After several visits to the community, and having spent time with the Superior responsible for receiving aspirants to the Society, a young man may request, in writting, permission to begin his Postulancy.

The period of Postulancy, the first step in the Society of the Immaculata, is to familiarize oneself with the daily schedule and rutine of the community. It will have been the first time that the young man has "lived" - for a continual period of time - in a religious house. It will serve as good exposure to what would be expected of him if he perseveres in religious life.

The length of the Postulancy is six months, although it may be shortened at the discretion of the Superior. It may also be extended for good reasons, yet not beyond another six month period, after which the postulant must either be received into the novitiate or dismissed. The Superior has the right to dismiss a postulant whom he does not see as having a vocation to the Society of the Immaculata at any time during the Postulancy.

Upon admission, the postulant will prepare an itemized statement of all he has brought with him, which will be signed in the presence of two witnesses. The postulant shall also sign before two witnesses a release of any claim to remuneration for services he will have rendered during his association with the Society.

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