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The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (/ ˈ dʒ ɛ ʒ u ɪ t s, ˈ dʒ ɛ zj u-/ JEZH-oo-its, JEZ-ew-; [2] Latin: Iesuitae), [3] is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
A religious habit is a distinctive set of clothing worn by members of a religious order.Traditionally, some plain garb recognizable as a religious habit has also been worn by those leading the religious eremitic and anchoritic life, although in their case without conformity to a particular uniform style.
The first Sodality of Our Lady in Canada was established by the Jesuits in Quebec in 1657. [6] Similar models, although not aggregates of the "Prima Primaria", were the confrarias (or Confraternities) founded by the Jesuits in Japan. Within a few years of their arrival in 1549, the Jesuits had established lay communities of Catholic faithful.
The Jesuit provinces were first organized into an "assistancy" (a regional grouping of provinces), [16] called the Jesuit Conference of the United States, in 1972. [17] A new, consolidated assistancy was created in 2014, called the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States , under which all the provinces in the two countries are organized.
[3] [4] [5] Some clergy have been allowed to retain their clerical status after violating their vows of celibacy, and even after secretly marrying women. [6] [7] [8] Prefect for the Congregation for Clergy Cardinal Beniamino Stella also acknowledged that child support and transfer have been two common ways for such clergy to maintain their ...
Jesuit formation, or the training of Jesuits, is the process by which candidates are prepared for ordination or brotherly service in the Society of Jesus, the world's largest male Catholic religious order. The process is based on the Constitution of the Society of Jesus written by Ignatius of Loyola and approved in 1550. There are various ...
In 1821 he founded the Congregation of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, dedicated to the education and training of young people, especially those most in need. Coindre dedicated his life to the service of others and died on May 30, 1826 in Lyon, leaving a lasting legacy of charity and education.
The Jesuits believed that it was better to seek to influence people in power and then allow the religion to be passed downwards to the commoners later. [7] They tried to avoid suspicion by not preaching to the commoners without permission from the local rulers to propagate Catholicism within their domains. [ 7 ]