Vocations

Consider a life lived in community in adoration, thanksgiving and praise before Jesus in the Eucharist.

Becoming a nun is a journey with the Holy Spirit. It takes time and experience. The journey begins with the one discerning and the Community getting to know each other. This is accomplished through initial inquiry and then visits with the Abbess, Vocation Directress, and with the Community itself. It is also a process of discernment for the Community as well.

Initial Requirements

We joyfully welcome inquiries from women who meet the following requirements:

  • Between the ages of 18 and 40

  • Have completed high school education

  • In good physical, mental, emotional, and moral health

  • Attracted to a life of Eucharistic Adoration and love of prayer

  • Ability to live in Community and willingness to live our Franciscan way of life

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Deepening Our Call

There are four stages of formation as a PCPA nun. Our life is our unique response to God’s initiative. His love draws us to offer ourselves in loving sacrifice in union with Jesus who gave His Life for the world. Desiring to be conformed to Him, we embrace a poor, humble lifestyle of total trust of and in Him.

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  • Postulancy

    If a woman continues to feel called and is accepted by the Community, she enters her year of Postulancy where she deepens her appreciation of her baptismal consecration and the fundamental elements of Christianity. With discernment of both the postulant and the Community, it may be extended with the maximum being two years.

  • Novitiate

    The Novitiate is a significant time in the path of initial formation and a time to become "deeply rooted in a life with Christ". This is a period of multi-layered transition into the mo-nastic calling, into our charism of adoration and thanksgiving, of po-verty and silence, and of a chaste and obedient love.

  • Temporary Profession

    In the period of temporary vows, she progresses toward further maturity and prepares for the complete gift of herself to God through perpetual pro-fession. Temporary vows are made for a period of six to seven years or until at least ten years of formation has been completed.

  • Solemn Profession

    Until her death, she continues to deepen her knowledge of God, her commitment to the vows, and her love of our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. This is a never-ending journey as God always provides something new in His relationship with His Beloved.

Vocation Inquiry

For more information or if you have any questions, please fill out the form below and the Vocation Directress will be happy to contact you as soon as possible.