1791). As a result of the endeavors of Blessed George Matulaitis-Matulewicz, on November 28, 1910, Pope Pius X ratified the renewed and reformed Congregation of Marian Fathers along with its new Constitutions. Subsequently, simple vows replaced the solemn ones, and thus The Rule of the Ten Virtues ceased to be obligatory for the Marians. However, the Rule did not become just a historical document, but it continues to shape Marian spirituality in the renewed Congregation as a valuable spiritual heritage. In the past 100 years, many General Superiors of the reformed community gave witness to this fact. After the reform of 1909, the Rule was reprinted at least nine times: in Portuguese, English, and Polish, and it was included into the Constitutions (Romæ 1930, Kraków 1933, Stockbridge 1955, Stockbridge, 1980, Lublin 1984, Warszawa 1986, Curitiba 1988, Warszawa 2001, Rzym– Stockbridge 2006). For more than three centuries The Rule of the Ten Virtues has been — and continues to be — for the Marians an object of study and reflection, while the Chaplet of the Ten Evangelical Virtues of the B.V.M., contained therein, is the favored prayer of the Marian community. The Rule also had a significant influence on the interior decorations of Marian churches. For example, a 10-ray star with 32
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