RCIA- Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
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At the Easter Vigil, March 31st, we
welcomed our Neophytes (newly baptized and initiated) into our Parish family to be one with us. Jamie Lynn Agnes Hodges, Brett Weston Michael Jeffries, Gina Marie Rewis, Cheyene Joseph Rewis, Jessica Ann Rodriguez, Adrian Nicholas Vitualla, Derek Michael Yee. |
I wish to thank Judi Summers and the Inquiry Team, the RCIA Catechumenate Team, Sponsors and Godparents, Deacon Pat and Father Gaul for all the support given to our Neophytes. May they continue to support and encourage the newest members of our Parish family as their journey continues.
Thanks to Trish, Janice, and Maria for all their help throughout the process and a special thank you to our
parish community for your thoughts, prayers and support.
~Camille Grupy, RCIA Coordinator.
Thanks to Trish, Janice, and Maria for all their help throughout the process and a special thank you to our
parish community for your thoughts, prayers and support.
~Camille Grupy, RCIA Coordinator.
Easter Season is a great time to invite someone to come to the RCIA Inquiry sessions that will begin this Sunday April 8th, 9:45-11:00am, in the Library.
Participants will be warmly greeted and listened to as they ask questions about Catholic way of life.
If you know someone who might be interested, please offer to attend a session or two as a companion.
Often people are afraid to come alone until they get to know a few people and your willingness to accompany them is all the encouragement they need to begin the process to become a Catholic.
For more information, contact Judi Summers, Coordinator of the Inquiry Team, 223-0196
or Patricia Martin– Kamionka, Director of Catechesis, 425-5617.
Participants will be warmly greeted and listened to as they ask questions about Catholic way of life.
If you know someone who might be interested, please offer to attend a session or two as a companion.
Often people are afraid to come alone until they get to know a few people and your willingness to accompany them is all the encouragement they need to begin the process to become a Catholic.
For more information, contact Judi Summers, Coordinator of the Inquiry Team, 223-0196
or Patricia Martin– Kamionka, Director of Catechesis, 425-5617.
The Historical Roots
Often called “the catechumenate,” the RCIA (formation of adults) or RCIC (formation of children) is a process of faith development and catechetical instruction which culminates in full membership in the Christian Roman Catholic Community - the reception of the “Sacraments of Initiation”: Baptism,
Confirmation, and Eucharist. This journey of faith is similar to the one people made when joining the early Church communities. Today’s revised process, promulgated in 1972, calls on the entire parish community for involvement and prayerful support.
Inquiry and Its Rite:
During the first stage in the faith journey, inquirers begin to form relationships with one another and with their Catechists. Sessions are informal, with life stories shared and curiosities about “things Catholic” answered. When a decision to continue in the process is made, inquirers obtain sponsors or
godparents to mentor them along the way. Then, the Rite of Acceptance Into the Order of Catechumens is celebrated within the community’s Sunday Mass.
Catechumenate and Its Rites:
With the Rite of Acceptance, those who have not been baptized officially become catechumens, while those who are baptized become Candidates. Now they learn specifics about the Catholic faith, specially the sacraments. Sessions become more instructional, with an emphasis on breaking open the
Word of God in the Sunday readings. Several optional rites may be celebrated during this period which precedes the Season of Lent.
Often called “the catechumenate,” the RCIA (formation of adults) or RCIC (formation of children) is a process of faith development and catechetical instruction which culminates in full membership in the Christian Roman Catholic Community - the reception of the “Sacraments of Initiation”: Baptism,
Confirmation, and Eucharist. This journey of faith is similar to the one people made when joining the early Church communities. Today’s revised process, promulgated in 1972, calls on the entire parish community for involvement and prayerful support.
Inquiry and Its Rite:
During the first stage in the faith journey, inquirers begin to form relationships with one another and with their Catechists. Sessions are informal, with life stories shared and curiosities about “things Catholic” answered. When a decision to continue in the process is made, inquirers obtain sponsors or
godparents to mentor them along the way. Then, the Rite of Acceptance Into the Order of Catechumens is celebrated within the community’s Sunday Mass.
Catechumenate and Its Rites:
With the Rite of Acceptance, those who have not been baptized officially become catechumens, while those who are baptized become Candidates. Now they learn specifics about the Catholic faith, specially the sacraments. Sessions become more instructional, with an emphasis on breaking open the
Word of God in the Sunday readings. Several optional rites may be celebrated during this period which precedes the Season of Lent.
PRAYER FOR THE RCIA
O God, we thank you for implanting the gift of faith in human hearts.
We thank you for sending Jesus your son, as the fullness of your love.
May his life and mission lead us to share in your divine life.
We ask you to bless in a special way all inquirer, catechumens, and candidates, who have generously responded to the invitation of Jesus: "Come follow me.”
Help them to persevere in their journey of faith despite any difficulties.
Bless all those who minister through the RCIA process so that, under the guidance of your holy spirit,
they may lead to others to a life of faith in Jesus Christ.
Grant that all parishioners will take an active role in bringing new members into the Church.
Call us all to a renewal of our faith, and inspire us all to be your light in the world.
Amen.
O God, we thank you for implanting the gift of faith in human hearts.
We thank you for sending Jesus your son, as the fullness of your love.
May his life and mission lead us to share in your divine life.
We ask you to bless in a special way all inquirer, catechumens, and candidates, who have generously responded to the invitation of Jesus: "Come follow me.”
Help them to persevere in their journey of faith despite any difficulties.
Bless all those who minister through the RCIA process so that, under the guidance of your holy spirit,
they may lead to others to a life of faith in Jesus Christ.
Grant that all parishioners will take an active role in bringing new members into the Church.
Call us all to a renewal of our faith, and inspire us all to be your light in the world.
Amen.
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