Admonitor (Jesuits)
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In the Society of Jesus
an Admonitor is a confidential advisor to the Superior General
, to a Provincial or to a Rector whose responsibility is to warn (or admonish) the General honestly and confidentially about what in him he thinks would be for the greater service and glory of God [Const. N°770]. That means: any matter, whether in regard to his own person (health, spiritual life, etc) or to his governance (exercise of authority, personal obedience, etc)
The Admonitor of the Superior General is appointed (elected) by the General Congregation
that elects him, as an expression of the ’provident care which the Society exercises in regard to the Superior General’ [Const. N°766]. He should be a man familiar with God, of sound and mature judgment, well versed in the matters of the Society of Jesus, discreet and prudent, not credulous or timid [Norms, N°379]. A Regional Assistant is usually given this extra office.
In the Society of Jesus
, besides the Superior General, all those who have authority - Provincials, Rectors and Superiors - are given an 'Admonitor' (appointed by the immediate higher superior) who mutatis mutandis has a similar responsibility.
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
an Admonitor is a confidential advisor to the Superior General
Superior General of the Society of Jesus
The Superior General of the Society of Jesus is the official title of the leader of the Society of Jesus—the Roman Catholic religious order, also known as the Jesuits. He is generally addressed as Father General. The position carries the nickname of Black Pope, after his simple black priest's...
, to a Provincial or to a Rector whose responsibility is to warn (or admonish) the General honestly and confidentially about what in him he thinks would be for the greater service and glory of God [Const. N°770]. That means: any matter, whether in regard to his own person (health, spiritual life, etc) or to his governance (exercise of authority, personal obedience, etc)
The Admonitor of the Superior General is appointed (elected) by the General Congregation
General Congregation
The highest authority in the Society of Jesus is the General Congregation, an assembly of the Jesuit representatives from all parts of the world. A general congregation is always summoned on the death or resignation of the administrative head of the order—called the Superior General—to...
that elects him, as an expression of the ’provident care which the Society exercises in regard to the Superior General’ [Const. N°766]. He should be a man familiar with God, of sound and mature judgment, well versed in the matters of the Society of Jesus, discreet and prudent, not credulous or timid [Norms, N°379]. A Regional Assistant is usually given this extra office.
In the Society of Jesus
Society of Jesus
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
, besides the Superior General, all those who have authority - Provincials, Rectors and Superiors - are given an 'Admonitor' (appointed by the immediate higher superior) who mutatis mutandis has a similar responsibility.
List of Admonitors
- Giovanni Stefano MenochioGiovanni Stefano MenochioGiovanni Stefano Menochio was an Italian Jesuit biblical scholar.- Life :Menochio was born at Padua, and entered the Society of Jesus on 25 May 1594. After the usual years of training and teaching the classics, he became professor of sacred scripture and then of moral theology at Milan; thereafter...
(1575-1655), admonitor to the Superior General Vincenzo Caraffa and Francisco Piccolomini.