Christ calls His disciples, forms them into a community and prepares them to be with him constantly and to continue His mission in the world even today (cf. Mk. 3: 14). Religious formation is the process that helps one to become a disciple of Christ, gradually identify himself with the attitude of Christ (cf. Phil. 2:5) and grow into union with Him. The primary purpose of religious formation is to initiate the candidates into religious life, to prepare them to consecrate themselves totally to Go