▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁He ▁showed ▁an ▁apt itude ▁for ▁learning , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁financial ▁difficulties ▁could ▁not ▁purs ue ▁further ▁education ▁for ▁three ▁years ▁and ▁helped ▁his ▁family ▁with ▁farm ▁work . ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁from ▁a ▁relative ▁and ▁But v yd as , ▁Pur ick is ▁moved ▁to ▁Ka unas ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁study ▁priv ately . ▁He ▁passed ▁four - year ▁school ▁ex ams ▁in ▁Moscow ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁en rolled ▁into ▁the ▁Ka unas ▁Pri est ▁Sem inary ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁Many ▁cler ics ▁would ▁not ▁gradu ate ▁from ▁the ▁sem inary . ▁Out ▁of ▁ 4 8 ▁students ▁admitted ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁only ▁ 1 3 ▁graduated . ▁The ▁sem inary ▁was ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁Lith uan ian ▁culture ▁with ▁profess ors ▁such ▁as ▁Ju oz ap as ▁Sk v ire ck as , ▁Kaz im ier as ▁Š a ul ys , ▁Ad omas ▁Jak št as . ▁Pur ick is ▁got ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁Ju oz as ▁T um as - V ai ž g ant as ▁and ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁student ▁group ▁that ▁was ▁interested ▁in ▁Lith uan ian ▁history , ▁language , ▁culture . ▁ ▁Upon ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Pur ick is ▁was ▁sent ▁for ▁further ▁studies ▁at ▁the ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁The ological ▁Academy . ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁as ▁sub de acon ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9