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JOURNEY TOWARDS CONSECRATION
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6 CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF EXPERIENCE
"At the beginning, a series of encounters will afford an initial knowledge of the candidates, in order to understand whether they are well-balanced and truly seeking the will of God. Following this, the candidates may have an experience of at least six months in an established house
(cf. Ch. 6,4-5) for an initial vocational discernment."
(pfsgm statute, Ch. 2, 9)
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POSTULANCY
"Candidates then continue with the year of test, called the postulancy, during which they explore their discernment more deeply and focus more precisely on the aspect of putting the Gospel into practice..."
(pfsgm statute, Ch. 2, 10)
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NOVITIATE
"When this period has been completed, if appropriate (according to the discernment of the major superiors (cf. CIC 641), the two-year novitiate will follow, which prepares those closer to consecration for the temporary assumption of the evangelical counsels (cf. CIC 648)."
(pfsgm statute, Ch. 2, 11)
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PROFESSION OF VOWS
"At the end of the novitiate, the evangelical counsels are assumed with official admission to the temporary profession, which will last for 1 year and be renewed for 3 consecutive years. After this, one has access to the perpetual vows."
(pfsgm statute, Ch. 2, 12)
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