Душпастирська діяльність і повсякденні обов’язки єзуїтів у кінці хіх – на початку хх ст. (на теренах Львівської Архідієцезії)

Abstract

Pastoral activity and daily duties of Jesuits in the late 19th – early 20th century (on the territory of Lviv archdiocese) The article is dedicated to the study of the everyday activities of Jesuits from the late 19th to early 20th century, based on their missionary work in the Archdiocese of Lviv. During that period, the order’s mission houses were located in Ternopil, Lviv, Stanyslaviv, Chernivtsi, and Kolomyia. The aim of the study is to highlight the main kinds of pastoral work carried out by the order. The long-term process of candidates formation of the Society of Jesus, which took 12 years, is considered, and the main stages of their studying are briefly described. Special attention is given to the peculiarities of the organization of the internal life of the Jesuits and the order’s brothers’ duties are listed. The main part of the article is devoted to a list of various forms of activities carried out by Society of Jesus in the Archdiocese of Lviv at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.