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  2. Jesuit formation - Wikipedia

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    Final Vows for the fully professed follow upon tertianship, wherein the Jesuit pronounces perpetual solemn vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and the Fourth vow, unique to Jesuits, of special obedience to the pope in matters regarding mission, promising to undertake any mission laid out in the Formula of the Institute the pope may choose.

  3. Jesuits - Wikipedia

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    Twenty-eight novices took first vows in the Jesuits in the United States and Haiti in 2019. [171] In September 2019, the superior general of the Jesuits, Arturo Sosa , estimated that by 2034 the number would decrease to about 10,000 Jesuits, with a much younger average age than in 2019, and with a shift away from Europe and into Latin America ...

  4. Fourth vow - Wikipedia

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    The Religious Sisters of Mercy take a fourth vow of service to the poor, sick, and ignorant. The Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate take a fourth vow of devotion to Mary. The Legionaries of Christ take a vow never to seek positions of authority within the Legion. The Missionaries of Charity take the fourth vow to serve the poorest of the poor.

  5. Religious vows - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the order, temporary vows may be renewed a number of times before permission to take final vows is given. There are exceptions: the Jesuits' first vows are perpetual, for instance, and the Sisters of Charity take only temporary but renewable vows. Religious vows are of two varieties: simple vows and solemn vows. The highest level ...

  6. Tertianship - Wikipedia

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    During this time, the Jesuit in formation, called a "tertian", will undertake an apostolic placement of teaching or service. The tertian will also return to study the history and foundational documents of the Society, study of ascetical theology, [3] and undergo a thirty-day silent retreat based on the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola. [4]

  7. Religious institute - Wikipedia

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    Some institutes take additional vows (a "fourth vow" is typical), specifying some particular work or defining condition of their way of life (e.g., the Jesuit vow to undertake any mission upon which they are sent by the pope; the Missionaries of Charity vow to serve always the poorest of the poor).

  8. Superior general of the Society of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    "Black Pope" is an unofficial designation given to the position of Superior General of the Order of the Jesuits. [2] The name follows from his leadership of the largest Catholic, male religious order [ 3 ] and from the colour of the plain black cassock worn by members of the Society, including the Superior General. [ 4 ]

  9. Exposcit debitum - Wikipedia

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    Exposcit Debitum (Latin for The Duty requires) is the title of the Papal bull (or 'Apostolic Letter') that gave a second and final approval to the foundation of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). It was issued by Pope Julius III on 21 July 1550. It replaced Regimini militantis Ecclesiae of 1540. The structure of the text is the same but, based ...