. ▁It ▁is ▁spent ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Form ation . ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁prob ation , ▁our ▁post ul ants ▁will ▁be ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Nov iti ate ▁through ▁a ▁r ite ▁of ▁init iation ▁which ▁is ▁preced ed ▁by ▁a ▁retre at ▁of ▁five ▁days . ▁▁ 3 . ▁NO V IT I ATE : ▁For ▁two ▁years ▁the ▁sister s ▁grow ▁in ▁the ▁culture ▁of ▁the ▁Relig ious ▁Life - ON D ▁style - until ▁they ▁are ▁ready ▁for ▁profession ▁of ▁v ows . ▁The ▁nov ices ▁are ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁authentic ▁nature , ▁spirit ▁and ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation . ▁Our ▁nov ices ▁receive ▁solid ▁spiritual , ▁the ological ▁and ▁apost ol ic ▁formation ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁char ism ▁of ▁the ▁O bl ates ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁to ▁enable ▁them ▁to ▁disc ern ▁and ▁cher ish ▁their ▁call ▁and ▁commit ▁themselves ▁to ▁God ▁through ▁the ▁O bl ates ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame . ▁▁ 4 . ▁J UN I OR ATE ▁ ▁A . ▁J AP ▁( J uni ors ▁in ▁Academ ic ▁Program ): ▁Design ed ▁to ▁develop ▁compet ent ▁and ▁cre ative ▁the ological ▁spiritual ▁discipline ▁needed ▁for ▁dynamic ▁minister ing ▁in ▁mission . ▁ ▁B . ▁J IM ▁( J uni ors ▁in ▁Mission ) ▁facil it ates ▁an ▁on - going ▁formation ▁of ▁young ▁prof essed ▁sister s ▁while ▁they ▁are ▁act ively ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁various ▁O ND ▁minist ries . ▁ ▁C . ▁Juni ors ▁in ▁Ren ew al