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Here, you’ll find selections from important documents of the Society of Jesus followed by questions to spark your thoughtful reflections. Take time to read and ponder the selections. If you feel moved, share your comments.

The Eucharist

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Excerpt from   A Meditation on Our Response to the Call of Christ  “Ours is a Eucharistic faith. And the Eucharist remains the center of our lives as Jesuits.  But there are two sacraments of the ‘real presence.’ At communion, in our own poverty we receive the body and blood of Christ under the humble appearance ... Read more
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For the Glory of God

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Excerpt from   A Meditation on Our Response to the Call of Christ  “The call to solidarity we have situated in the context of our culture and contemporary world is ultimately the call of Christ to everyone.  It is a mission, then, shared in solidarity with all Christians.  As Jesuits, we answer that call armed with ... Read more
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An Urgent Duty

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Excerpt from  A Meditation on Our Response to the Call of Christ  “In light of the vision articulated in the parable of the Last Judgment and the Two Standards of the Spiritual Exercises (of St. Ignatius Loyola), we need no persuading that ‘a preferential but not exclusive love for the poor’ is more than something ... Read more
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Those most in need

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Excerpt From – A Meditation on Our Response to the Call of Christ  “How can we ignore the fact that those most in need of our solidarity are those who suffer painful hardships?  Their misery seems almost inescapable. Many are trapped in poverty. So limited are their opportunities, their poverty has become structurally entrenched.  Their ... Read more
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Response to the Call

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Excerpt from A Meditation on Our Response to the Call of Christ  “Over the past few months, we provincials have prayed together and discussed… we have conferred with many… Jesuits, friends, and colleagues.  We now come back to some haunting questions.  Are there people in the world through whom Christ is calling out to us ... Read more
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Prayer of Fr. Arrupe

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General Congregation 34 -  Characteristics of Our Way of Proceeding May we ever live more faithfully this way of Christ modeled for us by St. Ignatius. For this we pray in a prayer of Father Pedro Arrupe:  Lord, meditating on our way of proceeding, I have discovered that the ideal of our way of acting ... Read more
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The Magis

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General Congregation 34 -  Characteristics of Our Way of Proceeding The magis is not simply one among others in a list of Jesuit characteristics. It permeates them all. The entire life of Ignatius was a pilgrim search for the magis, the ever greater glory of God, the ever fuller service of our neighbor, the more ... Read more
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Using your gifts

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General Congregation 34 -  Characteristics of Our Way of Proceeding Ignatius very quickly saw the need for learning in the service of the faith and the ministry of the Word. In the Formula of the Institute we read, “[T]his Institute requires men who are thoroughly humble and prudent in Christ as well as conspicuous in ... Read more
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Solidarity with the Poor

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General Congregation 34 -   Characteristics of Our Way of Proceeding Today, whatever our ministry, we Jesuits enter into solidarity with the poor, the marginalized, and the voiceless, in order to enable their participation in the processes that shape the society in which we all live and work. They, in their turn, teach us about our own ... Read more
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Companions in the Lord

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General Congregation 34 – Dec  Characteristics of Our Way of Proceeding Jesuits today join together because each of us has heard the call of Christ the King. From this union with Christ flows, of necessity, a love for one another. We are not merely fellow workers; we are friends in the Lord. The community to ... Read more
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