The constitutions of the Society of Jesus / Saint Ignatius of Loyola ; translated, with an introduction and a commentary, by George E. Ganss.

Based on the Spanish text D of 1594, Sancti Ignatii de Loyola Constitutiones Societatis Jesu, edited by Father Arturo Codina, tomus secundus, Textus Hispanus, Rome, 1936.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-370).

The life-giving Spirit within St. Ignatius' Constitutions -- St. Ignatius' position in the history of salvation -- Doctrinal evolution in the history of salvation before Ignatius' birth -- Ignatius' inheritance : his personalized concept of God's plan of creation and redemption -- Conclusion -- his contemplative prayers as a source of new insights into the deposit of faith -- Technical introduction on the Constitutions of the Society of Jesus -- General description -- Some important terminology -- The genesis and texts of Ignatius' Constitutions -- The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus -- The formula of the Institute of the Society of Jesus -- The general examen and its declarations -- The Constitutions of the Society of Jesus and their declarations -- Preamble to the Constitutions -- The admission to probation -- The dismissal of those who were admitted but did not prove themselves fit -- The preservation and progress of those who are in probation -- The instruction of those who are retained in the Society, in learning and in other means of helping their fellowmen -- Admission or incorporation into the Society -- The personal life of those already admitted or incorporated into the Society -- The distribution of the incorporated members in Christ's vineyard and their relations there with their fellowmen -- Helps toward uniting the distant members with their head and among themselves -- How the whole body of the Society can be preserved and developed in its well-being -- Reference matter.

"The first part is Ganss' extensive introduction, then follows the documents translated from the official texts with footnotes by Ganss, and finally "Reference Matter", which is supplementary material, bibliography and index. This is the entire corpus of St. Ignatius' Constitution, recognized as a classic both of spiritual doctrine and of the law of religious institutes. It greatly influenced many founders of subsequent religious congregations"-- From Amazon.com.

Mss. reproduced in: Faguo guojia tushuguan Ming-Qing Tianzhujiao wenxian 法國國家圖書館明清天主教文獻. --v.22.
Online at Gallica.
Local access dig.pdf. [Intorcetta-Yesuhuili.pdf]

From BnF description:
卷上: Translation of a selection of texts from one of the editions of Regulae Societatis Iesu, which contains among others a “Summarium Constitutionum”, a summary of the constitutions of the Society of Jesus, and various ‘Regulae’ (rules for daily life) within the Society of Jesus.
卷下: Translation of the Exercitia spiritualia of Ignatius of Loyola.

For contents and complete citation see: Ad Dudink & Nicolas Standaert, Chinese Christian Texts Database (CCT-Database).
CCT description based on BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris), Chinois 7445. Mss. 7445 differs from the present text.