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 Society of Jesus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Society of Jesus is consecrated under the patronage of Madonna Della Strada, a title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and is led by a Superior General, presently Peter Hans Kolvenbach.
The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu/Jesu (S.J.) in Latin) is a Christian religious order of the Roman Catholic Church in direct service to the Pope.
The Society of Jesus is classified among institutes as a mendicant order of clerks regular, that is, a body of priests organized for apostolic work, following a religious rule, and relying on alms, or donations, for support.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_Jesus   (3408 words)

  
 US Jesuit Conference
The Society of Jesus was founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius Loyola, a Basque nobleman and soldier, who found God in all things.
http://www.jesuit.org   (97 words)

  
 Society of Jesus - ThroneWiki
Society of Jesus: Diplomacy Giri(t), Malaga in Creek(oh), Penzance in Cornwall(oh), Basilhavn on Anticosti(f)
Society of Jesus: The Jesuits were content to pray and discuss theology, but other – more diabolical – powers had no intention of letting them enjoy the easy sleep of the just… the rain of spore-bombs annihilated the heart of the Order, destroying their administrative center and leaving the remnants leaderless and confused.
The Society of Jesus is going through huge changes in the upheaval that has followed the loss of their top leadership and much infrastructure following the recent attack on London.
http://test.throneworld.com/wiki/index.php/Society_of_Jesus   (6154 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Eudists (Society of Jesus and Mary)
To develop the spirit of Jesus Christ in the members of the society, Father Eudes caused to be celebrated every year in his seminaries the feast of the Holy Priesthood of Jesus Christ and of all Holy Priests and Levites.
After the feast of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary it is one of the principal in the community.
The Society of Jesus and Mary is not, therefore, a religious order, but an ecclesiastical body under the immediate jurisdiction of the bishops, to aid in the formation of the clergy.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05596b.htm   (931 words)

  
 The Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola
and His name was called Jesus." (Luke 2:21) This is the last line of the gospel reading used on January 1st, the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, and the Giving of the Name of Jesus, which is the titular feast of the Society of Jesus, formerly the Feast of the Circumcision.
Actually, by finding God in all things, all times are times of prayer, He did not, of course, exclude formal prayer, but he differed from other founders regarding the imposition of definite times or duration of prayer.
From his tiny quarters in Rome he would live to see in his lifetime the Society of Jesus grow from eight to a thousand members, with colleges and houses all over Europe and as far away as Brazil and Japan.
http://www.stignatiussf.org/himself.htm   (4333 words)

  
 Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus was a religious order of men in the Roman Catholic Church that spread the Church through preaching and teaching.
The Society of Jesus was a very calm, cool response to the Reformation, and better for the Catholics than any force could have attained.
Ignatius (who was elected 1 st superior governor of the Society of Jesus) even drew up a constitution to the Pope that said they were bound as missionaries to go to any place the Pope told them.
http://www.lakesideschool.org/studentweb/worldhistory/reformation/SocietyofJesus.htm   (587 words)

  
 Talk:Society of Jesus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Within the first generation, however, they had taken up reform of the Church and defense of the faith, and it is for this reason that they are associated with the Counter-Reformation.
The "not priests" comment is a reference to the Jesuit Brothers [2], which should have mention in the article.
I started a stub for Brothers of the Society of Jesus and will work on building it into a full article.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Society_of_Jesus   (3263 words)

  
 SOCIETY OF JESUS
Finally, the new building of Infant Jesus Convent of the Society of Jesus, Mary and Joseph was blessed on 29th December 1985.
The foundation stone for the Infant Jesus Convent was laid on February 2, 1982 by the Mother General, Sr.
SOCIETY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH (J. Infant Jesus Convent
http://www.dioceseofcochin.org/womenreligious/society_of_jesus.htm   (2567 words)

  
 The Society of Jesus
That constitution was approved by the Pope in 1540, and almost immediately the Society of Jesus began opening schools and monasteries throughout Europe and began to establish missions throughout the known world; and because of their emphasis on education, they became a driving force in the Catholic Counter-Reformation.
Among these were the "Fathers of Faith" and "The Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus." After the restoration, most of the members of these groups rejoined the Jesuit order.
The popes who succeeded Clement XIV were not under the same political pressure as their predecessor because the Age of Revolution soon swept over Europe and many of the same rulers who had pushed for suppression were themselves overthrown.
http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/csf/jesuits.html   (1299 words)

