“Who am I, O Lord, that You have brought me this far?” These were the words of King David echoed by Fr Joseph Raymund Patrick Sanchez SJ in gratitude for the profession of his Final Vows in the Society of … Continued
On 8 December, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Fr Richard V Ella SJ solemnly professed his Final Vows at the University Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ateneo de Zamboanga University (AdZU), Zamboanga City, Philippines. Receiving his vows … Continued
On the second Sunday of Advent, 5 December, five Vietnamese Jesuits – three priests and two brothers – professed their Final Vows in a Mass presided by Vietnamese Provincial Fr Vincent Pham Van Mam SJ in the chapel of Saint … Continued
Fr Dennis Gabriel Lamug-Nañawa SJ solemnly professed his Final Vows on 3 December, feast of St Francis Xavier, and International Day of Persons with Disabilities, at the Oratory of St Ignatius of Loyola, Loyola House of Studies, Quezon City. Before … Continued
The memorial of St Stanislaus Kostka on 13 November was a usual day in Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan and in the whole city of Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines, but the same could not be said of … Continued
The Indonesian Province of the Society of Jesus was filled with joie-de-vivre with the profession of Final Vows of Fathers Agustinus Sarwanto SJ and Ignatius Dradjat Soesilo SJ, and Br Yohannes Paulus Sunari SJ before Indonesian Provincial Fr Benedictus Hari … Continued
Fr Ohchang Simon Kwon SJ pronounced his solemn perpetual Final Vows to the Society of Jesus on 22 October, the memorial of St John Paul II, at the chapel of Metta Karuna Reflection Center, Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was the … Continued
Fr Xavier Olin SJ professed his Final Vows before Philippine Provincial Fr Primitivo Viray Jr SJ during a Mass held on 21 October, feast of Jesuit Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores and St Pedro Calungsod, in the chapel of … Continued
The Parish of Nossa Senhora de Fátima Railaco in Timor-Leste celebrated the 481st anniversary of the formation of the Society of Jesus on 27 September with the pronouncement of the Final Vows of Fr Erik John Gerilla SJ, the parish … Continued
Fr Jinhyuk Park SJ pronounced his Final Vows at the chapel of Metta Karuna Reflection Center in Siem Reap on 14 September. Fr Jinhyuk wanted to have a simple celebration, and so decided to pronounce his vows on the last … Continued