Confirmation for Practicing Catholic Adults
November 24, 2024
4:00 PM
Saint Columba Cathedral
(Please return registration by October 21.)
November 24, 2024
4:00 PM
Saint Columba Cathedral
(Please return registration by October 21.)
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FREE WEBINAR:
Watch the free webinar from Paulist Evangelization Ministries. "Pathways in Faith," from PEM is a set of resources to be used as part of RCIA formation reinforcing the connection between doctrine and sharing by employing a process of reflection and conversation that leads to experiences of prayer. We often worry about fitting in "classes" for people preparing to join the Catholic faith. How about a focus on personal sharing and growing in faith? Envision something new and different at Pathways in Faith. See more information here |
Homily | Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion 2022
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A brief video for RCIA (OCIA) teams with advice from Nick Wagner of Team Initiation about your early contact with those inquiring about the Catholic Faith. |
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A brief video for adults seeking understanding of what RCIA is and entails. 
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Online help:
CLICK HERE for the "Catechumeneon" portal at Liturgy Training Publications. LTP's Catechumeneon is a collection of training and print resources focused on Christian initiation and designed to assist parishes with implementing the vision of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.
CLICK HERE for the brief, but very helpful, "20 Ways to Catechize this Summer Even if You Don't Have a Year-Round Catechumenate" from TeamRCIA.
This article from Team RCIA lays out some pastoral principles for children's catechumenate, and has a link for a free guide to "Six Ways to Improve Your Children's RCIA."
CLICK HERE for an enlightening article on mystagogy from Team RCIA.
Diocesan Library resources:
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An Introduction to the RCIA : The Vision of Christian Initiation,
by Ronald J. Lewinski Liturgy Training Publications, 2017 Offers an essential introduction to the church's vision of Christian initiation and guides ministers through the various rituals and steps of the RCIA through the lenses of evangelization, conversion, and discipleship. At 102 pages, it won't intimidate team members or interested parishioners, but it will inspire new and experienced people toward deeper understanding of how the Church welcomes and initiates adults. |
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Guide for Training Initiation Ministers / [Kit]
by Michael Ruzicki Liturgy Training Publications, 2018 Designed as a companion to the book above, this kit contains the guide, a DVD with videos, and online access to session prayers and supporting articles, for ten training sessions for team members and interested parishioners. |
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The Role of the Coordinator in Christian Initiation : A Pastoral and Practical Guide
by Donna M. Eschenauer Liturgy Training Publications, 2017 Provides Christian initiation coordinators both with the vision of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and practical aspects that are part of the process. |
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Disciples Making Disciples: Print and Digital Resources for Forming the Assembly
Gael Gensler, OSF, et al Liturgy Training Publications, 2017 Comprehensive resource that explains Christian initiation to the assembly and generates enthusiasm for the initiation process. Includes Q&As for bulletins and social media, short videos, and suggestions on planning through the liturgical year. |
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Discípulos hacienda discípulos: Recursos impresos y digitales para formar la asamblea
Gael Gensler, et al Liturgy Training Publications, 2017 ¿Cómo educar a la comunidad aprroquial en sus funciones? ¿Cómo dar a conocer las ideas básicas sobre la iniciación Cristiana de forma atractiva y digerible a gente tan atareada? Ayúdese con este CD-ROM y cuaderno. |
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Guide for Celebrating Christian Initiation with Adults
by Victoria M. Tufano, Paul Turner, D. Todd Williamson Liturgy Training Publications, 2017 While exploring the vision of Christian initiation, this book will assist priests, liturgists, liturgy commissions, and coordinators of Christian initiation through each of the rites in the periods and steps of the RCIA. It situates Christian initiation with its theological and historical context and provides guidance and reasons for the use of each of the options the rite offers. |
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When Other Christians Become Catholic
by Paul Turner Liturgical Press, 2007 Clarifies and confirms the status of baptized persons, explores the rites of reception, helps members of initiation teams think more carefully about steps to avoid and steps to take. |
