What we do...

Common to all traditions of religious life is the need for the Novitiate experience where the individual can have time to reflect on the nature of religious life and its personal implications for her. For this purpose a novice has twelve months without a formal outside ministry. This is called a 'canonical' year.         

Sydney program

A significant part of the formation for the novices in Sydney takes place with novices from several other congregations. Together they participate in the 'Kairos' program which provides a range of input and processes and deals with:

• The vows
• The essence of religious life in the 21st century
• Community
• Communications skills.

In their second year the focus is more on the ministry, and the Sisters have a period of experience in the apostolic works of the Congregation.

During the Novitiate phase there are a series of modules of study, which allow the novices to come to a greater understanding of the Congregation and its history.