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[[Image:Il Gesu.jpg|thumb|right|Il Gesu, Motherchurch of the Society of Jesus, Rome.]]

[[Image:Il Gesu.jpg|thumb|right|Il Gesu, Motherchurch of the Society of Jesus, Rome.]]

'''The Society of Jesus''' (Spanish: La Compañía de Jesús). A [[Christian]] religious order of the [[Catholic]] Church founded by [[Ignatius of Loyola|Saint Ignatius of Loyola]] on August 15, 1534, to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen. This religious order is better known by the name "Jesuits" ("Soldiers of [[Christ]]"). The Order is the largest of men in the Catholic Church. It has presence is 112 nations on six continents with over 20,000 members, working in the fields of education, intellectual research, cultural pursuits, missionary work, human rights and social justice. It founded many schools in the US, including [[Fordham University]] in the Bronx, New York, [[Loyola University Chicago]] and [[Georgetown University]] in Washington, D. C. In the world it has about 56 university centers and 400,000 students, 28 Jesuit universities and colleges in the United States.  

'''The Society of Jesus''' ([[Spanish]]: La Compañía de Jesús). A [[Christian]] religious order of the [[Catholic]] Church founded by [[Ignatius of Loyola|Saint Ignatius of Loyola]] on August 15, 1534, to defend Catholicism against the Reformation and to do missionary work among the heathen. This religious order is better known by the name "Jesuits" ("Soldiers of [[Christ]]"). The Order is the largest of men in the Catholic Church. It has presence is 112 nations on six continents with over 20,000 members, working in the fields of education, intellectual research, cultural pursuits, missionary work, human rights and social justice. It founded many schools in the US, including [[Fordham University]] in the Bronx, [[New York]], [[Loyola University Chicago]] and [[Georgetown University]] in Washington, D. C. In the world it has about 56 university centers and 400,000 students, 28 Jesuit universities and colleges in the United States.  

Ignatius of Loyola wrote the Jesuit Constitutions, which created a tightly centralized organization and stressed absolute self-abnegation and obedience to Pope. Jesuits do not have an official habit.

Ignatius of Loyola wrote the Jesuit Constitutions, which created a tightly centralized organization and stressed absolute self-abnegation and obedience to [[Pope]]. Jesuits do not have an official habit.

<center> '''For God's greater glory'''  

<center> '''For God's greater glory'''  

The spirituality practiced by the Jesuits, called ''[http://home.mira.net/~ics/whoare.htm Ignatian spirituality]'', is based on the Catholic faith and the [[Gospels]]. The purpose of St. Ignatius's "Spiritual Exercises" is to conquer oneself and to regulate one's life, based solely on the discern of God's will, who is ever active in people's lives.

The spirituality practiced by the Jesuits, called ''[http://home.mira.net/~ics/whoare.htm Ignatian spirituality]'', is based on the Catholic faith and the [[Gospels]]. The purpose of St. Ignatius's "Spiritual Exercises" is to conquer oneself and to regulate one's life, based solely on the discern of God's will, who is ever active in people's lives.

    

    

<center> ''"The goal of our life is to live with God forever. God who loves us, gave us life. Our own response of love allows God's life to flow into us without limit... Our only desire and our one choice should be this: I want and I choose what better leads to the deepening of God's life in me."''  

<center> ''"The goal of our life is to live with [[God]] forever. God who loves us, gave us life. Our own response of love allows God's life to flow into us without limit... Our only desire and our one choice should be this: I want and I choose what better leads to the deepening of God's life in me."''  

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