bucceroni, expert in monastic law, but they were not in town. However, he did meet several times with Prelate Adam Sapieha from the Roman Curia. From the latter he received essential advice with far-reaching conse- quences, to approach the Prefect of the Congregation of the Religious, the Spanish Cardinal Jose Vives y Tuto of the Capuchin order, who was knowledgeable about the situation of monastic life under Russian rule and who was also well known for his kindness. 42 38 LVA, set 1674, inv. 2, vol. 59, p. 3, letter of Fr. Buczys to J. Matulewicz, July 19, 1909. 39 LVA, set 1674, inv. 2, vol. 97, p.?, letter of W. Sekowski to J. Matulewicz, July 22, 1909. 40 See Document 12. 41 See Document 14. 42 See Document 19.