December 12, 2025 — Fr. F. Javier Díaz Díaz, SJ, Fr. Juan Pablo Marrufo del Toro, SJ, and Fr. Jerome Hayes, SJ, of Jesuits West, all recently professed final vows in the Society of Jesus at three separate Masses.
Fr. Díaz Díaz professed final vows at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California, on November 5, 2025. He serves at the cathedral as parochial vicar and as a physician for the Order of Malta Clinic in Oakland.
Fr. Marrufo del Toro professed final vows at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Phoenix on November 29, 2025. He serves as a chaplain and science teacher at Brophy College Preparatory in Phoenix.
Fr. Hayes professed final vows on December 7, 2025, at St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco, where he serves as associate pastor. Fr. Hayes also serves as minister for the Jesuit community at the University of San Francisco.
All Jesuits take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience after serving as novices for two years. Then, following many additional years of training and ministerial work, a Jesuit is invited to the final stage of formation, called “tertianship.” The Superior General of the Society of Jesus then decides whether to invite a Jesuit to profess final vows, which signifies his full incorporation into the Jesuits.
