▁of ▁the ology ▁studies , ▁candidates ▁for ▁the ▁Catholic ▁priest hood ▁are ▁ord ained ▁to ▁the ▁trans itional ▁dia con ate , ▁and ▁serve ▁as ▁a ▁de acon ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁to ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁Ord ination ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁follows , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁priest ▁may ▁receive ▁a ▁minister ial ▁assignment ▁or ▁be ▁sent ▁back ▁for ▁further ▁studies ▁in ▁any ▁academic ▁field . ▁ ▁The ▁ord ained ▁Jes uit ▁priest ▁will ▁either ▁be ▁chosen ▁for ▁profession ▁as ▁a ▁" sp irit ual ▁co adj utor ", ▁taking ▁the ▁usual ▁perpet ual ▁v ows ▁of ▁pover ty , ▁ch ast ity ▁and ▁ob ed ience , ▁or ▁for ▁profession ▁as ▁a ▁" prof essed ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁v ows ." ▁ ▁A ▁few ▁years ▁after ▁ord ination ▁to ▁priest hood , ▁or ▁for ▁brothers ▁after ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years ▁work , ▁a ▁Jes uit ▁will ▁undert ake ▁T ert ians hip , ▁so ▁named ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁something ▁like ▁a ▁third ▁year ▁of ▁nov iti ate . ▁After ▁his ▁first ▁few ▁years ▁of ▁experience ▁of ▁min istry ▁as ▁a ▁priest ▁or ▁brother , ▁the ▁Jes uit ▁comple tes ▁the ▁final ▁stage ▁of ▁formal ▁formation ▁by ▁revis iting ▁the ▁ess entials ▁of ▁Jes uit ▁life ▁which ▁he ▁learned ▁as ▁a ▁nov ice : ▁once ▁again , ▁he ▁studies ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁Constitution s ▁of ▁the ▁Jes uits , ▁he ▁makes ▁the ▁Spirit ual ▁Ex er cis es ▁and ▁particip ates ▁in ▁experiment ism , ▁most ▁often ▁by ▁serving ▁in ▁minist ries ▁to