Tertianship:
The School of the Heart
The Republic of the Philippines
September 1998 - March 1999
And the Word was made flesh
and dwelled among us.... Jn 1: 14
Tabernacle in the form of a house
of the indigenous highlanders of Luzon
Tertianship represents the final phase of training for a Jesuit. While there are many types of tertianships this page will focus on specific example of this program for Jesuits thorought the world as it is being presented in the Philippines sponsored by the Assistancy of East Asia and Oceania during the years 1998-1999. The main house for the tertians is Loyola House of Studies (see map of Metro Manila) located on the campus of the Ateneo de Manila, in Quezon City, Philippines (see maps of Philippines and Manila region).Jesuits select their tertianship in consulation with their local superior and provincial for a time after ordination (if the individual is a priest) when they have completed all other aspects of formation and, for the most part, other types of formal schooling. One selects a program by two criteria: the character of the program and the language in which the program is conducted.
St. Ignatius says of the goals of tertianship in the Constitutions:
...after those who were sent to studies have achieved the dilligent and careful formation of the intellect by learning, they will find it helpful during the period of last probation to apply themselves in the school of the heart, by exercising themselves in spiritual and corporal pursuits which can engender in them greater humility, abnegation of all sensual love and will and judgement of their own, and also greater knowledge and love of God our Lord: that when they themselves have made greater progress they can better help others to progress for glory to God our Lord"This page is intended to give you some idea of what Jesuit Tertianship is about by giving you a concrete example of a specific program. We are blessed this year with twelve tertians literally from all over the world. We are doubly blessed to be in the Philippines, a country of warm hospitality and openness.
Click on map for detailed map of the Philippines
Please feel free to view our schedule for the year and follow along as we move from area to area.
| Home Page | Schedule | Meet The Tertians |
|Filipino Life Experience | Long Retreat | Prayer | The Institute |
| Christmas Ministries | Elective Activities | History of the Manila Tertianship |
| Villa | Loyola House of Studies |
| Tertian Director | Assistant Director |
This page is a cooperative effort
of the Tertian Community
of the Assistancy of East Asia and Oceania
and is hosted by Le Moyne College,
the Jesuit College of Central New York.E-Mail: bucko@maple.lemoyne.edu
Page Last Updated: December 2,1998
