When a Jesuit is definitively incorporated into the Order, he is called to make a public solemn profession, that is, before the ecclesial assembly. He emits the traditional three vows in front of the consecrated Host, to deliver his life entirely into the hands of God. Once the celebration was over and he returned to the sacristy, the Jesuit made five more simple vows in front of a small group of brothers. That’s why they’re called “sacristy vows.” He promises to: – not to change the Constitutions of the Society with regard to poverty, except to make them more stringent; – not to seek or strive for roles of authority in the Society; – not to seek or strive for roles of authority in the Church; – report to superiors those who do; – to listen to the advice of Father General in case of appointment to the episcopate These are not secret vows. The reserved nature of these vows simply tells of the desire of every Jesuit: that of seeking to live a life as humble as possible, far from the pursuit of power and ever more centered in the following of the poor, humble and chaste Christ.