Rafiki - October - December 2006

Abstract

2006 has finally come to a close but for many novices it will be an unforgettable year. For the primi (first-year novices) it is the year they took a leap into the unfamiliar world of religious life. The secundi are almost veterans now, but 2006 is the year they tasted the harsher realities of ‘to love and to serve’. They went on two experiments; returning to the novitiate battle-scarred but having experienced something called ‘growth’. (Not to be confused with the economic or physical kind). The primi certainly grew during the 30 day retreat in November/ December. Judging from their accounts in this issue, the Spiritual Exercises was the highlight of the year for most...