Between August and November 2024, Jesuit novices from various provinces across the globe celebrated their First Vows, marking a profound step in their spiritual journey. These ceremonies, held in diverse locations, symbolized their commitment to poverty, chastity, and obedience in the Society of Jesus. Below is a glimpse of these significant moments, each reflecting the universal yet deeply personal nature of this vocation.

August 24th - Gdynia, Poland

On August 24 in Gdynia during the Holy Mass at 11:30 AM two novices from the Wielkopolska-Mazovia Province of the Society of Jesus, Mateusz Cisewski and Marcin Marchewka, made their first religious vows in the Society of Jesus into the hands of the Rector of the Jesuit College in Gdynia, the Master of Novices, Fr. Czesław Wasilewski SJ. Read More

August 24th - Split, Zagreb

After two years of novice formation, on August 24, 2024, in the Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Manuš in Split, four novices of the Society of Jesus Marko Balaško, Robert Matečić, Vilim Mufić and Bruno Zebić took their first and eternal vows of poverty, obedience and chastity. Read More

September 7th - Loyola, Spain

Three young people made their First Vows in the Society of Jesus, giving their first Yes to the Company in the Basilica of the Sanctuary of Loyola in Azpeitia.

The three young people who took their vows are: Roger Conesa Ribas, from Esparraguera (Barcelona), aged 26; Álvaro Muñoz Gómez, from Madrid, aged 25; and Marc Barradas Pobla, from Sabadell (Barcelona), aged 28. Read More

September 8th - Innsbruck, Austria

Konrad Glosemeyer SJ, Rodolfo Tromellini SJ and Seán McMahon SJ took their first vows in the Jesuit church in Innsbruck. On September 8th they celebrated the completion of the novitiate in the Central European Province of the Jesuits with their fellow brothers and families. Read More

September 14th - Ljubljana, Slovenia

On the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Jesuit novices Primož Stražar and Nace Zupančič pronounced her first vows Mary's Chapel at St. Jožef na Poljane in Ljubljana. Read More

September 15th - Budapest, Hungary

 After completing the two-year novitiate in Genoa, three novice Hungarian Jesuits took their first monastic vows in the Heart of Jesus Church in Budapest. In the so-called simple, but for their part, considered eternally valid monastic vow, Domonkos Bárczi, Kristóf Hódsági, and György Kovács, who was already serving as a priest, committed themselves to the Society of Jesus and to the monastic lifestyle characterized by poverty, purity, and obedience. Read More

September 21st - Genoa, Italy

Several Jesuits from the EUM Province and some of our closest relatives were reunited in the Novitiate community in Genova with the intention of accompanying and supporting us in the celebration of one of the most significant steps of religious life: the profession of first vows. Read More

October 13th - Coimbra, Portugal

Duarte Nifo professed his first vows in the Society of Jesus. The celebration took place on Sunday the 13th and was presided over by the rector of the Novitiate Community of the Holy Name of Jesus, Fr. Marco Cunha, and was attended by Jesuits, family and friends. Read More

October 19th - Paris, France

Damien and Max, two Jesuit novices (one French and one Haitian), pronounced their "first vows" on Saturday, October 19, 2024, in the chapel of the Saint Jean de Dieu Foundation in Paris. A place that the Jesuits of the Province know well because they have been accustomed, for several years, to celebrating these vows there. Read More

November 14th - Beirut, Lebanon

Two years ago, Bishoy Elia Gad Abdel-Masih began his journey in the novitiate in Egypt. Born in Qusiya, Egypt, in 1992, he embarked on this path to discern and affirm his vocation, reflecting deeply on his life and the purpose he seeks to embrace. After spending two years in novitiate, he moved to Lebanon to take the next step in his spiritual journey. There, he prepared to complete his consecration by making his first vows in the Jesuit Order, gradually integrating into the Order's mission and growing in his vocation.

On Monday, November 4, 2024, Bishoy took this significant step by celebrating the Divine Liturgy in the Chapel of Saint Joseph at the Jesuit Fathers Monastery in Achrafieh. During this sacred ceremony, he professed his vows of poverty, chastity, and perpetual obedience, marking the beginning of his formal commitment to the Jesuit Order. Read More