Book Chapter
Decree 12: The Vow Ceremony, General Congregation 31 (1966)
Originally in: “Decree 12: The Vow Ceremony, General Congregation 31 (1966),” in Jesuit Life & Mission Today: The Decrees & Accompanying Documents of the 31st–35th General Congregations of the Society of Jesus, ed. John W. Padberg. St. Louis, Mo.: Institute of Jesuit Sources, 2009, 93 [201].
DOI: 10.51238/imXK6N0
Society of Jesus. “Decree 12: The Vow Ceremony, General Congregation 31 (1966).” In Essential Documents: Selected Sources for Jesuit History, edited by Institute for Advanced Jesuit Studies. Institute of Jesuit Sources, July 15, 2026. https://doi.org/10.51238/imXK6N0
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Jesuit Life & Mission Today
The Decrees and Accompanying Documents of the 31st–35th General Congregations of the Society of Jesus
Open Access 
LCCN: 2009920151
ISBN (hcv): 978-1-880810-69-7
ISBN (pbk): 978-1-880810-70-0
Copyright: 2009
Publisher: Institute of Jesuit Sources
1. The 31st General Congregation entrusts to Father General the task of drafting an Ordination for the whole Society, at least for the purpose of experimentation, concerning:
a. concelebration at the pronouncing of last vows;
b. the use of the vernacular in the pronouncing of first vows;
c. the presence of at least close relatives at the pronouncing of first vows, and similar details.
Jesuit Life & Mission Today
The Decrees and Accompanying Documents of the 31st–35th General Congregations of the Society of Jesus
Open Access
LCCN: 2009920151
ISBN (hcv): 978-1-880810-69-7
ISBN (pbk): 978-1-880810-70-0
Copyright: 2009
Publisher: Institute of Jesuit Sources