The Blue Scapular Prayer Book

16 Timeline of the Marian Fathers December 11, 1670 – Fr. Stanislaus Papczyński made the Oblatio as an act of offering himself in the service of God and Mary, as well as a public declaration of his intention to found the Congregation of Marian Fathers. October 24, 1673 – Bishop Stanislaus Jacek Święcicki gave his approval for the Congregation’s first religious house. November 24, 1699 – Pope Innocent XII approves the Marians as an Order with solemn vows upon the Rule of the Ten Evangelical Virtues of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary that obliged the Marians to wear the Blue Scapular. 1786 – Holy See approves revised Marian Constitutions, which expand apostolic works to include parish schools and preaching the missions. 18 th -19 th centuries – Marian monasteries in Rome, Portugal, Poland, and Lithuania were suppressed due to the political upheaval. November 29, 1909 – In the presence of the last living Marian, Fr. Vincent Sękowski, Fr. George Matulaitis-Matulewicz made his vows and was admitted to the Marian Order.