At the end of their Novitiate, a two years period to start religious life, young men from all over Europe have got their First Vows of Poverty, Obedience and Chastity in the Society of Jesus. 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. Below you can find a summary of the vows.

August 26th - Gdynia, Poland

On the Feast of Our Lady of Częstochowa, August 26, 2025, novices of the Society of Jesus: Szymon Kozicki (PME) and Jakub Sulewski (PMA) made their first religious vows during Holy Mass in the religious chapel of the Jesuit College in Gdynia. Read More.

September 6th - Birmingham, United Kingdom

On Saturday 6 September, the parish church of St Mary’s, Harborne — just five minutes’ walk from the Jesuit novitiate — was filled with joy as four European novices professed their first vows in the Society of Jesus, after two years of formation at the Birmingham Novitiate. The vows were made by Clément Poret (EOF), Tim van de Veen (ELC), Samuel Gerčák (SVK) and Ján Mahút (SVK). Read More.

September 6th - Loyola, Spain

Also on September 6th, novices Agustín José García Sánchez (ESP) and Alberto Madrid Nebrera (ESP) have made their first vows in a Eucharist celebrated in the Basilica of Loyola, presided over by the Provincial Father Enric Puiggròs SJ. Read More.

September 14th - Innsbruck, Austria

On September 14, Martin Schröder (ECE) has professed his first vows before the Provincial of the Jesuits in Central Europe, Fr. Thomas Hollweck SJ, during a Mass. Fr. Claus Pfuff SJ, Novice Master, and Fr. Toni Witwer SJ, Rector of the Jesuit College in Innsbruck, also participated in the ceremony in the chapel of the Jesuit College in Innsbruck. Read More.

September 14th - Coimbra, Portugal

Miguel Loureiro (POR) took his first vows on September 14th at the Sé Nova Cathedral in Coimbra, during a Eucharist presided over by the Jesuit Provincial. Read More.

September 20th - Genoa, Italy

On 20 September, in the Church of the Gesù in Genoa, together with the formation team of the Novitiate and several Jesuits who had gathered for the occasion, Jacobo Favotto (EUM), Paolo Garimberti (EUM), Paolo De Lucia (EUM) and András Kövágö (HUN) professed their first vows.