  
 Jesus, Society of on Encyclopedia.com
JESUS, SOCIETY OF [Jesus, Society of] religious order of the Roman Catholic Church.
Majority of Teens - Almost 72% - Believe in the Message of Easter, According to an American Bible Society Study; Majority Believe Jesus Will Return to Earth to Judge Good and Evil - But Not in Their Lifetime.
http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/J/Jesus-S1o.asp   (1495 words)

  
 Jesuits, Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) are a monastic order founded by Ignatius of Loyola and approved as a Roman Catholic religious order in 1540.
Members of the society taught the sons of leading families and served as spiritual advisors to kings.
J Brodrick, The Origins of the Jesuits; W Bangert, A History of the Society of Jesus; D Mitchell, The Jesuits; J de Guibert, The Jesuits: Their Spiritual Doctrine and Practice.
http://mb-soft.com/believe/text/jesuit.htm   (1803 words)

  
 The Society of Jesus (Jesuits)
A: The successor of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus or the Soldiers of Jesus Christ.
He who will not accept him as the Vicar of Jesus and his Viceregent on earth, let him be accursed and exterminated.
On an interesting note, we often see the letters INRI on crosses and crucifixes, and are told that it represents the Latin words "Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudeum" or "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews", the Latin words that Pilate had written on a placard and nailed above Jesus' head at the crucifixion.
http://www.thenazareneway.com/society_of_jesus_jesuits.htm   (1205 words)

  
 The Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus
The Church, which continues with the mission of Jesus Christ, is in charge of proclaiming from all the rooftops of every culture the Word of the Lord.
The list included the presence of the Society in education, the missions to Africa and China, the work for the assistance of immigrants and refugees, and the international houses of the Society of Jesus, in Rome.
Despite the difficulties and the desanctification of life, at both a personal and collective level, which is undeniably visible in our times, it can be affirmed that the Church, the people of God, is now more active, more committed and vibrant in its faith.
http://www.marprovjesuits.org/people/kolvenbach.shtml   (2490 words)

  
 Society of Jesus Documents
The university should be a bearer of human and ethical values; it should be the critical conscience of the society; it should illuminate with its reflection those who are addressing the problematic of the modern or postmodern society; it should be the crucible where the diverse tendencies in human thought are debated and solutions proposed.
And for Jesuit universities, it is also a consequence of the vision of Ignatius in the contemplation of the Kingdom, and of the mission of the Society to strive for the service of faith and the promotion of justice.
But the Society expects of all, including people of others faiths, that they recognize and accept the values contained in the Ignatian spirituality and apostolic mission that animate the work.
http://www.sjweb.info/documents/doc_show.cfm?PubTextId=1607   (6151 words)

  
 Secret Instructions of the Society of Jesus
To have in mind that it is necessary to ask with religious modesty, the means for exercising the duties of the Society, and that it is needful to procure and acquire benevolence, principally of the secular ecclesiastics, and of persons of authority, that may be conceived necessary.
They speak of the Society of Jesus as the "educated clergy," -- the "teaching arm of the church".
As much to the magnates as to the people, we must persuade them by all possible means, that the Society has not been, but by especial Divine Providence, conforming to the prophecies of the Abbot Joachim, for to return and raise up the Church, humbled by the heretics.
http://infidels.org/library/historical/unknown/society_of_jesus_secrets.html   (7233 words)

  
 Social Apostolate Secretariat SJ - Characteristics of the Social Apostolate of the Society of Jesus
The characteristics are permeated by the spirituality of St. Ignatius and the tradition of the Society of Jesus.
The contemplation of Jesus who becomes a poor man in order to bring about the Kingdom of God and dies for this cause and is raised by the Father, inspires the first companions to follow as pilgrims the way of Jesus.
The 34th General Congregation decreed that every undertaking for which the Society of Jesus takes ultimate responsibility "must be guided by a clear mission statement which outlines the purposes of the work and forms the basis for collaboration in it" (d.
http://www.sedos.org/english/jesuit.htm   (11116 words)

  
 Society of Jesus --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Roman Catholic institution founded in 1870 by priests of the Society of Jesus.
Spanish theologian and one of the most influential figures in the Catholic Reformation of the 16th century, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Paris in 1534.
The largest all-male religious order within the Roman Catholic church is the Society of Jesus, more commonly called Jesuits.
http://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-9277118   (884 words)

