The Renewal of the Order redone 2018

The Renewal of the Marian Order in 1909-1910 22 Moreover, both priests worked in the Academy as substitute coun- selors. Matulewicz was an inspector and Buczys was a spiritual tutor. They were both committed and obligated to accompany the students for prayer and meditations and to participate in services. 53 Because of these occupations, Rev. Matulewicz writes of himself: “Up until the Christmas break, I have been fulfilling the duties of more than two people.” 54 It was only on October 16, 1909, that he asked Father Sekowski to send him the Rule and constitutions. 55 He worked on them in November and December. He and Rev. Buczys were considering each phrase of the new proposals. 56 During the Christmas break, Rev. Buczys brought the completed project of the constitutions to Fr. General Sekowski. 57 After listening to his reservations and settling on the final version of the text, the constitutions were forwarded to the Printing Office. On February 7, 1910, Rev. Matulewicz informed Prelate Rodolfo Caroli: “At this moment, they have been handed over to the printer.” 58 The constitutions were published underground, with- out the mandatory stamp of the State Censor, in the printing office of C. Birkenfeld under the title Institutum Fratrum Marianorum sub tit- ulo Immaculatae Conceptionis Beatissimae Virginis Mariae. Thus the main and most difficult task was performed. Another important thing to do was to obtain the letters of recom- mendation from the Bishops Ordinary. Because of the danger that the police might find out, it could not be done by mail. Father Sekowski took it upon himself to contact the Bishop of Sejny. Taking advantage of the presence in Mariampole of Rev. Jurgis Narjauskas, the Secretary of the Consistory in Sejny, he used him as 53 See Document 23. 54 See Document 27. 55 See Document 23. 56 Ricordi ..., [in:] Summarium ..., p. 60 [in:] Positio . 57 LVA, set 1674, inv. 2, vol. 59, pp. 13-14, letter of Fr. Buczys to J. Matulewicz, January 1, 1910. 58 See Document 27.