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Vokietijos firmos “Oberlinger” 45 balsų, trijų manualų koncertiniai vargonai.Šiais, 2004 metais, Šv. Kazimiero bažnyčia švenčia 400 metų jubiliejų.
The Excursion round Vilnius Jesuit Gymnasium
And St. Casimir church
The Society of Jesus (SJ) grew out of the activity of its founder Ignatius Loyola. Canonical establishment of the order came September 27, 1540, when Pope Paul III in Regimini militantis Ecclesiae, approved it. The order’s motto is For greater glory of God. The distinctive feature of the Society of Jesus is that they lay particular stress on the virtue of obedience. The Jesuit never asks why if he is given an order. St. Ignatius wished his sons to be modest, humble and not to strive for
The main principles of the Jesuits are the following:
work for the greater glory of God,
obedience,
service for others,
spiritual well-being of people and Christian perfection,
taking care of the salvation .
At the beginning, the Jesuits were mostly devoted to the missionary work and to education. In 1552, the first college was founded in Rome. In 1552, it was reformed into Gregorian University. In 1556, in Italy there were already 20 colleges. In 1750, the Jesuits had 669 colleges all over the world. The missionary apostolate has been also highly esteemed. As missioners Jesuits travelled all over the world, leading retreats and preaching. They educated young people at colleges, universities and seminaries. The Jesuits published a great deal of scientific works on various subjects. Furthermore, they edited various magazines. Nowadays, there are 1320 magazines in more than 50 languages, 152 of which are pure scientific, edited by Jesuits. In addition, they published a lot of books.
It is said, that if you want to know the aim and spirit of an organisation, you have to look at what they really have done and to learn about their vision. The aims of the Society of Jesus are clearly set in the book of their regulations : “The aim of our Society is not only to care about the salvation and perfection of our souls, but also about the souls of the others”. Ignatius vision is writed in his book Spiritual Exercises. He states that first of all a man is created to glorify God and to serve Him. Secondly, While serving to God, a man purifies his soul. Thirdly, everything in the Earth is created for a man, to help him to achieve his aims. Finally, a man must choose, what is the most useful to reach his salvation. The Jesuit spirituality consists
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