Jesuit formation aims to develop the potential of the whole person — body, mind and spirit — for the universal mission of the Society and at the service of the Church. Hence the formation program spends long periods of time in prayer, spirituality, personal development, intellectual development, cultural and media sensitivity, and insertion in the developing world, leading to an availability for the Jesuit mission whose scope extends to all of the academic, cultural and spiritual disciplines throughout the entire world. Ideally, a formed Jesuit is available to be sent on any mission, and the length of formation is to prepare this flexibility.
