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Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: Year B – The 14th to 17th Sundays in Ordinary Time

You can get reflect questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here.14th Sunday in Ordinary TimeBackground: Jesus is still in Galilee, now in his hometown, pursuing the ministry of teaching and healing. Both of these are prophetic activities, not because they predict the future (one meaning of “to prophesy”) but because they speak-forth (the […]

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Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: Year B – The 14th to 17th Sundays in Ordinary Time

Forming disciples through ritual: paragraph 75.3

Liturgy, Training Articles / Nick Wagner

As leaders of the catechumenate in our parishes, one of our primary responsibilities is to provide suitable liturgical rites for our catechumens, as called for in RCIA 75.3. But what exactly do we mean by “rites” and “worship” in this context? And why are they so important for the formation of catechumens? Let’s explore these

Forming disciples through ritual: paragraph 75.3

The call to community: paragraph 75.2

Catechesis, Training Articles / Nick Wagner

One of the most powerful aspects of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults is its emphasis on immersing those seeking Christ into a living, active parish community. The rite teaches that faith is not merely a set of intellectual beliefs, but a way of life that is learned through participation and example. The Mystical

The call to community: paragraph 75.2

Forming hearts through God’s Word: paragraph 75.1

Catechesis, Training Articles / Nick Wagner

As parish catechumenate leaders, the church expects us to provide an appropriate catechesis for the catechumens. The directives in OCIA 75.1 describe what an appropriate catechesis looks like. Let’s take a look at what it says. 1. Divided into steps and fully presented OCIA 75.1 emphasizes the need for a catechesis that is “divided into

Forming hearts through God’s Word: paragraph 75.1

Get ready for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults

Team, Training Articles / Nick Wagner

We have some good news to share! Some of you may have already heard that the new translation of the initiation rites has been officially approved and is scheduled for publication later this year. Publishers may start selling copies of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults on All Saints Day, November 1, 2024. So

Get ready for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults

TeamRCIA is proclaiming Christ through a new name

Team, Training Articles / Nick Wagner

Ever since the English-speaking world become aware that the initiation rites would be retranslated, folks have been asking us, “Are you going to change your name?” When we launched TeamRCIA back in 2007, we might have chosen a different name if we had known that the title of the rite would change from “Rite of

TeamRCIA is proclaiming Christ through a new name

Q&A: When you have only one catechumen, do you dismiss them?

Dismissal, Q&A, Training Articles / Diana Macalintal

Q: If we only have one catechumen, would we still dismiss them? That puts a lot of attention on that one catechumen and on the team. We have to be sure they arrive on time and check in so we know that they are there. We have to alert the musician and presider that we

Q&A: When you have only one catechumen, do you dismiss them?

Don’t dismiss the dismissal of catechumens

Dismissal, Training Articles / Diana Macalintal

We often hear people say they feel uncomfortable dismissing catechumens from the Mass because it seems inhospitable. So they choose not to do it. But skipping the dismissal of catechumens is like omitting the end of the Mass for the baptized! It’s the way catechumens are co-missioned with the faithful from the Mass to do

Don’t dismiss the dismissal of catechumens

Children, initiation, and mystagogy

Article, Children, Mystagogy / Clare Colella

The mystagogical period, when the newly initiated deepen their understanding through reflection on their lived experiences of ritual, is a profound and rewarding aspect of Christian initiation ministry. This process of mystagogy is especially powerful when working with children and youth. Young people seem to possess an innate openness and sensitivity to spiritual mysteries that

Children, initiation, and mystagogy

Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: The Sixth Sunday of Easter through the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Dismissal / Michael Marchal

You can get reflect questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here.Sixth Sunday of EasterBackground: This Sunday’s gospel selection continues the emphasis upon how God in the risen Christ is always caring for us; the other readings remind us that God’s cares for people whom we think are supposed to be outside his love. Christ’s

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Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: The Sixth Sunday of Easter through the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: Year B – The 14th to 17th Sundays in Ordinary Time

Forming disciples through ritual: paragraph 75.3

The call to community: paragraph 75.2

Forming hearts through God’s Word: paragraph 75.1

Get ready for the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults

TeamRCIA is proclaiming Christ through a new name

Q&A: When you have only one catechumen, do you dismiss them?

Don’t dismiss the dismissal of catechumens

Children, initiation, and mystagogy

Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers: The Sixth Sunday of Easter through the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity

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