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LCO / The Life of the Brothers / The Formation of the Brothers / Promoting and Fostering Vocations
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ordination, effective: -pres.
Definitive ACG 2007 Bogotá n. 294, Abrogatus ACG 1998 Bologna n. 250, Ordinatio abrogata ad interim ACG 1995 Caleruega n. 170
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  1. Where appropriate, aspirants Aspirants should be prepared for some time before being admitted to the novitiate.
  2. The duration, form and place of this preparation shall be decided by the provincial chapter, or the prior provincial with his council.
  3. For this purpose, the province may establish a time of pre-novitiate as the first step on the journey towards the religious life. The aim of this is to prepare the aspirant for the novitiate especially through catechetical instruction, and provide an experience of living community life. It also gives the Order an opportunity to discern the aspirant’s suitability for Dominican life.
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