Community Profile

Visitation Monastery of Tyringham Sr. Alice Marie Landers VHM PO Box 432 Tyringham, MA 01264-0432 413-243-3995 vistyr2@aol.com www.vistyr.org

Community Information

International? Over 260 worldwide No. in community (professed members) 15 Year founded 1610 Generalate/ motherhouse Autonomous Province/federation Autonomous Represented in US (Arch)dioceses Springfield, MA

About Us

Mission statement/description The Visitation, a contemplative order, was founded by St. Francis de Sales and St. Jane de Chantal "to give to God daughters of prayer, and souls so interior that they may be found worthy to serve His infinite majesty and to adore Him in spirit and in truth." Qualifications for entry Desire for life of prayer within the cloister; ability to live a community life; sufficient health and maturity to embrace the monastic life. Formation program Pre-postulancy: three to six months depending on the individual candidate; postulancy: six months to a year; novitiate: two years; first profession: three years; followed by solemn profession. Age range/limit 18-40 Consider belated vocations? Yes Belated/late vocations explanation Older vocations are considered on an individual basis.