The independent formation House of the IHMR Novitiate for the Sisters of Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix-Ggogonya was started in 1994 by Sr. Maria Felicitas Babirye. The major purpose of this current Novitiate was to separate the Novices from the Sisters of Ggogonya Mother House so that Novices get a special conducive environment for prayer and also to listen to the voice of God who is calling them to follow Him. Sister Babirye Felicitas was the first Novice Mistress in the then-new system, followed by Sr. Maria Jane Frances Nnantamu, Sr. Maria Veronica Mukankubana, Sr. Maria Josephine Nazziwa, Sr. Maria Sarah Nnaamala and Sr. Maria Nabakka who is the current Novice Mistress.
LOCATION:
The Novitiate is located right behind Cabana Nursery school and next to Ggogonya Mother house. This is near the Kampala-Entebbe Highway. It is approximately 13 miles from the capitaL of Kampala, you branch off at Kawuku trading center.
THE OVERALL PURPOSE:
To help the Novice know and find Christ at a deeper level by learning skills of living in a community, exercisizing of the three evangelical counsels which will gradually enable her to respond to her call generously and freely for the Mission of the Institute and the entire Church.
SPECIFIC GOALS:
- To ensure that the Novice is firmly rooted in Christ
- To ensure that the Novice learns and practices the evangelical counsels and Gospel values.
- The Novice strives to achieve a holistic integral maturity and grows in the spirituality of the institute and its mission within the Church
THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE NOVITIATE:
Currently, there are five (9) senior Novices and seven (10) Junior Novices. Their Novice Mistress is Sr. Maria Margaret Nakibuuka, Sr. Maria Maurice Nakyeyune her assistant, and some other formators. We have also the two chaplains Fr. Emmanuel Kasajja and Fr. Kizito Kalemeera who assist in the teaching.
Anyone who would to join our Institute can contact us below.
CONTACTS:
Ggogonya Novitiate P.O Box 1
Kisubi-Entebbe
Tel +256782947832 and +25670358776
E-mail us at marianabakka @yahoo.com
BRIEF TIME-TABLE:
RISING 5:20 am
MORNING PRAYERS 5:45 am
MASS 7:00am
BREAKFAST 8:00 am
CLASSES 9:00am
EXAMINATION OF CONSCIENCE 12:30 am
LUNCH 1:00pm
HANDWORK AFTER LUNCH
ROSARY 3:30pm
GARDEN 4:00pm
EVENING PRAYERS 6:30pm
SUPPER 7:30pm
NEWS 8:00pm
PREPS 9:00pm
EXAMEN 10:00pm
RETIRE
BRIEF SYLLABUS:
- Prayer
- Liturgy
- Religious life
- Human development
- The church
- Christian Morality
- Handcraft
- Group growth