How does one become a Salesian of Don Bosco?
After having a discernment of ones vocation for some time, one has to take the following steps to becoming a Salesian of Don Bosco: – The pre-novitiate, a time for a deeper study of ones initial choice of vocation and preparation for the novitiate. – The novitiate, the beginning and foundation of the experience of religious life. – The post-novitiate, which helps growth in an integration of faith, culture and life through serious study. – Practical training, which aims at forging a personal synthesis out of an intense lived practical experience of Salesian work among young people in one of our communities. – Specific formation, which completes initial formation and in the case of clerics, continues until priestly ordination. – The period of preparation for the perpetual profession, which verifies the spiritual maturity required and leads to a definitive commitment.
