On June 11, in the church of the Most Holy Trinity in Rositsy, deacons Alaksandr Shamrytsky, Andrey Sidarovich and Alaksandr Zharnasiek – who are members of the Marian Order – were ordained priests by His Excellence Władysław Blin, Ordinary Bishop of the diocese of Vitebsk. Besides parishioners from Rositsy at the solemnity there were present numerous believers from Polatsk and Navapolatsk, Miory, Orsha, Barysau, Zhodina. There participated also many Marian fathers from Belarus and Poland, Pawel Naumovicz, Provincial of Polish province of the Marians, Jaugen Zarzeczny, Vice-provincial of the same province, Kazimir Pek, Rector of Marians’ seminary in Lublin, Siarhey Gaek, Apostolic Visitor for the Greek Catholics in Belarus.

On June 12 the new priests celebrated their first Holy Masses in Barysau, Miory and Polatsk. On June 13 they concelebrated the Holy Mass in Druya, the cradle of Belarusian Marians.