Life
As a Society of Apostolic Life is not a religious order, Jericho Benedictines do not take vows of poverty, chastity and obedience. However, they embrace these same charisms so that they may: live simply, devote themselves totally to the ministry and be willing to go where they are most needed, even when this is inconvenient.
The journey officially begins with postulancy which lasts from 6 to 9 months. After this there is a two-year novitiate in the Society's motherhouse, the Monastery of Jesus at Kilbarchan, near the town of Johnstone in Renfrewshire. At the end of the novitiate the novice is received as an Oblate of Saint Benedict at Prinknash Abbey, Gloucestershire, with which the Jericho Benedictines have been granted an informal association. Thereafter he returns to the motherhouse where he makes a temporary profession for three years, during which time both spiritual and secular development continue in order for the member to begin ministering at one of the Jericho inns. After the three-year period, he is received as a permanent member of the Community.
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