Comments on: 32 best RCIA practices for Easter Vigil http://teamrcia.com/2009/03/28/32-best-rcia-practices-for-easter-vigil/ Start and sustain the catechumenate Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:40:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Nick http://teamrcia.com/2009/03/28/32-best-rcia-practices-for-easter-vigil/comment-page-1/#comment-403 Nick Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:05:53 +0000 http://teamrcia.com/?p=1689#comment-403 Great idea Andrew! Great idea Andrew!

]]> By: Andrew Casad http://teamrcia.com/2009/03/28/32-best-rcia-practices-for-easter-vigil/comment-page-1/#comment-402 Andrew Casad Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:56:24 +0000 http://teamrcia.com/?p=1689#comment-402 We always have the elect wait to receive the Light of Christ until called for during the explanatory rites following their baptism. To make the symbolism all the more powerful, their initiation candles are small versions of our full Paschal candle with the same decorative banding. It then becomes a really powerful gesture when those baptized last year bring their initiation candle back to be relit from this year's Paschal candle. We always have the elect wait to receive the Light of Christ until called for during the explanatory rites following their baptism. To make the symbolism all the more powerful, their initiation candles are small versions of our full Paschal candle with the same decorative banding. It then becomes a really powerful gesture when those baptized last year bring their initiation candle back to be relit from this year’s Paschal candle.

]]> By: Nick http://teamrcia.com/2009/03/28/32-best-rcia-practices-for-easter-vigil/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Nick Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:04:12 +0000 http://teamrcia.com/?p=1689#comment-401 Hi Cindy. That could probably go either way. The rite doesn't say anything one way or the other. But I like the symbolism of the elect waiting until after their baptism to receive the light from the Christ candle. Nick Hi Cindy. That could probably go either way. The rite doesn’t say anything one way or the other. But I like the symbolism of the elect waiting until after their baptism to receive the light from the Christ candle.

Nick

]]> By: Cindy http://teamrcia.com/2009/03/28/32-best-rcia-practices-for-easter-vigil/comment-page-1/#comment-400 Cindy Sat, 20 Feb 2010 00:07:25 +0000 http://teamrcia.com/?p=1689#comment-400 Can you say more about why we should not give individual candles to the newly Baptized at the easter Vigil? thanks Cindy Can you say more about why we should not give individual candles to the newly Baptized at the easter Vigil? thanks Cindy

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