Stages to become a Sister
1- The Postulant Stage:
This stage focuses on helping young women who were accepted into postulancy to deepen their faith in Christ, achieve better self-knowledge in light of the new lifestyle, attain a realistic and sound understanding of the apostolic monastic vocation and a greater understanding of the spirituality and various missions of the association. This stage can last from six months to one year, and the postulant takes the novitiate habit on the Feast of the Cross.
2- The Novitiate:
The novitiate is a special time during which the young woman deepens her knowledge of the spirituality, missionary work, and community life of the congregation. The congregation, in turn, gets to know the young woman and helps her discern whether or not her personality is fit for the missionary monastic life. This stage focuses on the personal and communal accompaniment of the novice. The sister in charge of the novice’s formation should have great human and spiritual maturity and familiarity with the educational principles and methods, because it is through her that the novice will experience Christ’s free and personal love, and respond to His love with the desire to follow Him in the missionary monastic life.
3-Sister of the Cross
The vows
The monastic vow calls for living the three evangelical counsels and leads towards achieving the perfection of love, so the nun who is consecrated to God becomes a member of the congregation with all due rights and obligations arising from this consecration.
Spiritual retreats and training
Each year, the Sisters make a spiritual retreat of at least six days, to renew their spiritual life. Every Sister consecrates one day per month to prayer and meditation for a continuous spiritual renewal. In this context, and for a deeper understanding of the spiritual life and the doctrinal and professional culture, the Congregation organizes sessions so that the Sisters are constantly in a position to better respond to the demands of their vocation in the Church.
