Before revision: A Mandaean novice or šualia in Baghdad, Iraq in 2008 A novice in Catholic canon law and tradition , is a prospective member of a religious order who is being tried and being proven for suitability of admission to a religious order of priests, religious brothers, or religious sisters, whether the community is one of monks or has an apostolate.
After revision: A Mandaean novice or šualia in Baghdad, Iraq in 2008 A novice in Catholic canon law and tradition , is a prospective member of a religious order who is being tried and assessed for suitability of admission to a religious order of priests religious brothers, or religious sisters, whether the community is one of monks or has an apostolate.