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Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers — 3rd Sunday in Lent to Easter Sunday, Year B

You can reflect questions for every Sunday of the year by clicking here.Introduction to the Third to Fifth Sundays in Lent:The Johannine Gospels for the three middle Sundays in Lent for Year B pursue the same themes as those of Year A: how Jesus brings us in his person cleansing from sin, true light, and new […]

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Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers — 3rd Sunday in Lent to Easter Sunday, Year B

Have you anointed your catechumens yet?

Catechumens, Purification And Enlightenment / Nick Wagner

When the revised Roman Missal was published in 2011, it contained this rubric: “If the anointing of the adults with the Oil of Catechumens has not taken place beforehand, as part of the immediately preparatory rites, it occurs at this moment” (“Easter Vigil” 48). However, this contradicts the rubric in the Rite of Christian Initiation

Have you anointed your catechumens yet?

Understanding the role of godparents in the catechumenate

Sponsors / Nick Wagner

Every year, as we get closer to the Rite of Election, a lot of questions about godparents start to surface. When we are talking about catechumens, the roles of “sponsor” and “godparent” are different. And just to make things a little confusing, when we talk about infants, confirmation candidates, or baptized candidates for reception into

Understanding the role of godparents in the catechumenate

What does a Scrutiny sound like?

Scrutinies / Diana Macalintal

Compared to some of the other rites of the catechumenate, the Scrutinies can seem a bit boring, intimidating, or tedious. When they come across that way, it’s hard to get your assembly engaged in them, much less, your elect! And that can lead to treating the Scrutinies as unnecessary. But the Scrutinies can be some

What does a Scrutiny sound like?

More than just confession: Principles for living a penitential life

Reconciliation / Nick Wagner

One of our most vital tasks as catechumenate ministers is forming seekers in living a penitential life. “Penance” and “penitential” have a lot of meanings in Catholic teaching. We sometimes use the words “reconciliation” and “confession” interchangeably with “penance,” especially when we are talking about the sacrament of penance. My goal in this article is

More than just confession: Principles for living a penitential life

Catechumens and the obligation to celebrate the scrutinies

Lent, Q&A, Scrutinies / John Michael Reyes

Q. Do the catechumens have to celebrate the scrutinies before they are baptized? A. Catechumens are required to participate in all three scrutinies, which are central to their spiritual preparation for initiation. Only the bishop may dispense someone from the obligation of celebrating a scrutiny (see RCIA 20). The scrutinies are only for the elect

Catechumens and the obligation to celebrate the scrutinies

Why the Year A readings for the scrutinies matter for making disciples

Lent, Scrutinies / Nick Wagner

Every second and third year in parishes across the country, pastors and liturgical leaders ask, “Why can’t we use the Year B/C readings for the scrutinies this year?” It’s an understandable question. After all, the Sunday assembly would get to hear the important readings they are missing from the B or C cycle. Surely Year

Why the Year A readings for the scrutinies matter for making disciples

Parents should be front and center in children’s faith journey

Children, Q&A / John Michael Reyes

Q. For children in catechumenate, is it not preferred to have parents present participating with the children and using parish sponsors only when the parents are not able to be present? I am getting a lot of “we always did it that way,” but I want to do things the preferred way. A. Thanks so

Parents should be front and center in children’s faith journey

How to make the Rite of Sending come alive

Liturgy / Diana Macalintal

The optional Rite of Sending is a very simple ritual for your catechumens who are ready to move into the Period of Purification and Enlightenment. If you pay some attention to two specific moments, you can help make this significant liturgy more meaningful and powerful for both your catechumens and your parishioners. Bulletin Insert: Seeking

How to make the Rite of Sending come alive

12 blessings for the New Year

Liturgy, Training Articles / Nick Wagner

A blessing is God’s loving action that invites us into deeper relationship with him. We respond by praising God and seeking to bless others in our daily lives. Any baptized person can speak words of blessing. As catechists, we should model offering simple blessings as part of ordinary Catholic life. When catechumens see us blessing

12 blessings for the New Year

Reflection Questions for RCIA Seekers — 3rd Sunday in Lent to Easter Sunday, Year B

Have you anointed your catechumens yet?

Understanding the role of godparents in the catechumenate

What does a Scrutiny sound like?

More than just confession: Principles for living a penitential life

Catechumens and the obligation to celebrate the scrutinies

Why the Year A readings for the scrutinies matter for making disciples

Parents should be front and center in children’s faith journey

How to make the Rite of Sending come alive

12 blessings for the New Year

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