▁the ology ▁and ▁phil ology . ▁After ▁receiving ▁his ▁degree ▁from ▁the ▁university , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁nearby ▁St . ▁Peter ▁Sem inary ▁ ▁Pri est ▁and ▁founder ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁for ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Arch di oc ese ▁of ▁Fre ib urg . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁arch bishop ▁to ▁Rome ▁to ▁study ▁Greek ▁and ▁Sem it ic ▁languages . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁growing ▁conv iction ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁called ▁by ▁God ▁to ▁found ▁a ▁new ▁apost ol ic ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁Church , ▁which ▁had ▁as ▁its ▁goal ▁the ▁un ification ▁of ▁groups ▁of ▁pri ests ▁and ▁la ity ▁in ▁spread ing ▁and ▁def ending ▁the ▁Catholic ▁faith ▁throughout ▁the ▁world . ▁This ▁conv iction ▁became ▁even ▁stronger ▁during ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁returning ▁to ▁Rome , ▁Jordan ▁started ▁implementing ▁his ▁idea ▁of ▁found ing ▁a ▁community ▁of ▁members ▁under ▁religious ▁v ows ▁and ▁lay people . ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁organized ▁into ▁three ▁groups , ▁called ▁" gr ades ” : ▁the ▁first ▁would ▁be ▁those ▁who ▁committed ▁to ▁leave ▁everything ▁and , ▁living ▁in ▁community , ▁dev ote ▁their ▁whole ▁lives ▁to ▁the ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁organization ; ▁the ▁second ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁for ▁academ ics , ▁who ▁spread ▁the ▁faith ▁by ▁publications ; ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁for ▁those ▁lay people ▁who , ▁remaining ▁in