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The Sisters at the Novitiate observe a rule conducive
to work and prayer. The congregation is semi--contemplative. The first step in the religious life is that of the postulancy. The word
postulant comes from the Latin word postulare which means to claim or request.
A postulant then is a candidate who is requesting to be received into the
Novitiate. The postulancy lasts for nine months. During these nine months
a postulant lives at the Novitiate house and follows the routine and schedule
of the community. If after nine months a postulant requests entrance and
is received into the community, she then begins her novitiate. She receives
the religious habit and white veil of a novice at a special ceremony. As a novice, the candidate becomes acquainted with the rules, constitutions,
and spirit of the institute. A novice lives the life of a religious for
two full years. At the end of this two-year period, if the novice wishes
to stay and is accepted by the Congregation, she makes her first profession
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