The novitiate recently celebrated the feast day of St. Louis Bertrand, the Dominican patron saint of novices. On his official feast day, October 9, our novice mistress, Sr. Mary Christine, led the prayers during the Liturgy of the Hours throughout the day. Then the novitiate had special activities on Friday and Saturday to celebrate their small community within our monastery and to thank God for the gift of our novices who are in formation to join our order.
The novitiate opens gifts from the community.
They spent much of the day playing outdoor games such as tennis, and then came inside to play table games like the monastery favorite, Sequence.
For supper, the novitiate had a special meal of barbecue. Then they played instruments and sang songs.
Our novitiate is forming quite a band!
The community was happy to let the novices have some free time to celebrate their special day. We’re very excited when new women want to join our community, and we look forward to see what God has planned for them!
Dominican Life on Lotus Lane 