Every August, St. Albert the Great Priory welcomes a new novitiate class - those men considering religious life and priesthood in the Dominican Order. Men wishing to enter the Dominican Order spend their first year of discernment with us. The novitiate year is dedicated to living Dominican life in a focused way. During the novitiate year, the novice comes to a better understanding of vowed Dominican life through:

• Experiencing communal and personal prayer

• Spending quiet time in reflection and study

• Participating in daily Mass

• Living community life

• Ministering in the local community

• Studying Dominican history, our constitutions, the vows, spirituality, etc.

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To learn more about becoming a Dominican friar, visit our vocations website at

www.DominicanVocations.com