This is the fifth in a series of articles on the places, postures, and gestures in the Rite of Welcoming the Candidates. One of the exciting things about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is it’s exhortation that we should “make full and intelligent use of the freedom given” to prudently accommodate the rite …
This is the second in a series of articles on the places, postures, and gestures in the Rite of Welcoming the Candidates. In the year 756, Justus and Johanna brought their newborn son, Primus, to the cathedral in Avignon, France, to present him for baptism. The acolyte wrote down the name of their son and …
This is the third in a series of articles on the places, postures, and gestures in the Rite of Welcoming the Candidates. The signing of the candidates with the cross is one of the most visually dramatic elements of the Rite of Welcoming the Candidates (RCIA nos. 421-423; Canada nos. 474-475). Even though they are …
This is the fourth in a series of articles on the places, postures, and gestures in the Rite of Welcoming the Candidates. The first placement of the candidates in the Rite of Welcoming the Candidates is at the Greeting (RCIA no. 417; Canada no. 408). The presider invites the candidates and their sponsors to step …
When unbaptized inquirers take the first formal step on their initiation journey, we celebrate the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens with them. The celebration of that rite changes their status within the community. When baptized inquirers are ready to make a formal beginning, we have the option of celebrating the Rite of …
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults includes a Rite of Welcoming the Candidates as an optional rite that welcomes baptized but previously uncatechized adults (411). However, there is no rite for welcoming baptized catechized adults. As a result, the catechized candidates are often folded into the welcoming rite for the uncatechized. Free download: An …
