The regency is a period lasting two to three years during the formation of a candidate to the
Society of Jesus
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following his initial admission to the Society during the two years of
novitiate
The novitiate, also called the noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a Christian ''novice'' (or ''prospective'') monastic, apostolic, or member of a religious order undergoes prior to taking vows in order to discern whether ...
. During this time, the men are expected to be fully involved in the apostolic work and community life of the Society.
[Formulas of the Institute of Popes Paul III and Julius III from ''Constitutions of the Society of Jesus'' pp. 3-15]
Men are assigned to either two or three years of regency, depending on their age, the apostolic needs of the
Provinces
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions outsi ...
of the Society, and the individual apostolic desires of the candidate.
[ The experience of the Society is that about 50% of the men are assigned to high schools and 30% to universities, while the other 20% work in social and pastoral ministries.]
See also
* Jesuit formation
Jesuit formation, or the training of Jesuits, is the process by which candidates are prepared for ordained or brotherly service in the Society of Jesus, the world's largest male Catholic religious order. The process is based on the Constitution o ...
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