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ß3 Care should be taken that they acquire such emotional
maturity, sense of consecration and resoluteness of decision
as are required so that they are enabled to clearly discern the
spiritual, religious and apostolic values of vowed life so as
to live up to them perfectly;

ß4 The growth to be obtained through formation calls for the
continued effort and responsibility both of the formators and
formees. The novitiate formation will be fruitful and helpful,
only if the novice, with an openness to the inspiration of the
Holy Spirit and guidance of the mistress, and with a spirit of
love, faith and interior freedom, is keen on responsibly and
purposefully making use of all the helps and opportunities,
spiritual and intellectual, offered by the community.

Novice Mistress
104 Superior General in consultation with her Council appoints
the Novice Mistress. She must have completed 10 years after
first profession and 35 years of age. She must be a mature
person remarkable for her life of prayer, prudence, love,
knowledge, observance of rules and the spirit of our religious
community. Besides, this job requires such qualities as mental
serenity, availability, patience, ability to understand the
young religious, affection for them etc.

105 The governance of the novices is reserved to the mistress of
novice alone. 20 If need be, the Superior General may, in
consultation with her Council, give an Assistant to the Novice
Mistress. Superiors shall not assign to the Novice Mistress
or her Assistant any work that may impede them from
discharging their responsibilities. However, if the novitiate
is adjoined to any house of the Congregation, the Novice
Mistress remains subordinate to the Superior in matters
regarding religious discipline. 21

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