Jul 13, 2016 · Some communities will permit a name-change upon entering the novitiate, but withhold the habit until first vows, or vice-versa. Because the novitiate is still considered part of …

Novice. After the postulancy follows the novitiate which lasts two years. The Novice receives the habit of a Passionist Nun except the Sign we wear over our heart and she wears a white veil …

Nuns wear habits in different colors to display their hierarchy within their convent and symbolize their humility. The habits also symbolize their dedication to their values around leading a …

The novitiate, also called the noviciate, is the period of training and preparation that a Christian novice (or prospective) monastic, apostolic, or member of a religious order undergoes prior to …

The novitiate lasts two years and begins with the reception of the holy habit of our Order with a white veil. During this period, the novice learns and interiorizes our Carmelite spirituality as …

A religious habit is a distinctive set of clothing worn by members of a religious order. Traditionally, some plain garb recognizable as a religious habit has also been worn by those leading the …

The novitiate lasts two years and begins with the reception of the holy Habit of our Order with a white veil. During this period, the Novice will be formed in Carmelite spirituality, especially …

Feb 13, 2018 · Religious habits remained simple, often in black, to signify the death to the world and to self that the religious life entails. Various parts of the habit, such as the scapular, were …

Novitiate: begins with a ceremony in which the postulant receives the monastic habit and receives a new name. It is two-year period of formation in human virtue and the monastic life.

Monastic life really begins when a Novice receives our habit and a white veil. The novitiate lessons are designed to help her learn the basics of Religious life, and include the Holy Bible, …