  
 The society of Jesus
Around the globe there are very many institutions of higher learning which, like Heythrop, owe their origins to the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits, a religious order within the Roman Catholic Church.
Not surprisingly, therefore, very soon after its official approval by the Pope in 1540, Jesuits began to be asked to start schools and universities.
Many Jesuits went overseas on missions to spread Christianity - and some came to Britain to help maintain the faith of the persecuted Catholic minority.
http://www.heythrop.ac.uk/about/socjes.htm   (708 words)

  
 Australian Jesuits
The Jesuits (Society of Jesus) are a Christian religious order within the Catholic Church with ministries and communities throughout the world.
http://home.mira.net/~jesuits   (137 words)

  
 JESUITS - SOCIETY of JESUS - SJ
JESUITS - SOCIETY of JESUS - SJ JESUITS - SOCIETY of JESUS - SJ St Ignatius of Loyola was born 500 years ago (1491) in Loyola, in the Basque country of northern Spain.
Our principal concern is to form men and women for others, people who will help bring about in society Christ's kingdom of justice, love and peace.
When this group around Ignatius realised that they needed to bond themselves to each other and to the service of the Church, they formed the Society of Jesus.
http://www.ozvocations.catholic.org.au/directory/religious/jesuits.html   (705 words)

  
 The Society of Jesus Crowned with Thorns
In a word, modesty for a woman is the sign that Jesus Christ resides in her heart; she is the fragrance of enlightenment, which she is called to spread about her.
On March 18, 1878, he approved the statutes of the Society of Jesus Crowned with Thorns, and accorded indulgences to the members, especially when they assisted at Holy Mass on Friday and prayed for each other’s spiritual advancement.
With all that, one would believe that he would want -- and he never feared to say it in the Society meetings -- that “his girls should be beautiful,” but beautiful in their modesty, and even by means of their modesty.
http://www.national-coalition.org/modesty/pereemm1.html   (2751 words)

  
 Institutum Historicum Societatis Iesu-Jesuit Historical Institute
Cultural and educational systems are still convalescing and among the victims of this period can be included institutions of both the Church and the Society of Jesus.
This inaccessibility leaves an important vacuum for the history of the Society of Jesus in South America in this significant part of its colonial period.
1500 volumes from the Professed House of the Society of Jesus in Córdoba.
http://www.alinet.it/ahsi/projects/indexeng.htm   (1322 words)

  
 Society of Jesus Christ the Priest
Later, to fit in with the terminology of the new Code of Canon Law, the juridical figure of Association of Christian Faithful was adopted, being approved by the same bishop on November 27, 1986.
In 1957, Rev. Alfonso Gálvez founded in Spain the Society of Jesus Christ the Priest
It was approved by the Most Rev. Bishop Javier Azagra as a Pious Union on July 29, 1980.
http://www.arch-angel.net/shrine/society.html   (157 words)

  
 Society of Jesus
A flexible order animated by the spirit of its founder, Ignatius of Loyola, the Society of Jesus does not require its members to wear distinctive dress or to recite the hours of prayer in common.
Its members take the three conventional monastic vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, as well as an additional fourth vow of personal obedience to the pope.
Its success in these enterprises has sometimes made it controversial within the Roman Catholic Church.
http://demo.lutherproductions.com/historytutor/basic/reformation/story/society_jesus.htm   (157 words)

  
 Jesus - CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Jesuits (The Society of Jesus)
Jesus -is-Lord.com: Jesus Christ is the ONLY Way to God
The Jesus Seminar conducts collaborative research in the field of religion and communicates the results to a broad, non-specialist public.
Jesus - CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: The Jesuits (The Society of Jesus)
http://hunt-home.com/hh/jesus.html   (242 words)

  
 New York Province Society of Jesus, Mt. Manresa Jesuit Retreat House
New York Province Society of Jesus, Mt. Manresa Jesuit Retreat House
http://www.manresasi.org   (11 words)

  
 Modern History Sourcebook: St. Francis Xavier: Letter from India, to the Society of Jesus at Rome, 1543
If it were not for the opposition of the Brahmins, we should have them all embracing the religion of Jesus Christ.
I replied, that I would not tell him a word about them unless he promised beforehand to publish abroad what I should tell him of the religion of Jesus Christ.
After all this he asked me in my turn to explain the principal mysteries of the Christian religion, promising to keep them secret.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/1543xavier1.html   (2739 words)

