Life as a Novice: PRAYER
Prayer is at the heart of what we do in the novitiate.
Each novice is expected to engage in at least an hour of personal prayer each day in addition to participating in daily community Eucharist. Guided by a director, each man chooses the style and method of prayer best for him. Midway through his first year in the novitiate, the novices make the Spiritual Exercises, a 30-day individually directed prayer experience, the foundation of Jesuit spirituality.
Novices also meet with candidates and novices, men and women from other religious communities in the Twin Cities, to study Scripture, prayer, and the basic elements of Church life.
Br. John Masterson hands the communion cup to John Meehan as Kathryn Anderson, the community's receptionist and secretary,
and the novices prepare to receive communion.
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Once a year on an Advent evening the community fasts from electricity from sunset to the following morning, not using anything electrical or battery powered. It is a chance to slow down, to appreciate the dark and the waiting of the season as well as the leisurely conversations that happen when TVs and radios are off. |
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