The Novitiate initiates a young man into life in our Congregation. It is a very intense period of prayer and silence that favors a strong encounter with God. In that encounter with God, one continues to discover God’s will and confirm God’s call to be a Missionary of the Holy Spirit. In addition to prayer and discernment, our novices also learn about our Congregation, its founders and history, the Spirituality of the Cross, and begin acquiring skills for future ministry in the Church. At the end of the two years, a novice makes his first vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience as a Missionary of the Holy Spirit. Our Novitiate house is located in Mexico, in the city of Querétaro. It is a multicultural community currently housing young men from Mexico, the USA, Italy, and Guatemala.