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The Way of Faith: A Field Guide for the RCIA Process
by Nick Wagner Twenty-Third Publications, 2010 A hands-on, comprehensive, and enjoyable guide to the RCIA. Packed with advice, tips, techniques, and tools to help start or sustain the catechumenate in a parish. |
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Field Hospital Catechesis: The Core Content for RCIA Formation
by Nick Wagner Liturgical Press, 2018 Pope Francis has compared the Church to a field hospital. What can the Church offer to heal the wounded? The author lays out what he argues are the most important components of the Gospel message. Learn to transform your RCIA to make disciples, understand evangelization, heal the wounds of seekers and understand the need for healing in the world. |
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A Vison for Conversion: Eight Steps to radically Change Your RCIA Process
by Leisa Anslinger Liturgical Press, 2018 Leisa walks you through the eight most effective ways to move your parish RCIA process from maintenance-mode into a true conversion journey that inspires seekers to lifelong discipleship. Whether you're an RCIA veteran or just getting started, this book will be your companion and guide as you plan for the change your parish needs to initiate seekers into Christ. |
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Guide for Celebrating Christian Initiation with Children
by Rita Burns Senseman, Victoria M. Tufano, D. Todd Williamson Liturgy Training Publications, 2017 Shows both how to celebrate each of the rites within the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and how to prepare children and their families for full participation in the rites. The table that illustrates the periods and steps of the process will be especially beneficial to teams. |
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Guide to Adapting the RCIA for Children
by Rita Burns Senseman Liturgy Training Publications, 2017 Helps RCIA coordinators, catechists, and DREs prepare children and their families to celebrate the rites of the church and the sacraments of initiation. Includes sample session and models, how to lead catechesis, and FAQs. |
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Deepening the Mystery : A Guided Journal through Mystagogia,
by Blessie LaScola Resource Publications, Inc., 2008 A journal for those newly initiated into the Church. Each week focuses on some theme from the RCIA process with a reflection question for each day. |
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Saying Amen : A Mystagogy of the Sacrament
by Kathleen Hughes ; foreword by Gabe Huck Liturgy Training Publications, 1999 |
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Creating an Effective Mystagogy : A Handbook for Catechetical Leaders,
by Dennis Chriszt, C. PP. S. Resource Publications, Inc., 2000 |
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The 50 Days of Joy : Easter Season Reflections for New Catholics
by Dennis Chriszt, C.PP.S. World Library Publications, 2006 This book of scripture and reflections is for those who have been baptized or received into the Catholic Church at Easter. Deepen your grasp of the paschal mystery and reflect deeply on the sacraments of initiation you've experienced. Use the texts within to facilitate a profound conversation between God's sacred word and your own life. |
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Nuestra vida catolica: vivir los sacramentos : una guia de lectura y de estudio para la formacion religiosa de adultos
Bill Huebsch Twenty-Third Publications, 2016 En este volumen, examinamos los siete sacramentos, sus ritos esenciales y efectos espirituales. Temas: bautismo confirmación Eucaristía reconciliación unción de los enfermos orden sagrado matrimonio. |
PERIODICALS in the Diocesan Library
can inspire the work of the parish RCIA Team.
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Back issues of CATECHUMENATE: A Journal of Christian Initiation are available for you to borrow from the Library. You may find exactly the article you were looking for on Mystagogy, Advent, the Easter Vigil, the Scrutinies, the Presentations, and more!
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Other periodicals in the Library may inspire you:
LITURGY: Journal of the Liturgical Conference
WORSHIP (from the monks of Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, MN
PASTORAL LITURGY (from Liturgical Liturgy Publications)
MINISTRY & LITURGY: The Comprehensive Resource for Integrated Ministry
LITURGY: Journal of the Liturgical Conference
WORSHIP (from the monks of Saint John's Abbey, Collegeville, MN
PASTORAL LITURGY (from Liturgical Liturgy Publications)
MINISTRY & LITURGY: The Comprehensive Resource for Integrated Ministry
OUTLINE for CHRISTIAN INITIATION of ADULTS
Period of EVANGELIZATION and PRECATECHUMENATE
This is a time, of no fixed duration or structure, for inquiry and introduction to Gospel values, an opportunity for the beginnings of faith.
