▁many ▁on ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁church ▁and ▁faith . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁right ▁after ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁press ▁ban ▁was ▁lifted , ▁the ▁society ▁published ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁about ▁ 7 4 0 ▁books ▁and ▁several ▁period ical s , ▁including ▁the ▁first ▁full ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Bible ▁translation ▁into ▁Lith uan ian ▁in ▁six ▁volumes ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 – 1 9 3 7 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁it ▁operated ▁its ▁own ▁printing ▁press ▁Š v iesa . ▁The ▁society ▁was ▁liquid ated ▁after ▁Lith u ania ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Secret ▁student ▁society ▁The ▁society ▁can ▁trace ▁its ▁roots ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁when ▁Ju oz as ▁T um as - V ai ž g ant as ▁organized ▁a ▁secret ▁student ▁society , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Lo vers ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁Society ▁( L iet uv os ▁my l ė to j ų ▁dra ug ija ), ▁at ▁the ▁Ka unas ▁Pri est ▁Sem inary . ▁At ▁that ▁time ▁Lith u ania ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁and ▁Lith uan ian - language ▁books ▁we ▁b anned ▁by ▁the ▁Ts ar ist ▁authorities . ▁The ▁society ▁had ▁a ▁written ▁program ▁which ▁emphas ized ▁service ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁Lith u ania , ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁language , ▁publication ▁of ▁Lith uan ian ▁religious ▁literature , ▁and ▁development ▁of ▁Lith uan ian ▁patri ot