postulant

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Even today, postulants who enter the order, which has chapters around the world, mostly spend their days alone, in spartan cells in prayer and contemplation, mixed with some manual labor.

From Washington Post

She had already been there four years, arriving at age 20 and spending the first six months as a postulant before becoming a novice nun.

From Washington Post

Sister Rosann said the community is grateful to have two postulants, a novice and a junior sister among its members.

From Washington Times

"We were women in love," she says in voice-over about herself and her fellow postulants, and so it proves to be.

From Los Angeles Times

One hundred postulants and novices gather in the chapel to record a Christmas album.

From Washington Times