Thursday, September 22, 2011

The Formation Process - Part I


3 Month Live-in


After a woman has been in contact with us, visited, and both she and we feel that she may have a vocation to our monastic life she is invited to come for a 3 month live-in period. 

During this time, candidates fully participate in our daily schedule of prayer, work and recreational times with the community.  They also attend classes with the Novitiate to begin to better understand the Rule of St. Benedict and monastic life. 

After that time, if both she and community discern that God is indeed calling her to pursue our monastic vocation, she is received as a postulant. 

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