31 July 2022 – After spending two years at the novitiate for the first stage of Jesuit formation, 10 novices in Vietnam professed first vows of poverty, chastity and obedience in the public profession in the Society of Jesus.
Sunday, July 31, 2022 marked the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the conclusion of the Ignatian Year. On this occasion, Fr. Vincent Pham Van Mam, SJ, Provincial of the Vietnamese Jesuit Province presided over a thanksgiving Mass and first vows of 10 Jesuit novices at the Epiphany parish in Thu Duc, Vietnam.
On Saturday 2 July 2022, two Vietnamese Jesuits: Rev. Joseph Pham Dinh Ngoc, SJ and Rev. Joseph Tran Van Ngu, SJ were ordained to the priesthood by Cardinal Erdő Péter, Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Esztergom-Budapest in Hungary at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church of the Society of Jesus.
On 19 April, at the Church of the Gesù, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, ordained 13 Jesuit scholastics in the presence of Fr General Arturo Sosa SJ, Fr Johan Verschueren SJ, the Delegate for Interprovincial Houses and Works, and 70 priests both Jesuits and non-Jesuits.
Activities and events such as priesthood ordination, diaconate ordination, vows mass, etc. of the Province are updated here.
OUr implementation of the uaps
Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAPs) are the fruit of a process of discernment lasting almost two years. All Jesuits were invited to take part and in addition our mission partners. It concluded with a confirmation from Pope Francis in a special meeting with Fr General Arturo Sosa. The Preferences give a horizon, a point of reference to the whole Society of Jesus. They captured our imaginations and awaken our desires. They unite us in our mission. The new Preferences are four areas vital for our world today. The Society of Jesus will pay special attention to them in the next ten years. We invite you to learn more and take action with us! We want to make a Gospel difference.
