The Jesuits - Jesuits. org The Jesuits We are the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded half a millennium ago by the soldier-turned-mystic Ignatius Loyola
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Our Mission - Jesuits. org The mission of the Society of Jesus is the work of reconciliation: humanity with God, with themselves, with each other and with creation
About Us - Jesuits. org The Jesuits We are the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers founded half a millennium ago by the soldier-turned-mystic Ignatius Loyola But most people just call us “the Jesuits ” In the vision of our founder, we seek to “find God in all things ” We dedicate ourselves to the “greater glory […]
History - Jesuits. org About Us Less than a century after the founding of our religious order, Jesuits began arriving on the shores of America French Jesuits explored the woodlands of Maine and celebrated, in 1611, the first known Mass on American soil, at the mouth of the Kennebec River English Jesuits landed in Maryland, in 1634, and established […]
Our Mission - Jesuits. org About Us To work for reconciliation every day — with God, with human beings and with the environment Faith, justice and solidarity with the poor and the excluded are central elements of the Jesuit mission of reconciliation In Decree 1: Companions in a Mission of Reconciliation and Justice, the Jesuits’ General Congregation 36 said, “Rather than […]
Jesuits Worldwide - Jesuits. org About Us Our Universal Vocation Although most people encounter Jesuits locally in schools and other ministries, the Society of Jesus is in fact a missionary order — the largest such order in the Catholic Church Fr Arturo Sosa, S J , Superior General of the Jesuits, has said that, “You can find Jesuits, true Jesuits, in every region, […]
Parishes - Jesuits. org Our Work In the United States, there are 66 Jesuit parishes A Jesuit parish is guided by the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola, which encourages people to reflect on their experiences and to discern God’s presence in their lives Such a parish aims to nurture lay leadership as well as personal faith It is also […]
What We Do - Jesuits. org Since its founding, Jesuits had been dedicated to the service of the Catholic faith, but at the Jesuits’ General Congregation 32 in 1975, “the promotion of justice” was declared a central part of the Society’s mission and a concrete response to an unjustly suffering world The mandate was not directed exclusively toward the Jesuits already working with the poor and marginalized Rather
Our Founder, Our History - Jesuits. org The founder of the Society of Jesus, St Ignatius of Loyola, has left a legacy that Jesuits have followed for more than 500 years