Novitiate Page #5

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What?

They can't be serious.

Thank you, sister.

What are they asking of us?

My mother always said

at least one child should be sacrificed.

And even though

i come from a big family,

I'm the only girl with five brothers,

so I guess it was pretty obvious

who was going to become a nun.

Honestly, though,

I'm really happy to be here.

And I know that it's

supposed to be so hard,

but I really can't wait

until we get to novitiate

and we get to wear those white veils.

Who wants to go next?

Well, as for me, I have two cousins,

an aunt and one older sister

who joined the sisterhood.

So, I guess, in a way,

it's kind of in my blood.

And who knows, maybe one day

I'll die young and become a Saint.

Thank you, sister Emily.

Sister cathleen, did you always know

that you wanted to be a nun?

No, actually,

i wasn't raised in the church, so...

What do you mean,

you weren't raised in the church?

Aren't you catholic?

I guess I'm not catholic

in the same way that you guys are.

Well, what are you

even doing here, then?

I mean, is this even allowed?

Sister Candace, please. Ladies.

I went to catholic school.

That's where I learned

about the sisters.

I just thought it seemed like

the most beautiful idea,

to be able to spend

my entire life devoted to love.

Tell me about the new postulants.

I'm so impressed with them as a group.

They're full of energy and enthusiasm,

really passionate about finding

their own relationships with Christ.

What is this you're reading?

This is something to do

with this Vatican ll.

Vatican what?

From what I can make out,

our pope has suddenly

got it into his head

to turn himself

into some sort of reformer.

Meaning what, exactly?

Meaning he's organized

some ridiculous new council in Rome

to speak about changes to the church.

Well, that's a good thing, isn't it?

The church hasn't reviewed its practices

in over 100 years.

Perhaps change is...

You think the church is

in need of change?

Are you questioning me?

I happen to think the church

is perfect the way it is.

Well, what reforms

are they talking about?

- Can I see?

-Lt's not important.

This will all blow over very soon.

It's nothing to concern yourself with.

Pay attention.

I'm going to show you how we walk.

It's called "custody of the eyes."

You put your hands in your sleeve

like this.

Always go slowly, gracefully,

never in a hurry.

And most important

is you keep your eyes down.

Always make sure you're looking

straight ahead at the floor

in front of you.

Why?

Excuse me?

Why do we have to walk like that?

I mean, what if we can't see

where we're going?

Not that it's your place

to question anything,

but it's a part of our discipline.

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