How to become a Dominican Nun Period of initiation, of deepening and of discernment
Experiencing fraternal life as it is lived both in the noviciate and in the community.
Discovering the richness and the difficulties of the common life.
Learning to engage oneself responsibly for the good of the community
Initiation
into an authentic spiritual life by means of
reading and meditation
on the Word of God
(lectio divina),
through the liturgical offices
sung in the chapel,
and by personal prayer.
Initiation
into the religious life (history and theology)
and into the meaning
of the vows
in the Dominican life.
Initiation
into the history
and spiritual tradition
of the Order of the Preachers
and learning to know the Dominican spiritual Masters.
