Shirika la Yesu

Shirika la Yesu (kwa Kilatini Societas Iesu, kifupi S.J. au S.I. au SJ au SI) ni shirika kubwa la watawa wanaume 15,842 (2018) katika Kanisa Katoliki, lililoenea katika nchi 112 za kontinenti 6.

Wanashirika wanaitwa Wajesuiti na ni maarufu pia kwa elimu yao ya juu katika fani mbalimbali, za kidunia na za kidini.

Historia
Mwanzilishi wake ni Ignas wa Loyola, Mhispania ambaye alikuwa mwanajeshi. Mwaka 1521 alijeruhiwa vibaya vitani. Alipokaa hospitalini muda mrefu akasikia wito wa Mungu uliobadilisha maisha yake. Kisha kuacha jeshi, akamtolea Bikira Maria upanga wake akawa "Mwanajeshi wa Kiroho". Alifuata kwa juhudi zote maisha ya kiroho na kutunga Mazoezi ya Kiroho ili kuongoza watu wamfuate Yesu Kristo.

Mwaka 1534, Ignas alikusanya vijana sita wakaweka nadhiri za ufukara, useja mtakatifu na utiifu, halafu ile ya kumtii daima Papa.

Kisha kusoma teolojia akapadrishwa. Akakusanya kikundi cha marafiki akiwaongoza kujenga maisha ya kiroho kwa njia ya mazoezi ya pekee. Wote walifuata utaratibu uleule. Kila mwaka walikutana kwa kipindi cha sala, kutafakari na kusoma kilichofuata hatua au mbinu maalumu. Wengi walianza kumfuata na chama chake kikakubaliwa na Papa mwaka 1540.

Shirika la Yesu lilikuwa chombo muhimu sana cha urekebisho wa Kikatoliki kikiwa jumuia ya mapadri iliyoongozwa na "Jenerali" wake akitumia nidhamu ya kijeshi. 

Shabaha kuu ilikuwa kutetea Kanisa chini ya Papa. 

Kila mwanachama alitakiwa kuwa na elimu ya juu. Hivyo Kanisa Katoliki liliimarika katika teolojia, jambo lililowahi kukazwa zaidi na Waprotestanti. 

Mapadri Wajesuiti walifanya hasa kazi ya ualimu wakiunda shule na kufundisha vijana elimu pamoja na upendo kwa Kanisa Katoliki. 

Mkazo mwingine ulikuwa kufufua utaratibu wa maungamo. Popote Ulaya Wajesuiti walikuwa washauri hasa wa watawala Wakatoliki. Waliposikiliza ungamo la dhambi zao walipata nafasi nzuri ya kuwapa mawazo na kusababisha hatua za serikali dhidi ya Waprotestanti. 

Hivyo kwa athari ya Wajesuiti polepole Uprotestanti ulirudi nyuma katika nchi za Ulaya ambako wakazi wengi walikuwa wameanza kufuata mafundisho ya Martin Luther na Calvin lakini watawala walikuwa bado Wakatoliki.

Papa Fransisko ni wa kwanza kutokea shirika hilo.

Viungo vya nje

Mafundisho ya Papa Benedikto XVI 
 Benedict XVI's Address to the Members of the Society of Jesus, 22 April 2006
 Benedict XVI's Visit to the Pontifical Gregorian University, 3 November 2006

Hati za Wajesuiti 
 The Jesuit Ratio Studiorum of 1599 
 The Jesuit Mission Press in Japan, 1591–1610

Tovuti za Wajesuiti sehemu mbalimbali 
 The Jesuit Portal – Jesuit Worldwide Homepage
 Directory of Jesuit Websites
 Ignatian wiki 
 Jesuit Refugee Service 
 Sacred Space: long-running Jesuit daily prayer site Sacred Space, in 20 languages, coordinated by the Jesuits of the Irish Province

Afrika 
 Jesuits in East Africa 
 Jesuits in West Africa
 Jesuits in South Africa
 Jesuits in Zimbabwe

Amerika Kaskazini 
 Jesuits in English Canada
 Canadian Jesuits International
 Jesuits in French Canada 
 United States Jesuit Conference
 Jesuit Volunteer Corps
 Ignatian Volunteer Corps
 Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
 Old Catholic (not Roman) Jesuits in the United States

Amerika Kusini 
 Jesuits in Chile

Asia-Oceania 
 Jesuits in Australia
 Jesuits in Goa, India
 Jesuits in Indonesia
 Finding God in All Things  Blogsite on Ignatian Spirituality and Jesuits (in Indonesian)
 Jesuits in the Philippines
 Jesuit universities in the Philippines
 Jesuits in Malaysia and Singapore

Ulaya 
 Jesuits in Britain 
 Jesuit Volunteer Community, UK 
 Thinking Faith – The Online Journal of the British Jesuits
 Pray As You Go – Daily prayers for your MP3
 Jesuits in Croatia
 Jesuits in Belgium (North)
 Jesuits in Belgium (South) 
 Jesuits in France
 Jesuits in Germany
 Jesuits in Hungary
 Jesuits in Ireland
 Jesuits in Italy
 Jesuits in Poland

Vyombo vya habari 
 The BBC Radio 4 In Our Time programme on 18 Januari 2007 was devoted to the early history and educational role of the Jesuits; the programme's website offers a free podcast and 'listen again' service In Our Time website
 Pray-as-you-go: latest initiative by the British Jesuits, providing daily prayer in MP3 format for use "on the go"
 Documentary by the Society of Jesus Province of Chicago (Windows Media Player) 
 Contemporary Jesuits speak about their Jesuit vocation, the vows, and the mission of the Society of Jesus (Real Player) 
 Jesuits Saints and Blessed

 
Wajesuiti
Historia ya Ukristo
Mageuzo ya Kanisa