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Novitiate

I am the Mother Superior, or Abbess of this particular orderof Sisters of Beloved Rose

I am the Mother Superior, or Abbess of this particular order
of Sisters of Beloved Rose

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I am the Mother Superior, or Abbess
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of this particular order of Sisters of Beloved Rose.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
54
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:48
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
Maven Screen Media

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Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.
I myself have been a Rose for nearly 40 years. - Novitiate 00:04
I myself have been a Rose for nearly 40 years.
Meaning, some 40 years ago, - Novitiate 00:08
Meaning, some 40 years ago,
And now, 40 years later, - Novitiate 00:08
And now, 40 years later,
So, as far as all of you are concerned, - Novitiate 00:07
So, as far as all of you are concerned,
Meaning, since unfortunately - Novitiate 00:11
Meaning, since unfortunately
And you can expect that whenever you hear me speak, - Novitiate 00:07
And you can expect that whenever you hear me speak,
And over the next two years, - Novitiate 00:16
And over the next two years,
Because in this monastery, God is not a fantasy to us. - Novitiate 00:06
Because in this monastery, God is not a fantasy to us.
Not a fantasy, not a daydream, - Novitiate 00:08
Not a fantasy, not a daydream,
To the contrary, God is work. Hard work. - Novitiate 00:05
To the contrary, God is work. Hard work.
The work of a very special kind of love, - Novitiate 00:07
The work of a very special kind of love,
You'll be spending the next six months as postulants. - Novitiate 00:04
You'll be spending the next six months as postulants.
After that, and for those of you who make it, - Novitiate 00:07
After that, and for those of you who make it,
And as a rule, we make it a point to never discuss the novitiate - Novitiate 00:08
And as a rule, we make it a point to never discuss the novit...
So for now, you'll just have to wait. - Novitiate 00:05
So for now, you'll just have to wait.
Finally, I'd like to talk about silence. - Novitiate 00:04
Finally, I'd like to talk about silence.
We observe two kinds of silence here, - Novitiate 00:08
We observe two kinds of silence here,
During regular silence, - Novitiate 00:05
During regular silence,
But when you hear that bell at 9:00 at night, - Novitiate 00:11
But when you hear that bell at 9:00 at night,
Any questions - Novitiate 00:09
Any questions