Vocations to the Sister Adorers
Formation
Upon entering the Sister Adorers, a young lady is called a postulant. Wearing a simple black dress and the postulant cross, without vows or religious name, postulancy is a year of discernment in which the young lady begins to learn French, Latin and the life of a Sister Adorer at the house of novitiate in Naples, Italy.
At the end of this time of initial discernment, following the guidance of her superiors and spiritual director, she will be invited to receive the Holy Habit and enter the Novitiate. It is during this ceremony that the sister receives her new religious name.
The novitiate is a period of several years dedicated to deepening the interior life and life of virtue, particularly the virtues of humility, obedience, generosity, and charity, in further discernment and in preparation to offer herself entirely to God through the holy vows.
Requirements for Prospective Candidates
To discern a religious vocation with the Sister Adorers, a young lady must already be 18 years old. For girls who are not yet 18, the recommendation is to pray and give oneself to all the virtues appropriate for a young lady in her current state in life: obedience and respect to parents, charity toward siblings, faithfully fulfilling chores and studies.
It is through the practice of little virtues in the here and now that a soul can best prepare herself for responding to whatever vocation God calls her to in the future.
Request a Vocations Packet
If you would like to learn more about vocations in the Institute of Christ the King, please contact our U.S. Provincial Headquarters by email.
Girls and young ladies under 18 might also be interested in the Institute of Christ the King’s summer camps. Learn more.