The Renewal of the Order redone 2018

The Renewal of the Marian Order in 1909-1910 52 N O . 9. L ETTER FROM F ATHER W. S EKOWSKI TO R EV . J. M ATULEWICZ ASKING WHETHER THERE IS HOPE OF REVIVING THE MONASTERY Mariampole, April 24, 1909 Honorable Reverend Professor, Receiving no information whatsoever about our business, I am com- pelled to write you at least a few words to ask how are things going? Is there even a spark of hope left or should I let go and prepare two coffins, one for myself and one for the Order? I hardly left my cell this winter. I spent ten weeks lying in bed and as a result I have lost my energy and, simply speaking, I am just a little desperate. The uncertainty of my situation alone makes my disposition poor, even though I do not yield to those mournful thoughts. I am most frightened by the thought that maybe I am the main cause of the fall of the Congregation and I dare to ask God in my unworthy prayers that but that there is no harm in trying. A few days after my return home I sent the Rev. Canon some information needed to start this business. I believe that much if not everything depends on the ministers, and espe- cially on the Prime Minister. There is little help in the Duma. It is busy with other things. But all this is within God’s power; so what God wills, will happen. I am thinking about my Last Will. I don’t know which is better, whether to make a bequest by my own hand or officially by a notary public. I do not want the news to spread, for no notary would be likely to keep the secret. Here there are no changes. Please accept the assurance of my deep reverence and respect. Your servant, Rev. W. Sekowski LVA, set 1674, inv. 2, vol. 97, original, in Polish.