The Jesuits - Jesuits. org As members of a religious order, Jesuits take three vows — of poverty, chastity and obedience — and a fourth vow of obedience specifically in regard to worldwide mission
Jesuits Home - Jesuits. org Service and justice are key priorities of Jesuit education Pedro Arrupe, a beloved Superior General of the Jesuits (from 1965 to 1983), said the principle objective of Jesuit education is to form “men and women for others, men and women who will not live for themselves but for God and his Christ ”
Our Mission - Jesuits. org The 14,000-plus Jesuits worldwide come from more than 110 countries and belong to over 60 provinces, but the order has “a universal character that transcends” these boundaries, according to one official Jesuit declaration
History - Jesuits. org Jesuit colleges and universities began a period of explosive growth as Jesuits sought to educate waves of immigrants By the early 1900s, Jesuit provinces and institutions were multiplying across the country Today, American and Canadian Jesuits are still exploring new frontiers
Who are the Jesuits? - Jesuits. org Who are the Jesuits? When they had finished their studies, Ignatius and his companions decided to offer themselves to the pope for whatever ministry he wished They discerned that God was calling them to form a new religious order, the Society of Jesus
About Us - Jesuits. org 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 ”
Our Founder, Our History - Jesuits. org In 1534, along with four others, these three companions took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, forming what would become the Jesuits And on September 27, 1540, Pope Paul III officially recognized the Society of Jesus as a religious order with Ignatius as its first Father General
Our Mission - Jesuits. org The Jesuits’ work for reconciliation is three-fold: with God, with humanity and with creation While we speak of three forms of reconciliation, all three are truly one work of God, interconnected and inseparable
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
Jesuits Worldwide - Jesuits. org U S and Canadian Jesuits are actively involved in all of the international ministries Their provinces or regional jurisdictions take responsibility for ministry in regions not currently served by a Jesuit province abroad