▁H ours . ▁The ▁E uchar istic ▁sacrifice ▁is ▁the ▁source ▁and ▁center ▁of ▁our ▁consec r ated ▁life . ▁ ▁We ▁glad ly ▁join ▁forces ▁with ▁all ▁whom ▁we ▁work ▁with . ▁We ▁co oper ate ▁and ▁collabor ate ▁with ▁our ▁b ish ops , ▁pri ests , ▁brothers ▁and ▁sister s , ▁la ity ▁and ▁minister s ▁of ▁other ▁faith s ▁in ▁a ▁spirit ▁of ▁understanding . ▁The ▁love ▁we ▁extend ▁to ▁them ▁gives ▁striking ▁witness ▁to ▁the ▁univers ality ▁of ▁the ▁Church . ▁ ▁St ages ▁of ▁Form ation ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁V ocation ▁to ▁the ▁religious ▁life ▁is ▁a ▁call ▁from ▁God . ▁It ▁is ▁God ▁who ▁takes ▁the ▁initi ative ▁and ▁extends ▁the ▁inv itation . ▁He ▁calls ▁whenever ▁He ▁wants , ▁wherever ▁He ▁wants , ▁wh ome ver ▁He ▁wants . ▁▁ 1 . ▁CO ME ▁AND ▁SE E ▁P ER IO D : ▁To ▁seek ▁denotes ▁a ▁goal ▁determined ▁dynam ism ▁of ▁a ▁person ' s ▁life . ▁What ▁one ▁see ks ▁reve als ▁one ' s ▁deep est ▁concerns . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁the ▁candidates ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁whether ▁the ▁O bl ates ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁is ▁the ▁community ▁for ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁best ▁su ited . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁stage ▁for ▁n urt uring ▁the ▁call . ▁▁ 2 . ▁PR EN O V IT I ATE : ▁to ▁search ▁into ▁one ' s ▁inner ▁person ▁and ▁respond ▁to ▁the ▁call ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁world . ▁This ▁period ▁last s ▁for ▁one ▁year