Seventeen candidates from the Wisconsin, Missouri, and Upper Canada Jesuit Provinces joined the 18 Jesuit novices, three Jesuit Vocation Directors, and two novice directors for a Weekend at our three-Province Jesuit Novitiate in St. Paul, Minnesota the weekend of October 7-9.

The candidates, 11 of whom were from the Wisconsin Province, shared a work period with the novices on Saturday morning, a personal discussion of Jesuit life with just the novices and candidates (with no staff or vocation directors present), and times to share meals, go out, and socialize together. There were also times to pray and celebrate Mass together and ask questions. The candidates also met with the novice directors to hear about the novitiate program from their perspective. Overall, the candidates got a taste of life as a Jesuit novice to see if they might want to apply to the novitiate for the following year. They all reported having a very enjoyable and profitable weekend with a lot to reflect on afterward.

Weekend Photos

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