Memoirs of Fr. Adolf Trusewicz’s CM pastoral work
Memoirs of Fr. Adolf Trusewicz’s CM pastoral work
Author(s): Józef MareckiSubject(s): History of Church(es)
Published by: Instytut Wydawniczy Księży Misjonarzy “Nasza Przeszłość”
Keywords: Fr Adolf Trusewicz CM; Congregation of de Mission; Catholic Church in Lithuania; Archdiocese of Vilnius; Poles in the Borderlands; pastoral ministry in the USSR; Catholic clergy;
Summary/Abstract: Fr Adolf Trusewicz CM (1919-2001) – a priest from the Congregation of the Mission (priest 1945), born in Stare Troki (Senieji Trakai), after World War II, he did not exercise the right of “expatriation” to = post-Yalta Poland and, with the consent of his superiors, remained on his native land to serve the local Catholics – mostly Poles – as a priest in the difficult realities of militant atheism, that characterised the Soviet Union. Due to illness, he was forced to leave Lithuania in 1995 and live in Krakow under the care of his religious confreres. From the pages of these memoirs emerges a living Church with many everyday problems with which Catholic priests were confronted. This is also a document showing the determination of Poles, attached to their native land, Catholic and national traditions, and caring about the preservation of their own identity. This is also a picture of many priests and their exceptional dedication to God and people who, risking their own safety, health and life, brought hope, support, help and a good word to everyone, irrespective of their political or religious views
Journal: Nasza Przeszłość. Studia z dziejów Kościoła i kultury katolickiej w Polsce
- Issue Year: 2/2022
- Issue No: 138
- Page Range: 371-425
- Page Count: 55
- Language: English
