Jesuits

Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam (AMDG)

For the Greater Glory of God.

Discernment

Seeking Guidance from God for large decisions.

Consolation

Feelings of fulfillment, peace, being close to God.

Desolation

Result of distance from God.

Ratio Studiorum

Skeleton of Jesuit education.

Nativity School

Middle school to help marginalized students get up to speed of a Jesuit high school.

Cristo Rey School

Work-study programs (work 1 day a week) to help students pay for tuition.

JSN

Jesuit Schools Network, an international program that shares practices with other schools to help all benefit.

4 Jesuit Preferences

1. Helping People find God, 2. Reaching out to the Excluded, 3. Journeying with Youth, 4. Caring for our Common Home (Earth).

Indifferent / Detachment

Separating from materialistic pleasures.

The Suppression (1772-1813)

Period when Jesuits were disbanded and suppressed, officially by Pope Clement XIV.

The Spiritual Exercises

A book written by Ignatius of Loyola detailing a 30 day retreat.

Inculturation

Borrowing ideas from a culture to be accepted, to appeal.

Pedro Arrupe

Former Father General of Jesuits known for the phrase 'Men and Women for Others'.

Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)

Started in the 1970s to help Vietnamese people escape communism.

Gift of Tears

Intense feelings of consolation during prayer to the point of tears.

First Principle + Foundation

Goal of our lives is to move to God, as we came from Him.

Vainglory

Having excess pride, being too in love with yourself.

Jesuit Work

Not limited by mandatory prayer time; considered as prayer time.

Companions

Another name for Jesuits.

Society of Jesus

The official name of the Jesuit order.

St. Ignatius of Loyola

Founder of the Jesuits and author of the Spiritual Exercises.

St. Francis Xavier

Co-founder of the Jesuit order and a missionary.

Pope Gregory XV

Canonized St. Ignatius + St. Francis Xavier on March 12, 1622.

Pope Pius VII

Restored Society of Jesus on August 7, 1814.