NOVEMBER 5th - ALL SAINTS AND BLESSED OF THE SOCIETY OF JESUS
It is a meaningful tradition of the Jesuits when they spend November 5th every year celebrating the feast of all saints and blessed of the Society of Jesus. To be honest, Jesuits are not very proud of the visible victories of all our brothers who have gone before us. However, we are excited for each Jesuit, in a variety of missions of the Church, who has been devoting their life and mission to the Ignatian spirituality and the Society of Jesus. We, not different from other congregations and multiple movements of the church, have been contributing the church according to our charism, spirituality, and specific ministries. Currently, there are 53 saints (34 of them martyrs) and 158 blessed ones (149 of them martyrs) among the Jesuits. In addition, there are 15 venerable servants of God on the path to sainthood. All of them, and numerous of our brothers who preceded us, in nations, cultures, circumstances, and individual contexts, become evidence for the promise of Jesuits to t...
