The congregation met in Rome in the first three months of 1995. Its work affects the immediate future of Jesuits worldwide. Jesuits are called to this gift of God to a discipleship and renunciation in freedom for the universal charity of God towards all men and women. The Apostolic Character of Chastity Consecration to God through chastity witnesses to Christ's comprehensive engagement of human beings. It is a prophetic reminder of our eternal life with God.
Chastity is, therefore, essentially apostolic.
Chastity reinforces the value of marriage. Both point to a love and fidelity deeper than sexual expression and of which Christian marriage and religious chastity are divergent and sacred realizations. Human love freely offered to all is a powerful sign leading others to God. Thus, the Jesuit lives in radical apostolic availability. The loss of conjugal intimacy, denying himself a family and affective bonding are painful choices for the Jesuit.