"God never refuses His grace to those who ask it."

Venerable Catherine McAuley

On August 1 candidates are received into postulancy. The word "postulant" comes from the Latin word, "postulare," which means "to seek" or "to question." Women entering postulancy are seeking to know if it is God's will for them to be a Sister of Mercy.

Formation during this period enables the postulant to enter into the prayer life, common life, customs, and work of the community. Postulancy ends with entrance into the canonical novitiate on September 1st of the following year.