First Step: : ACCEPTANCE into the ORDER of CATECHUMENS
This is the liturgical rite, usually celebrated on some annual date or dates marking the beginning of the catechumenate proper, as the candidates express and the Church accepts their intention to respond to God’s call to follow the way of Christ.
PERIOD of the CATECHUMENATE
This is the time in duration corresponding to the progress of the individual, for the nurturing and growth of the catechumens’ faith and conversation to God; celebrations of the word and prayers of exorcism and blessing are meant to assist the process.
Second Step: ELECTION or ENROLLMENT of NAMES
This is the liturgical rite, usually celebrated on the First Sunday of Lent, by which the Church formally ratifies the catechumens’ readiness for the sacraments of initiation and the catechumens, now the elect, express the will to receive these sacraments.
PERIOD of PURIFICATION and ENLIGHTENMENT
This is the time immediately preceding the elects’ initiation, usually the Lenten season preceding the celebration for this initiation at the Easter Vigil; it is a time of reflection, intensely centered on conversion, marked by celebration of the scrutinies and presentations and of the preparation rites on Holy Saturday.
Third Step: CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF INITIATION
This is the Liturgical rite, usually integrated into the Easter Vigil, by which the elect are initiated through Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist.
PERIOD of POSTBAPTISMAL CATECHESIS or MYSTAGOGY
This is the time, usually the Easter season, following the celebration of initiation, during which the newly initiated experience being fully a part of the Christian community by means of pertinent catechesis and particularly by participation with all the faithful in the Sunday Eucharistic celebration.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Approved for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and Confirmed by the Apostolic See, Study Edition. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1988, p. 14.
This is a time, of no fixed duration or structure, for inquiry and introduction to Gospel values, an opportunity for the beginnings of faith.
First Step: : ACCEPTANCE into the ORDER of CATECHUMENS
This is the liturgical rite, usually celebrated on some annual date or dates marking the beginning of the catechumenate proper, as the candidates express and the Church accepts their intention to respond to God’s call to follow the way of Christ.
PERIOD of the CATECHUMENATE
This is the time in duration corresponding to the progress of the individual, for the nurturing and growth of the catechumens’ faith and conversation to God; celebrations of the word and prayers of exorcism and blessing are meant to assist the process.
Second Step: ELECTION or ENROLLMENT of NAMES
This is the liturgical rite, usually celebrated on the First Sunday of Lent, by which the Church formally ratifies the catechumens’ readiness for the sacraments of initiation and the catechumens, now the elect, express the will to receive these sacraments.
PERIOD of PURIFICATION and ENLIGHTENMENT
This is the time immediately preceding the elects’ initiation, usually the Lenten season preceding the celebration for this initiation at the Easter Vigil; it is a time of reflection, intensely centered on conversion, marked by celebration of the scrutinies and presentations and of the preparation rites on Holy Saturday.
Third Step: CELEBRATION OF THE SACRAMENT OF INITIATION
This is the Liturgical rite, usually integrated into the Easter Vigil, by which the elect are initiated through Baptism, Confirmation, and the Eucharist.
PERIOD of POSTBAPTISMAL CATECHESIS or MYSTAGOGY
This is the time, usually the Easter season, following the celebration of initiation, during which the newly initiated experience being fully a part of the Christian community by means of pertinent catechesis and particularly by participation with all the faithful in the Sunday Eucharistic celebration.
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Approved for Use in the Dioceses of the United States of America by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and Confirmed by the Apostolic See, Study Edition. Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1988, p. 14.
