Some members make up the formation team. While these Redemptorists may do other work, their primary responsibility is the formation of the candidates. Since Redemptorists live a community life, the ability to live with others and contribute to the community is a key skill that is developed and monitored during this time. Each postulant will have some responsibility for helping the community be a healthy and happy place to live. We share domestic chores such as dishes and occasional cooking.
Postulants share other chores such as preparing the guestrooms or mowing the lawn.
These responsibilities are all basic things that must be done, but the person does them not only for himself, but because others are counting on him to fulfill his tasks. In community, no one individual has to do everything. We also have common prayer as a community. Among Redemptorists, these are known as common acts. We gather for Morning and Evening Prayer, celebrating those liturgical hours as a community.