Jesuit Catchphrase Quiz Review

By Mr. Horgan

•St. Ignatius• Founder of the Society of Jesus

• Patron Saint of the Society of Jesus• Spanish Knight Turned Religious

•Ignatian• Any person who practices the philosophy and

spiritual practice of St. Ignatius

•Jesuit• Any man who has taken the vows of religious life (chastity, poverty, and obedience) within the Society

of Jesus.• Follows the spiritual teachings of St. Ignatius

•IHS• First Three Letters of Jesus’ name in Greek• Symbol/emblem of the society of Jesus

•Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam

• “For the Greater Glory of God”• Common saying amongst Jesuits and their followers• Everything we do should be done with the intent of

celebrating God’s glory.

•“Finding God in All Things”

• God is infused in all creation, thus God is inherently apart of everything, tangible or intangible.

• Example: God is in both your ideas and your spicy buff

•Laity• Members of the Church that are not ordained or have taken purpetual vows of poverty, chastity, and

obedience.• “Regular People”

•Religious• Priests, Brothers, or Nuns who have vowed to live a

religious life by taking the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

•Lay Religious• Members of a Religious Order who have taken vows,

but have not been ordained by the sacrament of Holy Orders.

• Example: Paddy Gilger ~ studying to be a Jesuit, has taken vows, but not yet a priest.

•Ordained Religious

• A man who has taken religious vows and has been ordained by the sacrament of Holy Orders

•Diocesan (Of the Diocese)

• Ordained Priests who do not belong to a particular religious order, but are assigned to a geographic

location by the Church in Rome.

•Religious Orders• Priests, Brothers, and Nuns of Religious communities

that take religious vows, and follow the philosophy and spirituality of a particular saint/group

• Example: The Jesuits, Franciscans, Christian Brothers

•JSEA• Jesuit Secondary Education Association

• Network of Jesuit High School’s in North America• 60 schools total.