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
I. Let every one, of whatever condition or age, be dismissed as an
enemy of the society, but under another pretext, who shall alienate our
devotees and other friends from our churches, and from resorting to us,
or who shall divert alms to other churches or orders, or shall attempt
to seduce any wealthy or well affected person from the society; and also
those who when they dispose of their effects shall show greater affection
for their relations than for the society; for this is a great sign of
an unmortified mind, and it is proper that the professed should be
thoroughly mortified; so of all who shall turn alms taken from penitents
or other friends of the society to their own poor relations. But that
they may not afterwards make complaints of the cause of their dismission,
let them not be at once dismissed, but let them at first be prohibited
from hearing confessions; and be mortified and vexed with the exercise of
the meanest offices; let them be obliged daily to perform those to which
they are known to have the greatest aversion, let them be removed from
higher studies and honorable occupations, and let them be provoked with
chapters and public censures; let them be kept from recreations and from
intercourse with strangers, let those things which are not absolutely
necessary in dress and other indispensable things, be withheld till
they are forced to murmuring and impatience; and then, as persons too
little mortified, and injurious to others by an evil example, let them
be dismissed; and if a reason of their dismission should be required by
their parents or the prelates of the church, let them be represented as
not having the spirit of the society.
II. Let such be dismissed, moreover, as have any scruples in acquiring
riches for the society, and let them be represented as too confident in
their own judgment, but if they should wish to give the reason of their
conduct, to the provincials, let them not be heard, but compelled to
observe the rule which binds all to render blind obedience.
III. Let it be considered from the beginning, even from infancy, who go
farthest in devotion to the society; and who are observed to entertain
regard for other orders, or for the poor, or for their parents, and
as such will be useless in future, let them be gradually prepared for
dismission in the aforesaid manner.
CAP. XI.
_Qualiter se nostri unanimiter præstabunt contra dimissos è
societate._
I. Quoniam dimissi saltem aliquorum secretorum conscii sunt, plerumque
obsunt; ac proinde eorum conatibus obviandum erit his modis: antequam
è societate dimittantur, inducantur ut promittant scripto, et jurent
se nihil de societate unquam sinistri scripturos vel dicturos; interim
superiores servent scripto malas inclinationes, defectus ac vitia
illorum, quæ ipsi aliquando in manifestatione conscientiæ suæ pro more
societatis dederunt, quibus si necesse fuerit, societas apud magnates et
prælatos ad illorum promotionem impediendam se juvare poterit.
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