Upon completing the first year of formation, the candidate applies for admission to the novitiate.

The novitiate is a collaborative program for all Holy Cross brother and priest novices in the United States. During this spiritual year, you would be further educated and trained in styles of prayer and meditation, in the skills necessary for living the vowed life in common, in apostolic service, and in the knowledge of the history, spirituality, character and mission of Holy Cross.

At the end of the novitiate, you would make temporary vows of poverty, celibacy and obedience for a period of one year.