Our Vocation is a call from God, heard, discerned and responded to in faith and in love. The call to religious life is a call to be a prophet. Religious are meant to be the wake up call for the church.
SJA - Formation process
- Has its deep inspiration in the mysteries of the Trinity, Incarnation and Eucharist and is always directed towards Christian discipleship & communion. (making possible the journey of ongoing transformation)
- Formation is an ongoing dynamic, creative and progressive process.
- It should be a response to the real challenges in today's world, the Church and the Congregation.
- It tries to maintain creative fidelity to the Spirituality and Mission of our Charism of Union, Communion and Reconciliation
The different stages of SJA initial formation
- Pre Postulancy - To have a sense of clarity regarding her motivation for SJA life.
- Postulancy - To come to know who she is and who we are as SJA and to foster her relationship with God / self / others.
- Novitiate - To continue her ongoing discernment and to re-affirm her call and to be prepared for apostolic commitment.
- First Commitment and after - To continue her journey that is leading her to freely commit herself to God for ever.
- Final Commitment