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RCIA - Becoming CatholiC

An Overview

People have chosen to enter the Catholic Church for various reasons.   Members of the Church have different understandings of what makes them  Catholic or why they are Catholic.  However, there is a common thread  that binds all Catholics together.  Catholics belong to a  Christ-centered faith community that views Jesus Christ as the  foundation.  Catholics share Jesus’ vision and model their lives after  Jesus’ example of love.  Catholics are called to care for one another  and to use their unique gifts and talents for the good of the community  and the world. 
 

The Catholic Communities of the Ashland Cluster welcome new members into the Catholic  Church through a process of education, faith sharing, and rituals known  as the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). This process  includes several stages marked by prayer, study, and discussion.  Included in the process are several Rites, which take place within the  context of the Mass. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)  describes the RCIA as a process in which participants “undergo …  conversion as they study the Gospel, profess faith in Jesus and the  Catholic Church, and receive the sacraments … The RCIA process follows  the ancient practice of the Church and was restored by the Second  Vatican Council as the normal way adults prepare for baptism.”

Stages or Steps of RCIA

The RCIA process has several distinct stages. These Catholic RCIA stages are a good model of faith development itself, so this article will fit  you whether or not you're actually in the RCIA process.

Inquiry

The initial period before you decide to enter the Catholic Church.  You're asking questions and checking it out, but aren't yet ready to  commit.

Catechumenate

Those who decide to enter the Church and are being trained for a life in  Christ are called, an ancient name from the early Church. In this  stage, you're developing your faith and are being "catechized" —  learning catechism, or the basic points about Catholic faith and life

Purification and preparation

The Church will help you focus and intensify your faith as you prepare  you to commit your life to Christ and be received into the Church at  Easter. If you're following the RCIA process, you'll go through a beautiful series of Gospel-based meditations during Lent, which is the  time frame of this period.

Initiation

Initiation itself, the culmination of the whole  process! You're received into the Church during the Easter Vigil Mass, where you'll receive the sacraments of initiation: baptism,  confirmation, and Eucharist. (If you've already been baptized, you won't  be baptized again.)

Mystagogy

After reception into the Church at Easter, this period lets you reflect and learn more about the mysteries of the Mass and the Sacraments that you now participate in fully.

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Julie Stipetch, Parish Secretary

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