The Third Year
The young professed sisters who are approaching their final profession spend time away from their ministries and activities to begin a third period of formation. This time of formation called the "school of the heart" lasts from six months to one year. The sisters make for the second time the Spiritual Exercises of 30 days. Together they review their period of formation and renew at greater depth their knowledge of the Constitutions, of Ignatian spirituality, of the history of the Congregation and of religious life within the Church.
