The Novitiate Program

Order of Friars Minor Conventual

The Novitiate

 Novitiate Horarium

                      (Mon—Fri)

 

Morning Program

Devotional Preparatory Pray

Liturgy of the Hours: Office of Readings

Eucharist and Morning Prayer

Breakfast

Classes

 

Afternoon Program

Liturgy of the Hours: Midday Prayer

Devotional Prayer

Lunch

Personal Non-structured Time

Work/Study

 

Evening Program      

Rosary

Meditation

Liturgy of the Hours: Evening Prayer

Dinner   

Solitude Hour

Recreation

Liturgy of the Hours:  Night Prayer

Silence

The program of the novitiate includes moments of both private and communal prayer, in-house and outside classes-workshops-seminars, fraternity, manual work, and other activities in line with the goals of this stage of formation. Thus the program includes:

Communal Prayer: Daily Eucharist, the Liturgy of the Hours, Common Meditation, Common Catholic Devotions, Adoration/Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

 

Private Prayer: Spiritual Reading, Solitude, Days of Recollection, Spiritual Direction, Personal Devotions and Meditation.

 

In-House Classes: Franciscan History, Franciscan Spirituality, Rule and Constitutions of the Order, Liturgical-Devotional-Contemplative Prayer, History of Consecrated Life, the Gospel Counsels.

 

Other Activities: Manual labor which promotes the growth of the community, Outside Apostolate (Hospice and Catholic Worker), Workshops-Seminars on a Variety of Topics (Scripture, History of Provinces, Mariology…), Fraternity and Recreation,  and participation in the life of the diocese.

 

Eucharistic Adoration, The Rosary and The Franciscan Crown also feature during the week