Brother:

A Jesuit who lives the religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience within the order as a layman.

 

Experiment:

More accurately translated "experience," a name to describe a number of experiences a novice undertakes during the two years of the Novitiate, intended to help him understand if he wants to be a Jesuit

 

Formation:

The process through which a Jesuit transitions from novice to brother or priest

 

Hospital Experiment:

A six-week experience where a Jesuit novice spends time either in a Jesuit infirmary or a L'Arche community.

 

L'Arche:

A network of homes for people with and without developmental disabilities founded by Jean Vanier in 1964 in France

 

Ministry:

Both a particular work or job as well as the general concept of the work Jesuits do

 

Novice:

A Jesuit in his first two years of formation

 

Novitiate:

Both the house a Jesuit lives in for the first two years and the name of the program for the two years

 

Pilgrimage:

A month-long experience where a novice will experience homelessness and be away from the Novitiate for 30 days.

 

Scholastic:

A Jesuit who is on the track to becoming a priest

 

Spiritual Exercises:

A 30-day silent retreat designed by St. Ignatius of Loyola which a novice makes during his first year

 

St. Ignatius:

(1491-1556) The founder of the Society of Jesus

 

Vows:

Promises a Jesuit (or a member of another religious order) will make, signifying his commitment to follow Christ in the order.  Commonly, there are three vows: poverty, chastity, and obedience.