The 11 sisters from INK, INM, INT and INC Provinces started their 1^st phase of 2^nd Novitiate on 15^th November 2017 in Trichy Province at Manikandam, Divyadhanam, Provincial House.

The Inauguration ceremony began with the Eucharistic celebration, with the introduction and the eleven sisters carried the lamp invoking the Holy Spirit to come upon them and to guide them during this one month of programme. After the holy Mass Sr. Amalanathan Margaret the provincial, the Provincial community, Novitiate community sisters and the novices welcomed the sisters with their melodies song. The second novitiate programme commenced by visiting the Basilica of our Lady of Poondi Madha and entrusting themselves to her maternal assistance.  Sr. Michael Cruz, Novice Mistress and animator, introduced to the sisters the significance of the   1^st phase of the Novitiate.

Sr. Magdeline,  the felicitator welcomed all the resource persons and introduced them to the sisters. The various topics touched upon were Community living, Discipleship, Discernment, Cost of Discipleship, Mary in the Salesian charism and the Salesian Institute, Salesian spirituality of Don Bosco and Mother Mazzarello, Religious vows theological and psychological perspective, Formation of conscience, Spiritual Humanism of St. Francis de Sales, Psycho spiritual integration, Person of Jesus portrayed in the Gospel of St. Luck and the Challenges of media in the life of the religious. All these sessions helped us to deepen our knowledge and to form our convictions in following Christ and to live our religious life courageously.

On the 3^rd December 2017, we made a half day recollection in the St. Mary’s Cathedral in Trichy. On 14^th December, the participants of the second novitiate expressed our love and gratitude to the provincial, the community sisters and the novices with the solemn thanks giving Mass and in the evening presented a cultural programme. The 1^st phase of the 2^nd novitiate programme was concluded on 15^th December 2017 with the visit to Tanjor community, where our 1^st six missionary sisters began the Salesian mission.