Three Tertianships have begun in provinces of the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials in the month of September. The Tertianship or the Third Probation, or also sometimes called the "third year of the novitiate," is a special time in the life of a Jesuit. It follows ordination and several (or perhaps a dozen) years of pastoral practice. Its purpose is to renew the charism, deepen one's relationship with God, and gain practical knowledge of Ignatian spirituality. We will get to know more about the Tertianships that have just begun.

Bikfaya - Lebanon - JCEP Tertianship

Monday, September 29 we inaugurate for the fifth time the European Tertianship Programme, which bears the name of Nicolaus Kluiters. Last year the inauguration took place in Cairo due to security circumstances. Seven companions joined the community in Bikfaya, so we are now ten together with Salah, Rabih, and myself.

Who are the Tertians?

– Juan Carlos Pallardel Aparicio from Peru (PER), on a mission in Pakistan;
– Changmo Cho from South Korea (KOR), on a mission in Turkey;
– Joseph Nabil from Egypt (PRO);
– Rayan Joel Lobo from India (KAR), who has just completed his doctorate in the Bible in Germany;
– Mateusz Kowalcze from southern Poland (PME), who works with the police;
– Vitaliy Osmolovskyy from Ukraine (PME), a judo champion;
– Paweł Gołaszewski from northern Poland (PMA), a surgeon.

In the coming weeks, the participants in the program will prepare for the Long Retreat (16 November – 16 December) by making a spiritual reading of their lives, accompanied by readings from the tradition of the Order that touch on vital aspects of our life, such as prayer, community life, the three vows, and spiritual discernment.

After the retreat, the companions will be sent to different places for two months, then we will gather again to study our way of life in a systematic manner

Salamanca - Spain

This past Monday, September 15, the Third Probation of the Spanish Province began in Salamanca —one of three held throughout the Spanish-speaking Universal Society. This is a special time in the life of every Jesuit, and as the Provincial Father recalled during the inaugural Mass, it is a "school of affection ," where we can return to our essence, thus culminating the journey of formation in the Society.

On this occasion, the number of participants amounts to twelve, coming from Poland, India, Brazil, Argentina, United States , Chile, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Spain , accompanied by Father Luis María García Domínguez SJ as instructor and Adrián López SJ 'Yansi' as assistant. 

Jastrzębia Góra - Poland

On September 23, 2025, eight Jesuits began their Third Probation in Jastrzębia Góra with a solemn Holy Mass presided over by Father Provincial Zbigniew Leczkowski SJ.

Andrii Syvak (worked in Lviv), Andriy Zelinskyy (worked in Kyiv), Jarosław Charchuła (from Krakow), Dominik Sroka (responsible for MAGIS groups in Stara Wieś), Jakub Śpiewak (catechist from Gliwice), Przemysław Gwadera (from Święta Lipka), Zbigniew Jałbrzykowski (from Toruń) and Mikael Schink, who worked in the parish of St. Eugenia in Stockholm.