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DyDLF KnUIER iHn cnnisius JDDUEB It is the happy privilege of the 1940 "Ye Domesday Booke," to take for its theme the Four Hundredth Anniversary of the founding of Society of Jesus, that is being celebrated this year. To the 25,954 Jesuits, who today are actively engaged throughout the world, we extend our felicita­ tions. To all too few of the Society's many distinguished sons, whose lives have been a noteworthy contribution to the physical, moral and intellec­ tual betterment of mankind, we respectfully devote our division pages. To the Society as such, for the maturity and the glory that is hers, we offer our need of praise in the subsequent but necessarily brief account of some of her many and outstanding achievements. It was no mere chance remark that fell from the lips of Pope Paul III, when, on September 27, 1540, after reading the Constitutions of the newly formed Society, he remarked, "The finger of God is here." The four centuries that have since elapsed, have proven the inspired wisdom of Ignatius in placing the Order that he founded at the disposal of the Holy See, to labor wherever and in whatsoever manner it could do most "for the Greater Glory of God." No weapon could have proven more effec­ tive in combating the then-prevalent disobedience, heresy and revolt against ecclesiastical authority, than this the Society's root virtue of obedi­ ence. In this same virtue also, lies the secret of the smooth functioning of the Society itself—with each community pledging obedience to its Rector, each Province to its Provincial, each country to its Assistant, and the entire Society swearing allegiance to the General in Rome. Himself a well-tried and proven soldier, Ignatius gave to his Society a military bearing that has since earned for it the title of "Vanguard of the Church." Yet despite its military precision, there is no organization or society more democratic in its make-up. For the priest, who as Rector, today heads the ranks or as Provincial governs the Province entrusted to his care, will tomorrow, upon the expiration of his term of office, give place to an­ other, and once more happily take up his assigned duties as subject. ^^^^^^^^^^^Qg^^ ^^^^^^^^ Like St. Paul, prompted by the spirit of being all things to all men, the Society is ever increasing its sphere of activity; and its growth in the last twenty-five years has been particularly noteworthy. In 1915, there were 27 Provinces and 16,946 members throughout the world. Today there are 50 Provinces with a membership of 25,954. This increase is all the more remarkable, when we advert to the fact that the work of the Society is being handicapped in Mexico, Spain, China, Germany, Austria, Russia, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Rumania and Jugoslavia. The Society has had Its greatest increase in the United States, where it has been able to function In Its fulness. In 1915, there were four American Provinces with 2,494 members; and today there are seven Provinces with a membership of 5,440. The Maryland-New York Province, to which Georgetown Is attached, is the largest Province in the world, with 1,512 members. Although the Jesuits are primarily regarded as educators, due no doubt to their age-old "Ratio Studlorum" and the number of schools in which it is being applied, nevertheless the missions, both home and foreign, m constitute one of the most cherished fields In which the Society labors. It conducts 46 missions throughout the world; and in these some 3,795 Jesuits are actively engaged in directing 40 seminaries for the training of native clergy, 15 universities and colleges, 155 orphan asylums and A 348 medical bureaus. In addition, some 25 printing presses issue 115 periodicals. i Though the Jesuits of today, as those who have gone before them, labor solely "for the Greater Glory of God," it seems but fitting that the Church should have singled out from that army that has marched down through the centuries, and raised to her altars some, who have especially distinguished themselves by their extraordinary piety and zeal, or even by the laying down of their lives in the spread of the gospel. In all, 165 have been so honored—24 as Saints and 141 as Blessed. Among the Jesuit Saints are Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society and once a I ^S!