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Mission of Society today and missions from the Pope

The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus

Part VII and complementary norms

European Tertianship – Thursday, 25th of October 2012

Anto Pavlovic – Lucas Chan – Jacques Enjalbert

Part VII of the Constitutions

CONSTITUTIONS - Part VII : Mission of Society today and missions from the Pope

“The Relations to their neighbor of those already incorporated in

the Society when they are dispersed into the vineyard of

Christ our Lord”

“Mission and ministries

of the Society”

The Context


Part VI:

Part VII: the apostolic life of those already admitted

Parts VIII-X:

The Structure


Chapter 1: Missions from the

Supreme Pontiff

Chapter 2:

Chapter 3:

Chapter 4:

Terminology


Mission (M) vis-à-vis missions (m)

The Constitutions

The Complementary norms

GC 35

The Missions from the Pope


• Nature (# 603):

• Who has the authority to commission:

•The characteristics of the missions:

• The rationale of offering themselves to the Pope (# 605):



• The role of the superior (## 606-8, 611, 617):

• The manner of the member being sent (## 609-10):

• What is communicated and the manner of communication (## 612-14):



• The execution of the mission (##

615-17):


Spiritual origin and basis


Generally:

Specifically:

In the Sp Ex: – meditations on the Kingdom

and the Two Standards

Additional evidence: – his spiritual diary

– “Constitutions concerning missions” (1544)


Conclusion & reflection


The Constitutions does not specify the missions precisely but sets out the

criteria to aid the discernment

How do I understand the Pope’s mandates to the Society?

Does the fourth vow have a concrete impact on me and my daily life?


Complementary Norms – Part VII – Chapter I

The mission of the Society today




N. 245 – The AIM of Mission• §1: The mission of the Society today is participation

in the total evangelizing mission of the Church :

aims at the realizing Kingdom of God: “single but complex reality, expressed in a variety

of ways”




N. 245 – The AIM of Mission

• §2 & 3 : Within this framework, contemporary mission of the Society is:

the service of faith (the aim)

and the promotion in society of the justice of the Gospel

that is the embodiment of God’s love and saving mercy faith

(its integrated principle)

These aim and principle are dynamically related to the inculturated proclamation of the Gospel, and to dialogue with other religious traditions.



Conclusion & reflection

N.246 - Conditions to carry the mission:

1/ conversion,

solidarity with the poor





2/ a dialogue, born of respect for people in order to

build up a communion of peoples instructed by God’s Word and enlivened by the Spirit of Pentecost.

Based upon a sharing of live, commitment to action for human development and liberation, values & human experience.





3/ a deep respect for everything that has been brought by the Spirit

in the global desire for a contemplative experience of the divine and in other religions





4/ a deep desire to embody Christ’s ministry of healing and

reconciliation

5/ a closer collaboration with others





6/ A more profound spiritual experience through the Spiritual Exercises,

strengthening our commitment to be companions of Jesus in his mission.





7/ Great solidarity, availability & real openness to change in order to foster the growth of international cooperation & coordination

8/ Operative freedom, eager for any mission




N.247 - Conditions to carry the mission:concerning the promotion of justice

become more & more aware of new exigencies

protecting of the human rights of the person and peoples

safeguarding human life

influence of media

protection of environment

socially marginalization

situation of refugees

Special attention to the situation

of women

Transforming the cultural values




N.248 : For major superiors work at a more universal scope.

N.249 :• §1: Involvement in civic activities =

more meaningful preaching of the Gospel

• §2: communities & superior should help each other in this way.

• §3: create community of solidarity & engage in every ministry to promote Justice.

N.250 : Work with those who form opinion.




N.248 Ever keep in mind to prefer the means which unite

the human instrument to God

because they are more effective.


Complementary Norms – Part VII – Chapter II

Missions from the sovereign Pontiff

N.252 §1: service anchored in fidelity to Christ, in union with the successor of Peter

§2: 4th vow: the society offers itself completely to the Church, so that the Supreme Pontiff may send all its members into the vineyard of the Lord

§3: missions that the Supreme Pontiff may wish to entrust to our Society… we must place in the category of the highest priority.



