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The noviciate in Genova.

The month of the Spiritual Exercises is the first and most important experiment for first-year novices. "This is a month of prayer, a journey to get to know the Lord, a reassessment of one's personal life" explains Fr. Agostino Caletti, the novice master. A typical day includes waking at 7.00am and starting the day with praise followed by time for personal meditation. At 12.15 pm the points for meditation are given. In the afternoon at 16.00 some instructions on topics related to the exercises are explained, such as discernment and different ways of prayer, followed by time of personal meditation. At 18:30 the Celebration of the Eucharist takes place. At 20:30 some common reflections for meditation are shared.

This year this experience was held between January 16th and February 16th. 10 Novices participated: Urban, Marco G., Lorenzo, Stefano, Giovanni B., Aleksandar, Filippo, Giovanni LG., Boštjan, Marco M. "A time of great enrichment" Stefano explains. "We have been greatly renewed through the encounter, with a presence whom we have had the privilege to listen to without distractions during these five weeks. Each one of us has come to this experience with different desires and concerns. Each has lived his own inner journey, characterized by joys and difficulties. However, we all benefited from the unconditional love of the Lord, who, respecting our individual personalities, desired to meet us. A God who calls us by name, guiding us and holding our hands through the meandering journey of the spiritual exercises. If the relationship with God is personal and different for each and every one of us, then it is expected that the fruits of this experience are equally personal, and each of us must learn how to guard and cultivate these fruits with patience and commitment. We continue journeying, convinced with a sweet certainty and full of sincere gratitude and a deeper intimacy with a God who, with more confidence than before, we desire to call our Father ".

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