The Congregation accepts into an associate relationship, as aspirants, young women who are giving serious consideration to dedicating themselves to God in the religious life.

The purpose of the aspirancy is to allow women to complete their basic intellectual training in circumstances that assure solid understanding of Christian faith and Christian living, and that allow them to make informed decision for or against embracing the religious life.

The aspirancy programme provides a firm grounding in Christian doctrine, in some elementary training in prayer, and an experience of community living, it is directed as to lay women. It accordingly permits the aspirant the freedom of movement and decision appropriate to young women of their age.