1)
After a period of getting to know one another, the
MSOLA receive the candidate in community.
2)
She spends 18 months in a community for an initiation to the religious apostolic
life of the MSOLA. The last five
months are dedicated to religious studies and the preparation
to the novitiate.
3)
The principal stage of formation is the
International Novitiate in Africa. This is
a time of reflection, prayer and contemplation, in order to
know the MSOLA charism more deeply, and for discerning
in view of a commitment with vows.
4) Six years of temporary vows in a committed
community with an apostolate in Africa, enable the
young sister to take root and to progressively identify
as a MSOLA.
5)
A theological formation (and if necessary,
professional), is an essential element in the formation
of a MSOLA.
6)
The Juniorate is a stage in the formation that
prepares the young professed sister for perpetual
vows.