Missions from the sovereign Pontiff

N.253 – recent calls:

1/ implementation of the 2nd Vatican Council

2/ confront the problem of atheism and cooperate in the renewal of the Church in secularized age

3/ better adapt our traditional apostolate to the spiritual necessities of today

4/ ecumenism, interreligious dialogue, inculturation

5/ within the Church’s evangelizing action, to promote the justice

“connected with peace”

6/ to foster missionary work and promote the new

evangelization



Spiritual Roots : a way of proceeding

- conversion // 1st week of Sp. Exercises in solidarity with the poor // 1rst Jesuits in Paris’ Hospitals

// the call of the 2 kings (Exx 98) // 3rd kind of humility (Exx 167) “choose to be poor with Christ poor”

- healing & reconciliation // Contemplation on Incarnation (Exx 101 - 109)

the divine Persons saying : “Let us work the redemption of human race”

- Meditation on 2 standards (Exx 136 - 147) - collaboration // 2 Standards (Exx 145)

“consider how the Lord of entire world chooses such an high number of persons , apostles, disciples, etc… and send them…”- dialogue, respect // 2 Standards (Exx 146)

Christ our Lord recommend his friends to “be willing to help all men in bringing them to…”

- openness; operative freedom // Formula


Complementary Norms – Part VII – Chapter I & II

Reflection

how do I relate to this expression of the contemporary Jesuit mission ?

- Which expressions do I value as central and relevant for today? Why?

- What links do I may with our Jesuit spiritual experience of the Trinity at work in our World?

- To which expressions do I have less regard? Why?

- What would I add?


General Congregation 35 – Decree 3 Challenges to Our Mission Today: Sent to frontiers

1. Reaffirmation of our Mission

A sense of gratitude for the grace received in our lives and in our Mission:

the grace of being “placed with the Son” and the examples of those gone before us

Reaffirm the service of faith that promotes justice, especially through inculturation and dialogue



2. A new context for MissionWe live in the world which is marked by :

profound social, economic, political changes

torn by violence, strife and division acute ethical, cultural, environmental problemsdominant world culture rooted in

globalization and marked by subjectivism, moral relativism, materialism, hedonism…

growing tensions and paradoxes: autonomy vs solidarity; connectedness vs isolation/exclusion…

new possibilities for knowledge and dialogue, and peace - result of intense and instant communication



3. A Mission of reconciliation

With God

With Others

With Creation



4. Global Preferences • Africa

• China

• The intellectual apostolate

• Inter-provincial institutions in Rome

• Migration and refuges



ConclusionThe importance of “The way of humility” to communicate the Gospel.

The need of stating “the truth of our limited and imperfect humanity” in everything we say and proclaim, without any trace of Triumphalism.

Simplicity of the Message

Generosity and admiration, joy and hope whenever and wherever we find in others goodness and dedication.

That the most credible message is the one that comes from our life, totally taken and guided by the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

That Forgiveness and Reconciliation are the most helpful shortcuts to the heart of the Gospel.


Complementary Norms – Part VII – Chapter I & II

Reflection

How do I relate to the 4th vow?- Do I have complete trust in the Lord and in the Pope ? How do I perceive the Pope’s mandate to the Society and to Fr. General?

- Does the 4th vow have a special, concrete impact and meaning on me and my daily life?

How do I relate to the expression of the contemporary Jesuit mission in C. Norms and D.3 of CG35 ? - Which expressions do I value as central and relevant for today? Why?

-What links do I may with our Jesuit spiritual experience of the Trinity at work in our World?

- To which expressions do I have less regard? Why?

-What would I add?

Mission of Society today and missions from the Pope

The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus

Part VII and complementary norms

European Tertianship – Thursday, 25th of October 2012

Anto Pavlovic – Lucas Chan – Jacques Enjalbert

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