St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman received three men into the novitiate on March 20. Pictured with Abbot Marcus Voss are Brother Raphael Ray from Lebanon, Tennessee; Brother Anthony Tucker from Maylene; and Brother Damien Jackson from Anniston. The novitiate is a yearlong period of formation and continued discernment. At the completion of one year of novitiate, the novice may ask to profess simple vows as a monk of the community.