善牧修女培育原則
Good Shepherd Formation Guideline

善牧修女的培育過程大約需要9年。以下是培育過程的各階段。 The formation process to becoming a Sister of the Good Shepherd is an approximate 9 year long journey. Below is a breakdown for better understanding of the stages within this process. 詢問階段：我們開放給女性來了解一般的修道生活。 善牧修女會是天主教眾多修會之一，有興趣的人可以跟我們聯絡。 Inquiry Stage: We are open to women exploring religious life in general. Good Shepherd is among a number of communities being explored. 望會(6-18個月):已和善牧修女會接觸一段時間，對善牧修女會的修道生活有興趣，慎重考慮成為一員，在此期間，定時與聖召導師(vocation director)見面(大約每4週一次)，也有機會拜訪善牧修會、了解其服務工作、參加週末生活體驗(Come and See) 、一週的善牧體驗、以及傳道的經驗。 Pre-candidacy: (6-18 months) for women who have been in contact with Good Shepherd and have expressed an interest in discerning more seriously their call to religious life as lived by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. The pre-candidate meets with the vocation director on a regular basis (every 4 weeks or so). She also has opportunities to visit Good Shepherd communities and ministries, and to participate in Come and See weekends, One Week a Shepherd program, and mission experiences.​ 保守:(10個月-2年) 。認真探索善牧修道會的生活，讓她們有機會過使徒或默觀的生活，包含所有的面向:祈禱、修會、服務。在這段時間內，住在善牧的修會中。 Candidacy: (the pre-novitiate period: 10 months – 2 years) to provide women seriously exploring their vocation to the Sisters of the Good Shepherd with the opportunity to live apostolic or contemplative religious life in all of its aspects – prayer, community, ministry. During this time the candidate lives with a Good Shepherd community. 初學: (2年) Novitiate: (2 years) 第一年的初學是學習典範。這一年初學生專注於祈禱、反思、研究天主教的傳統、天主教的社會教義、教會、聖經、靈修、修道生活、善牧的使命、修會的精神和生活，初學生參與修會當地和其所在省之內的生活。 The first year of novitiate is considered “canonical” year. This year is devoted to prayer, reflection, study of our Catholic tradition, Catholic social teaching, Church, scripture, spirituality, religious life, Good Shepherd mission, life and spirit of the congregation. The novice continues to participate in the life of the local community and Province. 第二年的初學對使徒修女來說是 “使徒”的一年，初學生住在當地的修會，從事使徒工作，她藉著祈禱和她服務的對象， 加深她和耶穌的關係。默觀修女的初學生則在修會中參與修會生活，藉由祈禱，更了解默觀生活和深入她和耶穌-善牧的關係。初學生持續和其他的修女參與培育的過程以及修會間的培育計劃。 The second year of novitiate is considered “apostolic” year for the novice who is a Good Shepherd apostolic sister. The novice lives in a local community and is engaged in apostolic ministry. She is also continuing to deepen her relationship with Jesus, the Good Shepherd through prayer and through the people with whom she is ministering. A Good Shepherd contemplative novice would continue to live in community and participate in all of it’s aspects as she deepens her understanding of contemplative religious life and her relationship to Jesus, the Good Shepherd through prayer. She continues to participate in formation programs with other Good Shepherd Sisters and also in intercommunity formation programs. 暫願:(5年) Temporary Profession:(5 years) 無論是使徒或默觀修女，發暫願後都全面性過著修女的生活，在這段期間內，她繼續深入她和天主的關係， 身為一位善牧修女，她參與當地修會、省、 及總會的生活。她也參加善牧修會的養成計劃、修會間提供的合適的課程。 The temporary professed sister lives Good Shepherd vowed apostolic or contemplative life in all of its fullness. During this time she continues to deepen her relationship with God and her identity as a Good Shepherd Sister by participating in the life of the local community, the province, the congregation. She also participates in Good Shepherd Formation Programs, as well as intercommunity formation programs as available and recommended. 終身願(末願) Perpetual Profession (Final Vows)