Novitiate
Class 2007-2008
In
Nomine Domini!
Christmas at the Novitiate
The novitiate
of St. Francis was
he fell in love
that was not
Christ and to change his lifestyle"
(Franciscan
Discipleship, no. 62).
It is the
purpose of the Conference Novitiate
to develop with
the novice,
and a lived
experience, a deeper commitment
and love
relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.
In addition, the
novitiate provides
an atmosphere
and lifestyle and identity
based on the
Franciscan ideal as stated in the
Rule of St.
Francis
Order of Friars Minor
Conventual.
Having begun upon his journey of conversion in the pre-novitiate,
the novice is called to deepen his choice according to the example of
Francis.
Consequently, he must move toward the following:
-
a change of heart and mind according to the spirit of Francis
-
an experience of this new way of living in fraternity;
-
a clarification and assessment of the stability of his own motivations;
- a self-reflective assessment by the novice of his "fit" as a Conventual
Franciscan friar.
