The Renewal of the Order redone 2018

The Renewal of the Marian Order in 1909-1910 38 Whereas upon comprehensive research, consideration, and much thought in the face of God for the following reasons and causes, to wit: 1. From our duty assumed on the basis of the decisions of the Synod of Trent (Session 25, Chapter VIII: Concerning Monks) as a Delegate of the Holy See to the Congregation of Marian Fathers located within our bishopric, as well as from the difficulty of appeal to the said Holy See, issues an stringently urgent obligation to care for and safeguard everything that may assure the permanent existence and activity of said Congregation as well as the preservation and strengthening of monastic obedience; 2. Father Aleksander Roman Wilczynski 2 gave us his resignation from the office of Superior General and asked that we — accepting our stewardship over the entire Congregation — take care ourselves of everything that is necessary; 3. Currently the Mariampole monastery is the only numerary one whose permanent existence is assured after all the others have been closed by the czar’s decree of October 27/November 8 of last year, and almost all the Fathers have been brought here. Therefore the preservation and well-being of the Congregation decisively depends upon this monastery; 4. Whereas the office of Superior General and of the General Chapter was abolished or prevented by the civil law from being duly exercised, even though it formerly was the only governing body of record and the most appropriate one for the Marian Congregation and has been the prime factor in its preservation; so that it did not remain without leadership, but had its own legislative and executive gover- nance working without impediments and able to enforce its ordi- nances; 2 Wilczynski, Aleksander Roman (1802-1871), from 1859 the General of the Marian Order. He was brought by the czarist authorities from the monastery at Skorzec to Mariampole, and on February 9, 1865, at the order of Bishop Lubienski, he gave up his office of General Superior (EAM, p. 60).