SJT Formation
- The Sisters of St. Joseph of Tarbes. Mysore
SJT Formation
Our Vision:
Rooted in our Charism of Communion we share the Vision of Jesus ‘THAT ALL MAY ONE.FATHER ,JUST AS YOU ARE IN ME AND I AM IN YOU’. (JN 17; 21)
Our Mission:
To offer a process of initial formation that prepares the Formees for a total consecration of themselves to God, in the following of Christ at the service of the kingdom, according to the spirit and the Constitutions of the Sisters of St.Joseph of Tarbes.
Stages Of SJT Initial Formation
General Objective of SJT Initial Formation:
To promote and accompany the young formees in the initial formation in their process of growth in faith and vocation, considering the fundamental dimensions of Consecrated Life in SJT. This must allow them to base, integrate and consolidate their consecration and following of Christ according to the SJT Charism which is God’s gift to the Church and the world and to opt for it with joy.
Vocation Promotion
Objective: To awaken and encourage sensitivity to the call of God in the lives of the youth through personal accompaniment in vocational discernment, in order to enable the young girl to take a decision to have an experience to be a disciple: “come and see” in our SJT Family.
Aspirancy
Objective: To enable the young aspirant to deepen her Christian faith, to identify and clarify her motivations, concerns and feelings which she perceives as a call from God, through a continual accompaniment process, to grow in her personal relationship with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, as well as her desire for Communion.
At this stage, the aspirancy complete their required qualifications to enter into the official formation. They also gain deeper experience of the SJT way of life through spiritual formation.
Place: 1
Address:
STUTI RAMYA
ST.JOSEPH’S CONVENT
NILGIRI ROAD, MYSURU, KARNATAKA-570025
Place: 2
Address:
ST.JOSEPH’S CONVENT
HARUNAGLA, GOLDEN GREEN PARK COLONY
BAREILLY, UTTAR PRADESH-243006
Email id:
stjosephbareilly@gmail.com
Postulancy
Objective: To accompany the postulant to confront and discern her motivation in the following of Jesus Christ in the SJT family in order to confirm her response to God ‘s call in Religious Life.
At this stage, the aspirants officially enter into the SJT family for their initial formation. During this time, they also have community and mission experience along with other forms of formation – spiritual, psychological, etc.-an integrated spirituality based on SJT Spirituality.
Novitiate
Objective: To facilitate an on-going accompaniment so that the novice could internalize and deepen the demands of following Jesus and in an attitude of freedom and awareness, make the choice to consecrate herself to God through the Evangelical counsels, living according to the spirit and the constitutions of the Sisters of St Joseph of Tarbes.
An intensive period of formation which extends for two years. The formation process gradually moves towards personalized formation in order to help the Formees to grow at their own pace, always focusing on the SJT vision and Mission.
Juniorate
Objective: To offer a systematic and integral formation through a continuous accompaniment that would help the young professed to integrate her process of maturation in order to focus her choice on Jesus and the Founding Charism and make her definitive and conscious choice in freedom and responsibility, to follow Jesus in the life and mission of our Institute.
During these 6 years, the young sisters who have professed their evangelical vows live in communities and participate in the various ministries of the Institute. It is a time for greater consciousness of living our SJT identity in our fraternal life, through team spirit, to be in communion and to build communion, always giving priority to sitting at the Lotus feet of the Lord.
Ongoing Formation
This is a long journey in life, continuing after the final commitment until the end of one’s life. Every sister feels that she belongs to the one family of SJT, all-inclusive. She gets rooted into the Spirit of the institute and moves out to live her Charism, always carrying the mission of Jesus-“Father, May they all be one.”