Servant of Mary new file

The Marians worked in Berezd[w until 1832 when many of the so-called nieetatowe* monasteries were abol- ished by a tsarist ukase. The Marians had done pastoral work there and assisted the local clergy. They had quite a number of vocations from Volhynia. During the years 1787 to 1790, they even tried to establish a novitiate there, and wrote to Rome in this regard. It is not known why this project was abandoned. It seems that the partitioning of Poland became an obstacle. In the Berezd[w monastery, there had also lived Ruthenians of the Eastern rite, most of whom adopted the Latin rite. For a certain period of time the Marians had one more monastery in Volhynia which they called a residence, in Ostrzyk[w or Samczyki. Both these places were located on two sides of the river S=ucz, but comprised a whole. In the 18th century this locality belonged to the Chojecki family. It was most likely from this family that one Marian, Father Peter Chojecki, came from. He died on November 28, 1759 in Go{lin. According to the testimony of Father Benon Bujalski, this second foundation was also due to Father Wyszy<ski’s efforts, even though it was realized somewhat later : During the lifetime of the Servant of God Casimir and during his charge of our monasteries in Poland, a new foundation, that of the monastery in Ostrzyk[w in Ruthenia, was added; but this foundation was realized only in the later years. On the basis of a document drawn up on January 5, 1752, Prince Sanguszko approved the borders of the farm, Efforts for the Growth of the Marian Family 36