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520Our brother Adam, be our mediator and envoy to the Almighty! Eternalpeace grant to his soul, O Lord! And may eternal light shine upon him 610 .Celiński left behind much poetry, a great part of which is in my hands 611 .At home, among the young people of Volhynia, it was acknowledged that hepossessed outstanding talent. I propose to print a selection of his poems, and someof his former friends and colleagues wish to contribute to this collection.I move on to the activities of those of us who remain on trial and, pleaseGod, to complete all od our penance in this vale of tears. From heaven to dirt,from Celiński to this knave who is the cause of so much distress, and who soabuses the kindness of our dearest M. Caesar, to M. Jański.After I wrote to you, M. Caesar, I remained at La Grande Trappe until theend of November. Then I went to Solesmes where, having received a veryfriendly welcome from Fr. Gueranger, I remained until Christmas... to await theconclusion of the matter, which I will mention later, and to allow the feelings andthoughts with which God had inspired me, unworthy though I am, in the course ofmy retreat, to seep down into the fabric of my soul and begin to develop in mylife, if only ideally at first, before returning to dryness when engulfed in problemsand business.Praise, praise and endless thanks! Thanks to the Lord! I left renewed inChristian strength, light and hope. I was prepared for every need, for the difficultand dangerous navigation in this world. The whole time spent beneath the roofs ofthe two monasteries, together with some of the moments in our House, left mewith a sensation of the greatest happiness and the purest delights I have everknown, going back all the way to the era of childhood piety. It was fortunate that Imade this effort to strengthen myself spiritually, for, on my return to Paris, Iencountered bitter setbacks, worse than ever before, which I could not have borneand endured without some serious loss.First, all the vexation of my financial concerns converged at the beginningof the year, and almost crushed me: lawsuits were threatened, the auction of our610 Adam Celiński was the first candidate for the Priesthood from among the followers of B.Jański.611 He had received them from A. Jełowicki, who promised to print them.