What is the process of becoming a sister? How long does it take?

The process varies in length, however it can take from 6 to 12 years to complete. The Inquiry and Discernment Stage is an informal period of time in which you get to know the community and talk with the vocation director to see if you are interested in religious life and might be called to this community. During the Affiliation Stage you meet monthly with a sponsoring community of sisters and continue to meet with the Vocation Director to discern whether you are called to life in this community. DuringCandidacy you live in community in order to further discern your call. The Novitiate is a two year-long period of contemplation, prayer, and study. The years following Temporary Profession are a time to enter more deeply into the experience of a vowed commitment and to develop a rhythm of prayer, community, and ministry. Final Profession begins your life-long commitment to seek God according to the Gospel with the members of the Presentation Sisters of Dubuque. Read more.