What is the Jesuit Oath?

Answer 1

All Jesuits take the normal three vows of religious: poverty, chastity, and obedience. The last one, obedience, is to their lawful superiors. However, Jesuit priests takes a special fourth vow of immediate obedience to the Pope. Here is the complete formula for the four solemn vows taken at their final profession:

.from FAQs The Society of Jesus website:I, (name), make my profession, and I promise to Almighty God, in the presence of his Virgin Mother, the whole heavenly court, and all those here present and to you , Reverend Father (Provincial, Rector, etc.) representing the Superior General of the Society of Jesus and his successors and holding the place of God, perpetual poverty, chastity and obedience; and, in conformity with it, special care for the instruction of children, according to the manner of living contained in the apostolic letters of the Society of Jesus and its Constitutions.

I further promise a special obedience to the Sovereign Pontiff in regard to the missions according to the same apostolic letters and Constitutions.

Place (name), in the Church of (name), on the date of (date)

(Signatures of the one making vows and the one receiving them).