About novitiate

[destrong]

Is novitiate done twice? If one has done it in another congregation is one expected to repeat it in another congregation if one has resigned to t
join another congregation.

 

[Francis]

Yes ,you have to repeat it again since each congregation has its own rules and regulations,very few skip it though based on age and previous reference ,you have to have an good reason and a support letter from the previous Novice Master or Mother Superior.

 

[destrong]

Thank you so much

 

[TomH1]

Yes, a probationary period of three-years is required in the new congregation ( cf. Can. 684 §2).

 

[Obl_OSB]

It depends on the religious community. For example, the OFM Capuchin provinces may share a house of formation for the novitiate, while the benedictines require it completed again if one is to change monasteries, mostly due to the vow of stability. I think the Carmelites would also require the novitiate to be repeated.

 

[sr.christinaosf]

Some congregations have a variable time frame for certain stages, such as postulancy.
Given your previous experience, they MAY give you the shorter end of that time frame. For example, in my community, postulancy is 6 months to 2 years.

Our Franciscan Fiat | Franciscan Sisters of Dillingen ~ Hankinson, North Dakota Province

 

[destrong]

Thank you so much.