The Rule of St. Benedict - Chapter 58. The Procedure For Receiving Brothers

(1) Do not grant newcomers to the monastic life an easy entry,
(2) but, as the Apostle says, "Test the spirits to see if they are from God," (1 John 4:1).
(3) Therefore, if someone comes and keeps knocking at the door, and if at the end of four or five days he has shown himself patient in bearing his harsh treatment and difficulty of entry, and has persisted in his request,
(4) then he should be allowed to enter and stay in the guest quarters for a few days.
(5) After that, he should live in the novitiate, where the novices study, eat and sleep.

(6) A senior chosen for his skill in winning souls should be appointed to look after them with careful attention.
(7) The concern must be whether the novice truly seeks God and whether he shows eagerness for the Work of God, for obedience and for trials.
(8) The novice should be clearly told all the hardships and difficulties that will lead him to God.

(9) If he promises perseverance in his stability, then after two months have elapsed let this rule be read straight through to him,
(10) and let him be told: "This is the law under which you are choosing to serve. If you can keep it, come in. If not, feel free to leave."
(11) If he still stands firm, he is to be taken back to the novitiate, and again thoroughly tested in patience.
(12) After six months have passed, the rule is to be read to him, so that he may know what he is entering.
(13) If once more he stands firm, let four months go by, and then read this rule to him again.
(14) If after due reflection he promises to observe everything and to obey every command given him, let him then be received into the community.
(15)But he must be well aware that, as the law of the rule establishes, form this day he is no longer free to leave the monastery,
(16) nor to shake form his neck the yoke of the rule which, in the course of so prolonged a period of reflection, he was free either to reject or to accept.

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