STAGE OF INITIATION (NOVITIATE) b.

Day of desert experience once a week

c.Monthly day of recollection with the community
"and after, stayed with Him..." ( Jn.1 :39 )
d.Triduum days of prayer during Christmas Season, Holy week
and after the intensive experience with the excluded
OBJECTIVES: e.Retreat: First year - 30 days Second year - 8 days

1. Continue deepening in her self-knowledge, personal growth and maturity 7. Weekly Dialogue or accompaniment
2. To know Christ and his values (falling in love)
3. To integrate these with her own values
4. To integrate her whole life with Christ and his values EVALUATION:

PROGRAM I. Attitudes of the Sister evaluating the Novice

The program of the Novitiate follows the basic elements of formation of the Checking of one's disposition before making the evaluation:
Institute. The core is the deepening, strengthening and integration of the
person's free and personal option of following Jesus Christ as a
Consecrated person. Il. Aspects for Evaluation (GPF 73-77)
a. Personal Growth
The Program consists of: b. Experience of Faith and Love
1. Reflection, deepening and integration of life-option in an c. Community Life
atmosphere of silence d. Mission
2. Deeper knowledge and following of Jesus Christ in Faith and
Love as Consecrated through the following:
a.Theological studies: Sacred Scriptures, Christology, Mariology,
Sacraments and Liturgy, History of the Church, Mora! Theology
and Ethics, Missiology, Laudato si
b.History and Spirituality of the Congregation
c.Documents of the Congregation: Constitutions, directory,
General Chapter documents
d.Inter-congregational modular classes
3. Minimal Apostolic experience on regular basis
a. Catechesis
b. Youth Ministry
4. Weekly group processing through workshops
5. Intensive community-mission experiences at the end of each
year:
- first year novitiate: 1 week of experience among the excluded
- second year novitiate: 4 months of experience in an
apostolic community
6. Prayer
a.Daily personal prayer