Secreta Monita Societatis Jesu. The Secret Counsels of the Society of Jesus, in Latin and English
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Secreta Monita Societatis Jesu. The Secret Counsels of the Society of Jesus, in Latin and English
Jesuits -- Controversial Literature
XIV. Let our members take care to provide, in places where they reside, a
physician who may be faithful to the society, whom they should especially
commend to the sick, and extol above others; that in turn, he commending
us in preference to other religious orders, may cause that every where we
will be called to them that are sick and dying, and especially to such as
are persons of great distinction.
XV. Let the confessors be attentive in visiting the sick, especially
those who are in danger, and that they may decently exclude other
ecclesiastics, and members of other orders, let the superiors take care
that at any time when the confessor is obliged to leave the sick, others
may succeed, and may encourage the sick man in good purposes; the horror
of hell, &c. or at least of purgatory, in the meantime is prudently to
be held forth, and it is to be shown, that as water extinguishes fire,
so alms extinguishes sin; and that alms can never be better bestowed
than for the nourishment and support of such persons as by their calling
profess a desire for the salvation of their neighbors; and so too will
the sick be benefited themselves, and make satisfaction for their own
sins; for charity covers a multitude of sins. Charity can also be
described as that wedding garment, without which no one can be admitted
to the heavenly feast. Finally, let those things be produced from
scripture and the holy fathers, which may be judged most efficacious to
influence him, respect being had to the capacity of the sick person.
XVI. Let women complaining of the vices and unkindness of their husbands
be instructed secretly to withdraw a sum of money and to offer it to
God, for the expiation of the sins of their husbands and for obtaining
forgiveness for them.
CAP. X.
_De disciplinæ hujus rigore privato in societate._
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