Vocation

Spirituality

Have you ever thought about what your calling in life might be? The path to a religious community is a unique and deeply personal process that invites you to follow the divine call. It is a journey rooted in the longing for God and service to others.

The Path to Us

The path to a religious community is a very personal, unique journey. The reasons why people embark on this path are diverse. However, the goal is the same for all: to follow Jesus Christ, the one who called them.

It often helps to seek personal contact to a religious community in order to clarify the initially quiet but recurring thoughts of a future life in a religious order. The foundation is the longing for God and the associated urge to serve others.

Der Weg zu uns Franziskanerinnen

“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

– John 13:35

Our Invitation to You

If you feel a deep love for worship and prayer and are willing to engage in our community’s way of life and tasks, your path could lead to us.

The admission to our community is a careful process that begins with a period of getting to know each other. If you feel called, we warmly invite you to walk this path with us and find out if our way of life is your vocation.

Berufung Ordensleben
FRANCISCAN SISTERS of Christian Charity

Your Journey into Religious Life

With your entry, a significant journey into religious life begins, characterized by intensive formation. This formation takes place in several stages and is lovingly accompanied by experienced sisters: Candidacy, Novitiate, and Juniorate.

Candidacy is the first step to get to know the spirituality and tasks of our religious community. During this time, which is divided into the Aspirancy and the Postulancy, you will become familiar with our life and faith. The Aspirancy lasts at least eight weeks depending on prerequisites, while the Postulancy lasts half a year in Austria and two years in our province in Argentina.

The Novitiate is a time of deep growth. At the solemn reception into the Novitiate, you receive your religious name and the religious habit. During the two-year formation, you will be intensively introduced to the spiritual life, the way of life according to the evangelical counsels, and into the Franciscan spirituality and the charism of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. The first year focuses on spiritual formation, while in the second year you gain practical experience in the various areas of work in our community.

After the Novitiate, you take temporary vows and enter the Juniorate, which lasts five years. This phase primarily serves your education and further training for apostolic service. With the perpetual profession, you are finally fully admitted to our religious community and live in deep connection with God and our community.

This journey into religious life is a time of personal development and growing faith – a path on which you become deeply rooted in your pursuit of Jesus and further develop the vocation that led you to us.