  
 Georgetown Special Collections: The Society of Jesus
The heart of the collection is a series of nearly 140 autograph letters from Roothaan (1785-1852), General of the Society from 1829 until his death.
The letters, addressed for the most part to Roothaan's father Mathias, his brother Albert, and his nephew Theodoor, written over the period 1804-1852, provide considerable insight into the personal life of this remarkable Jesuit.
Bishop Simon William Gabriel Bruté: autograph autobiographical sketch of his life up to 1836;
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/sj.htm   (3896 words)

  
 MATHEMATICS AND MODESTY IN THE SOCIETY OF JESUS
The actor who played Cenodoxus himself then joined a Jesuit novitiate, and passed the rest of his life in the religious modesty of the Society of Jesus.
It is difficult to find a more poignant example of the way the Jesuit order in general, and the Jesuit spiritual teachings embodied in the
Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius, just as in the play Bruno retreated into the wilderness to found his monastery and lead a life of spiritual contemplation.
http://shl.stanford.edu/Eyes/modesty/indexold.htm   (9073 words)

  
 The Legacy of the Society of Jesus
On April 22, 1541, six of the original ten founders of the Society went out to the Church of St. Paul Outside the Walls, to make their final profession of vows, recalling Montmartre in 1534, and restating their availability in service to the Lord and his Vicar on earth.
The original companions of Ignatius continued to distinguish themselves as men of humane letters, grounded in philosophy and sacred scripture, truly “finding God in all things” in the assignments given them.
Ignatius commissioned the building of the Gesu Church in the center of Rome asking Michelangelo to be architect, however he declined because of his present duties as master architect for the Basilica of St. Peter.
http://www.ignatiushistory.info/society.html   (921 words)

  
 Society of Jesus (Institute of Consecrated Life) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
Society of Jesus (Institute of Consecrated Life) [Catholic-Hierarchy]
http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dqsj0.html   (3433 words)

  
 ARCHIVES, MARYLAND PROVINCE, SOCIETY OF JESUS: FOLDER LISTING
According to a note inside the book, the work is an abbreviation of Father Magnani's "Historia Societatis Jesu in Russia" [post 1773].
Box: 1 Fold: 14 Documents-re: Society of Jesus (1713-1816) [1 W1-4]
Box: 2 Fold: 16 Newsclippings-Society of Jesus [3 C1]
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/fl/f119}1.htm   (3143 words)

  
 The Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus - Welcome!
The Society of Jesus (commonly known as the Jesuits) is a Catholic men's religious order that encounters the needs of the world in numerous ways.
Many Jesuits manage and teach in universities and high schools, administer and preach in parishes and retreat houses, and guide people in retreats throughout the world.
The Detroit Province of the Society of Jesus - Welcome!
http://www.jesuitdet.org   (121 words)

  
 The New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus
For nearly 500 years, Jesuit priests and brothers have been inspired by the vision of St. Ignatius Loyola to love and serve God as companions of Jesus.
They seek to find God in all things, to listen with a discerning heart, and to do all things for the greater glory of God.
The New Orleans Province of the Society of Jesus
http://www.norprov.org   (157 words)

  
 Bahia Province of Society of Jesus
It is the mission of Jesus Christ, from whom we identify ourselves and we are only his humble servants.
It is the Utopia of Christians, that is made present in us by our commitment of service to faith and the promotion of justice in the present situations of the world, that needs evermore our presence and witness to life.
See the first letter of the former Provincial Fr.
http://www.jesuitas.org.br/en/provincia/provincial.htm   (199 words)

  
 The Society of Jesus in Ireland, Scotland, and England 1541-1588
In particular, the sections on religious life and involvement in diplomacy show how flexibly the Jesuits adapted their "way of proceeding" to the religious and political circumstances of the British Isles, and to the demands of the Counter-Reformation.
Throughout the book, the activities of the Jesuits - preaching, propaganda, prayer and politics - are set within a wider European context, and within the framework of the Society's Constitutions.
Readership: All those interested in early modern European history, Catholic Reformation and Counter-Reformation, especially the Society of Jesus, as well as students of Elizabethan literature, and of early modern Catholic spirituality.
http://www.brill.nl/product.asp?ID=2728   (275 words)