^^egj^^g^SJ^;ag^a^:^J555^fe^5^^«^^g^ggKfigs^ja^l^^a Captain in the army of the King of Spain: Francis Xavier, who became the Apostle of half the world: Stanislaus Kostka, noble youth of Poland, who died at the age of 18: Aloysius Gonzaga, patron of youth: John Berchmans, patron of Altar Boys; Peter Canlslus, the "Hammer of Heretics"; Robert Cardinal Bellarmlne, exponent of democracy; Francis Jerome, saint of the slums; Peter Claver, saint of the slaves, Francis Borgia, once Duke of Gandia; Andrew Bobola, whose martyrdom was as gruesome as any In the annals of the Church; and the eight North Ameri­ can martyrs, three of whom were put to death on what Is now the soil of New York State. The parade of the Jesuit Blessed is no less inspiring. Among them are forty who were martyred at sea with one fell swoop by Huguenot pirates. Twenty of them are English martyrs, among whom is Edmund Campion, idol of Oxford. Twenty-three others are Frenchmen, who were victims of the mob that drenched with blood the streets of Paris, during the French Revolution. No body of men has, perhaps, elicited higher praise, nor yet been more maligned than the Society of Jesus. Yet, like the Church itself, the Society has advanced steadily from its humble beginning, wearing its laurels with humility, and bearing its cross with unflinching fortitude. Though It needs no defense, the vigor with which It Is flourishing through­ out the world, the great diversity of Its labors, and the Increasing numbers that are being attracted to its ranks, are its greatest encomium. Well may every Jesuit pause in his chosen field this year, and gain Inspiration to carry on with renewed vigor as he grasps fully the significance of this the Four Hundredth Anniversary of his Order. Privileged as we are, here at Georgetown, to receive our education under the tutelage of the Jesuits, we may well enter Into their spirit of jubilation; and uniting our voices with every Jesuit student throughout the world into one re-echoing chorus, wish the Society of Jesus happiness amid success, fortitude In adversity and an all-pervading influence throughout the world down through the centuries. BROTHERS LAWRENCE J. HART. S.J.; WILLIAM F. LAWTON. S.J.; EDWARD J. O'CONNELL. S.J.; JOSEPH M. DIETRICH, S.J. In every organization, whose membership is large and whose activities are manifold, there are individuals, who, though they perform their assigned duties competently and faithfully over a widening circle of years, yet rarely receive the acclaim that is their due. Such individ­ uals need but to inject a supernatural motive into their lives, and immediately such lives become heroic. In the person of the Jesuit Lay Brothers, we have here at Georgetown men who are so motivated. Though they bear the burden and the heat of the day, they voluntarily shun the praise of men, happy in the thought that their well-spent efforts are dedicated and known to God. and will be rewarded accordingly. Without wishing in any way to detract from that reward, "Ye Domesday Booke," on this the occasion of the Four Hun­ dredth Anniversary of the founding of the Society of Jesus, welcomes the op­ portunity to single out our Jesuit Lay Brothers; and in recognition of their many years of unselfish and devoted service to Georgetown, to dedicate to them, this our 1940 edition. ICQtlDn . BISHOP CARROLL STATUE •e^*\^ ^f*'N* ^ \^. .1^f^% ^' ^•m^r. ' '^Jfej WHITE-GRAVENOR BUILDING WHITE-GRAVENOR FACADE \ \ HEALY TOWER AND QUADRANGLE COPLEY HALL • • • • OLD NORTH TOWER THE ( 0 L L E (i E BOOK 0 N E The harvest of souls reaped by the Society of Jesus during its four hundred years of existence redounds to the glory of Ignatius Loyola, its founder. Yet Ignatius' greatest victory was his conquest of self. Born of a noble family, a proud man of the world, and an ambitious soldier, it required an indomitable will to forsake these trappings, lay aside his sword, and don the garb of a mendicant, amid the ridicule and mockery of even those, who, like himself, professed the same objective—the Greater Glory of God. Perseverance in that ideal not only transformed Ignatius into a scholar, an eminent spiritual director and a saint, but it has also perpetuated his name as a dominating influence in a world that otherwise might long since have forgotten him. (iNATIUS LOYOLA, S. J. REVEREND ARTHUR A. O'LEARY S. J., A.B., M.A., Ph.D., D.D., L.D.
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