The Making of a Jesuit Priest

Title Page of The Making of a Jesuit Priest

The Making of a Jesuit Priest was produced by the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus in 1932. It is an important historical document giving a glimpse into the formation of Jesuits in the early 20th century.

Emblem for the Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus

It begins: "The making of a Jesuit priest begins with the moment when the lad of eighteen or nineteen summers, having broken away from his college or high school life, drives up to the portals of the Novitiate, nervous and self-conscious, and is welcomed with both hands by a short, stout, smiling Father called the Master of Novices." Among the many images of houses of formation and study is one of the grounds of the seminary at Woodstock, Maryland, Woodstock Theological Library's namesake.

Woodstock Theological Seminary

At the end of the pamphlet is an appendix of a summary of requirements for applying to become a Jesuit. "Application should be made to: Reverend Father Provincial, 724 North Calvert Street, Baltimore, 2 Maryland." Though no longer the home of the Father Provincial, it is still a Jesuit parish, Saint Ignatius Catholic Church.

Entry authored by Amy E. Phillips, Rare Materials Cataloger for Woodstock Theological Library on 7/7/2017