  
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To pray for the needs of others and to grow in faith and love of Christ and our fellow man by spending time with Jesus, Truly Present in all the tabernacles throughout the world.
To promote Devotion to Jesus True Presence in the Eucharist.
To pray for a renewal of Eucharistic Adoration, for Peace in the world and in our families.
http://www.geocities.com/tsoja2001   (88 words)

  
 Wisconsin Province Society of Jesus
A Roman Catholic religious order whose members are commonly known as the Jesuits, the Society of Jesus grew out of the activities of its founder Ignatius of Loyola (1492-1556).
The mission of the Wisconsin Province Jesuits is to pursue social justice and the promotion of faith among the inner cities, Native American Reservations and around the world.
http://www.jesuitswisprov.org   (57 words)

  
 The Jesuits in Britain
The gift of the Eucharist and Jesus' death are in the deepest sense one and the same mystery....
Latest: Read the latest news from the Jesuits here...
http://www.jesuit.org.uk   (27 words)

  
 Society of Jesus
Founded in 1540 by St. Ignatius of Loyola, the Society of Jesus, informally called the Jesuits, is one of several academic orders recognized by the Reformed Catholic Church, and considered a "teaching" order.
Click cross to dedicate a memorial mass for a loved one.
http://www.reformedcatholicchurch.org/society_of_jesus.htm   (114 words)

  
 Jesuit General Congregation 34: Table of Contents
Jesuits and the Situation of Women in Church and Civil Society
On the Call or Vocation of this Congregation
This English text was prepared in Rome by the Curia of the Superior General of the Society of Jesus and edited in St. Louis at the Institute of Jesuit Sources by John L. McCarthy, S.J..
http://www.calprov.org/resources/docs/c34_indx.html   (215 words)

  
 Society of Jesus, Oregon Province - Planned Giving
If you have any questions about wills, trusts, charitable gift annuities or any other of a wide variety of estate planning topics, our free ebrochures have the answers.
Society of Jesus, Oregon Province - Planned Giving
Welcome to the Gift Planning Site for Society of Jesus, Oregon Province!
http://www.wpg.cc/stl/CDA/homepage/1,1006,598,00.html   (239 words)

  
 Society of Jesus - definition of Society of Jesus by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
Society of Jesus - definition of Society of Jesus by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
Society of Jesus - a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in 1534 to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Society+of+Jesus   (191 words)

  
 Rockhurst Jesuit Community: Society of Jesus
Today the Society is the largest men’s religious order in the Roman Catholic Church: over 20,000 Jesuit priests and brothers serve in every part of the world.
Ignatius Loyola founded the Society of Jesus in 1540.
In the United States, Jesuits are affiliated with 28 colleges and universities and 46 high schools.
http://www.rockhurst.edu/about/jescom/Society.html   (76 words)

  
 Society of Jesus
Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus:
Information on the law of the Society of Jesus
Abbreviations concerning the law of the Society of Jesus
http://www.ulrichrhode.de/jesuiten/index_e.html   (70 words)

  
 Institutum Historicum Societatis Iesu-Jesuit Historical Institute
On the feast of St. Francis Xavier (December 3), 2001 the finished dictionary finally came off the presses.
Projects:Rare book collection of the Society of Jesus in Argentina
Primary Source Documents of the Society of Jesus
http://xoomer.virgilio.it/mmorales/ihsieng.html   (1068 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Dictionary - Society of Jesus definition
MSN Encarta - Dictionary - Society of Jesus definition
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http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861709597   (60 words)

  
 Society of Jesus Official Home Page - The Jesuit Portal
Society of Jesus Official Home Page - The Jesuit Portal
During the Suppression, fully confident that the Society would one day be restored, he faithfully guarded the property of the Society which had been invested chiefly in his name.
He entered the Society in 1757, was sent to Maryland in 1766 and labored for 36 years.
http://www.sjweb.info   (56 words)

  
 McNichols Icons: The Seal of the Society of Jesus
McNichols Icons: The Seal of the Society of Jesus
The Seal of the Society of Jesus holds the name of Jesus, the Word of God, in the midst of a flaming sunburst.
Beneath St. Ignatius' seal were two small stars and a crescent moon.
http://puffin.creighton.edu/jesuit/andre/seal_of_society.html   (93 words)

  
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The Indonesian Province of The Society of Jesus
http://kanisius.provindo.org   (182 words)

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