The Renewal of the Order redone 2018

The Renewal of the Marian Order in 1909-1910 78 professor is confirmed; (4) moreover, I am performing the duties of an inspector in the Academy temporarily until Rev. Canon Debinski 2 is confirmed; (5) I was careless enough to promise Rev. Dambrauskas 3 from Kovno to put on paper the three public lectures which I delivered this year in Kovno for the “Draugija;” 4 I had to fulfill my promise. But this last burden has already fallen off my shoulders. Now I will be able to begin work on composing the constitutions in accordance with the Standards. Despite all this work, we are healthy, thank God, and we are bear- ing up, although at times we don’t get enough sleep. Apparently God gives us His support and blessings. Rev. Buczys was a little unwell for a few days because of overwork, but this has now passed. Therefore, very little time is left for self-cultivation, but we are doing the best we can. Together with the students, we are attending all prayers and services, and we are meditating with them. In addition to that, we are doing spiritual readings and every day we say part of the Holy Rosary; we also are striving to live in union with God and to rise to Him in acts of ardent prayer. We have no time left for other exer- cises. We try to keep poverty by limiting our expenses and by limiting our needs as much as possible. I cover the common expenses and Rev. Buczys puts away his savings to be able to liberate himself sooner from obligations toward his family. Mr. Songailo, 5 a student whom we have mentioned, has attached himself to us wholeheartedly and committed himself completely. He is already living at Rev. Buczys’s who has allowed him one small room in his apartment. We share food all together. He is a very modest, kind, 2 Debinski, Karol (1858-1943), during 1909-1911 taught Pastoral Theology and was an inspector in the Theological Academy in St. Petersburg. 3 See Document 10, note 2. 4 “Draugiga,” a monthly magazine in Lithuanian devoted to literature, education, and politics, published in Kowno from 1907-1923. It was edited by Rev. Aleksandras Dambrauskas. The articles referred to were published in 1909, Vol.8. No. 31-32, pp. 327-384. 5 Songailo (Sungaila), Konstantinas, a candidate to the Congregation, left the community.