The Period of Mystagogy normally lasts from Easter to Pentecost. But our care and concern for the neophytes doesn’t end there. Simply because the initiation process concludes with this last period, the relationships formed between seekers and community still need nurturing—maybe even especially during this fragile time after being reborn in baptism.
In this short video blog, Diana shares a lesson she learned from an unlikely place: an episode of “Call the Midwife”! The plan laid out in this TV show for how to care for newborns and their families in the weeks and months after birth can inspire us to see new ways to support our own newly born family members in Christ.
As we strive to draw seekers to Christ and his body, the Church, let us keep looking for ways to deepen not only our neophytes’ experience of welcome but also their sense of true belonging. These ideas can help your entire parish find renewed life in Christ long after the end of the Easter season.
We want to hear from you
How have you deepened that bond between neophytes and your community members after the Period of Mystagogy has ended? Share your experience in the comments below.
Your seekers are counting on you
If we treat the catechumenate rites as something someone else handles, they are likely to fail. But when we take responsibility for understanding the essential principles and then design rituals that move the assembly to transcendence, we will transform our seekers and our parishes.
Don’t miss this unique training opportunity to bring your next Rite for Entrance to a new level of spiritual depth and power.
