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Vocation Promotion
Accompaniment for women discerning a call to Merciful Love and mission partnership, with visits, camps, and prayerful guidance.
Formation & Vocations
Drawn by Love, Passionate for Justice
A pathway of prayer, community, and mission that nurtures women called to Merciful Love and reconciliation.
Formation helps each woman deepen her relationship with Jesus the Good Shepherd and grow in zeal, reconciliation, and compassionate service.
Discover our stages—candidacy, pre-novitiate, novitiate, temporary vows, and ongoing formation—along with the skills and support that shape daily life.
Pathway
Formation rooted in Merciful Love
Each stage nurtures prayer, community living, and mission readiness so every sister can accompany those on the margins with compassion and zeal.
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Candidacy / Pre-Novitiate (Premanjali)
Live-in introduction to community life, prayer, Good Shepherd spirituality, and basic studies while discerning readiness for novitiate.
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Novitiate (Jeevan Jyothi)
Two years of deep formation in Scripture, theology, Constitutions, charism, and mission exposure—rooted in prayer, reflection, and supervised ministry.
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Temporary Vows
Junior sisters live vowed life while continuing formation and ministry experience, integrating study, professional training, and mission accompaniment.
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Perpetual Vows
A lifelong commitment to Merciful Love, reconciliation, and zeal, lived in community and mission across education, health care, residential care, and social action.
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Ongoing Formation
Retreats, seminars, higher studies, and renewal programs sustain sisters spiritually, emotionally, and professionally throughout their vocation.
Daily Life
Holistic growth for mission readiness
Formation blends prayer, study, skills, and community living so sisters can respond with competence and compassion in every ministry.
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Spiritual Growth
- Daily Eucharist, personal prayer, Rosary, Scripture, and regular retreats
- Study of Good Shepherd founders and Constitutions to deepen charism
- Spiritual direction and contemplative practices to sustain mission zeal
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Human & Practical Skills
- English language and basic computer literacy for ministry readiness
- Tailoring, knitting, cooking, music, dance, and home management
- Communication and presentation skills to serve confidently
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Mission Exposure
- Supervised ministry in education, health care, residential care, and social action
- Visits to the sick, elderly, and families in need to connect formation with lived realities
- Workshops on safeguarding, social justice, and rights awareness
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Community Living
- Shared tasks, intercultural learning, and celebrating each other's gifts
- Workshops and accompaniment for emotional maturity and healthy relationships
- Team-building that nurtures co-responsibility and joyful service
Invitation
Considering a vocation? Come and see.
If you feel drawn to Merciful Love, reconciliation, and accompanying women and children on the margins, we invite you to walk with us. Meet our formation team, visit a community, and pray with us to discern your call.
Key contacts for vocation and mission promotion:
- Vocation / Mission Promotion Team
- Premanjali (Pre-Novitiate) – live-in discernment and orientation
- Jeevan Jyothi (Novitiate) – two-year novitiate formation house
Discernment cues
- Desire to pray and serve with compassion
- Openness to community life and intercultural mission
- Interest in education, healthcare, residential care, or social action ministries
- Commitment to justice, reconciliation, and safeguarding
Walk With Us
Ready to discern your next step?
Reach out to the formation team to visit, pray, or learn more about candidacy, novitiate, and life as a Good Shepherd Sister.
We welcome every person of goodwill drawn to Merciful Love and passionate for justice.