The Postulancy is that stage in initial formation which precedes and prepares for entry into the Novitiate. The Postulancy offers the candidate the means to continue to mature as a person and to enrich his faith, so that he can discern how authentic is his vocation to the Brothers' life. It brings to maturity his decision to enter the Novitiate by allowing him to experience for the first time the Institute's religious, community and apostolic life.
Guide for formation
Mission Statement
We the inmates of the Lasalle Postulany, Boys Town, in gratitude to the Lord for the grace of participating in the initial formation, commit ourselves to continue to mature as persons, to enrich our faith, to discern the authenticity of our Lasallian vocation and to decide in a matured manner to enter the Novitiate.
Nature of the Postulancy
The Postulancy House is situated in Boys Town premise. The Brothers involving in three different units namely Delegation Central Office, Boys Town Welfare & Training and Postulancy form a community and live together. Bro. Christopher, Bro. Joseph Reid and Bro. Kennedy who are assigned to work full time in the Postulancy participate in all the possible aspects of the community, like prayers, recollections and community meetings with the Brothers. The Formation Program in the postulancy is autonomous in nature, which gives importance to personal maturity, faith-life and decision-making processes of the postulants. All the programs for the postulants are separate except that they join the Community Brothers for Holy Eucharistic celebration.
Curriculum
Exposure Programs
Objective
To be evangelized by the people
To give exposures to the candidates on the realities of life
To have an experience of Lasallian mission in its reality
To have God experience in the Indian cultural reality
To have Lasallian community experience
Working Experience in real life (2 weeks) Work in the actual work place with the poor people and earn for the daily livelihood.
Teaching & Community Experience ( 2 weeks ) Select the Lasallian communities and Institutions for Lasallian mission and community experiences
Indian Ashram Experience ( 1 week) Visit to the Ashram for God experience and learn Indian style of Meditations
Postulancy -Formative Life Experience
God Experience, sense of belonging, self-discipline, hard-work, acquiring knowledge, accountability and community spirit are the key values imparted in the Postulancy life.
1. Community Life
2. Personal Life
Sunday Programme
1st Sunday - Outing / Shopping
2nd Sunday - Mission
3rd Sunday - Mission
4th Sunday - Mission
Other Practices
Recreation with Boys at BT - All Tuesday evenings
Vocation Novena - 16th -25 of every month
Recollection - Last Saturday of every month
Sacrament of Reconciliation - 1st Friday of every month
Meeting the Spiritual Director - Once in two moths
Personal dialog the Director - Once a Month
Adoration to Blessed Sacrament - 3rd Friday of the month
Conference / Faith Sharing - All Sundays at 11.30 am
Guide for formation
- Of its very nature, the Postulancy intends the accomplishment of the following objectives. (G 164)
- To help the candidate to mature as a person
- To develop his affective life
- To give him opportunity to enrich his faith
- To initiate him in God experience.
- To discern the authenticity of his Lasallian Vocation
- To discern the decision to enter the novitiate
- To offer the candidate the opportunity for observing and clarifying disposition and motivation
- To offer the candidate a first experience of consecrated, community and apostolic life through the accompaniment of the formation team
We the inmates of the Lasalle Postulany, Boys Town, in gratitude to the Lord for the grace of participating in the initial formation, commit ourselves to continue to mature as persons, to enrich our faith, to discern the authenticity of our Lasallian vocation and to decide in a matured manner to enter the Novitiate.
Nature of the Postulancy
The Postulancy House is situated in Boys Town premise. The Brothers involving in three different units namely Delegation Central Office, Boys Town Welfare & Training and Postulancy form a community and live together. Bro. Christopher, Bro. Joseph Reid and Bro. Kennedy who are assigned to work full time in the Postulancy participate in all the possible aspects of the community, like prayers, recollections and community meetings with the Brothers. The Formation Program in the postulancy is autonomous in nature, which gives importance to personal maturity, faith-life and decision-making processes of the postulants. All the programs for the postulants are separate except that they join the Community Brothers for Holy Eucharistic celebration.
Curriculum
- Human Development
- Scripture
- Lasallian Spirituality
- Prayer
- Religious Life
- Catechism
- Introduction to Indian Christian Spirituality
- English
- Development of Personal Skills
- Mission
- Project work
Objective
To be evangelized by the people
To give exposures to the candidates on the realities of life
To have an experience of Lasallian mission in its reality
To have God experience in the Indian cultural reality
To have Lasallian community experience
Working Experience in real life (2 weeks) Work in the actual work place with the poor people and earn for the daily livelihood.
Teaching & Community Experience ( 2 weeks ) Select the Lasallian communities and Institutions for Lasallian mission and community experiences
Indian Ashram Experience ( 1 week) Visit to the Ashram for God experience and learn Indian style of Meditations
Postulancy -Formative Life Experience
God Experience, sense of belonging, self-discipline, hard-work, acquiring knowledge, accountability and community spirit are the key values imparted in the Postulancy life.
1. Community Life
2. Personal Life
Sunday Programme
1st Sunday - Outing / Shopping
2nd Sunday - Mission
3rd Sunday - Mission
4th Sunday - Mission
Other Practices
Recreation with Boys at BT - All Tuesday evenings
Vocation Novena - 16th -25 of every month
Recollection - Last Saturday of every month
Sacrament of Reconciliation - 1st Friday of every month
Meeting the Spiritual Director - Once in two moths
Personal dialog the Director - Once a Month
Adoration to Blessed Sacrament - 3rd Friday of the month
Conference / Faith Sharing - All Sundays at 11.30 am
