RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (R.C.I.A.)
CATHOLIC INQUIRY, UPDATE & CONVERT INSTRUCTION
I. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE FOR THIS ACTIVITY?
A. To provide an opportunity for those curious about the Catholic Faith
to inquire about the faith.
B. To prepare those who have not been baptized to be received into the
Catholic Church.
C. To prepare those who have been baptized as Christians to convert to the Catholic Faith.
D. To provide an easy way for inactive members to be updated and
re-committed to their Catholic Faith.
E. To provide an opportunity for those who are already Catholic to share their faith in the Church's mission of evangelization.
II. WHO IS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE?
A. Anyone who has questions about the beliefs of the Catholic faith.
B. Anyone who is not baptized and wants to be baptized into the Catholic faith.
C. Anyone who has been baptized in another religion and wants to convert to the Catholic faith.
D. Anyone who has fallen away from the Catholic faith and wishes to return to the practice of the faith.
E. Anyone who needs to have their marriage blessed in the Catholic Church.
F. Anyone who needs support through the annulment process.
G. All adults and teenagers who have been confirmed regardless of their age.
H. Anyone who wishes to share their faith in the Church's mission of
Evangelization.
View Bulletin Announcement...
| 00_bulletin_announcement.pdf |
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REGISTRATION
Step #1: Please review the R.C.I.A. schedule...
Step #2: When you are ready to seriously commit to the R.C.I.A. Schedule please fill out and SUBMIT the following registration form...
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TRAINING
Session #1 PERIOD OF THE PRE_CATECHUMENATE BEGINS:
Please download and print the Liturgical Components Diagram...
| 01_liturgical_components.pdf |
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Session #2: First and Second Conversions
Catechumen: A person who has never been baptized.
| 02a_conversion.pdf |
Candidate: A baptized person seeking full communion with the Catholic Church
| 02b_second_conversion.pdf |
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Session #3: St. Joseph's Bible (Gift)
| 03a_hebrew_scriptures.pdf |
| 03b_christian_scriptures.pdf |
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Session #4: Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
| 04_scripture_and_tradition.pdf |
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Session #5: Bible, Sacred Tradition, Magisterium
| 05a_books_of_the_bible.pdf |
| 05b_magisterium.pdf |
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Session #6: Catechism of the Catholic Church (Gift), Faith and God
| 06a_faith.pdf |
| 06b_god.pdf |
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Session #7: Jesus and the Holy Spirit
| 07a_jesus.pdf |
| 07b_holy_spirit.pdf |
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Session #8: Afterlife and the Church
| 08a_afterlife.pdf |
| 08b_church.pdf |
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Session #9: Ecumenical Councils
| 09_ecumenical_councils.pdf |
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Session #10: The Laity
| 10_the_laity.pdf |
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Session #11: Formation for the Apostolate
| 11_apostolate_formation.pdf |
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Session #12: Sacraments Part I and Part II
| 12a_sacrament_-_part_i.pdf |
| 12b_sacrament_-_part_ii.pdf |
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Session #13: Grace and Baptism
| 13a_grace.pdf |
| 13b_baptism.pdf |
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Session #14: Confirmation And Confirmation's Actual Graces
| 14a_confirmation.pdf |
| 14b_confirmations_actual_graces.pdf |
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Session #15: Eucharist and The Mass Part I
| 15a_eucharist.pdf |
| 15b_the_mass_-_part_i.pdf |
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Session #16: The Mass - Part II
| 16_the_mass_-_part_ii.pdf |
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Session #17: The Mass - Part III
| 17_the_mass_-_part_iii.pdf |
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Session #18: The Mass - Part IV
| 18_the_mass_-_part_iv.pdf |
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Session #19: Holy Orders and Anointing of the Sick
| 19a_holy_orders.pdf |
| 19b_anointing_of_the_sick.pdf |
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Session #20: Marriage & Fulton Sheen: Three to get Married (Gift)
| 20_marriage.pdf |
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Session #21: PERIOD OF CATECHUMENATE BEGINS Introduction To Mary (Gift)
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Session #22: Introduction to Mary (continued)
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Session #23: Marriage
| 23_marriage.pdf |
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Session #24: Archbishop Fulton Sheen's: Three To Get Married (Gift)
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Session #25: Three To Get Married (continued)
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Session #26: Stations of the Cross
| 26_stations_of_the_cross_for_vocations.pdf |
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Session #27: Reconciliation and Mortal and Venial Sin
| 27a_reconciliation.pdf |
| 27b_mortal_and_venial_sin.pdf |
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Session #28: Adult Guide to Conscience (Gift)
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Session #29: PERIOD OF PURIFICATION BEGINS Adult Guide to Conscience (continued)
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Session #30: A Sample Confession
| 30_a_sample_confession.pdf |
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Session #31: Indulgences
| 31_indulgences.pdf |
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PALM/PASSION SUNDAY - MASS
HOLY WEEK
HOLY MONDAY - FREE
HOLY TUESDAY - CHRISM MASS @ ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL, PEORIA, IL
HOLY WEDNESDAY - FREE
HOLY THURSDAY - MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
HOLY SATURDAY NIGHT - SOLEMN EASTER VIGIL MASS
EASTER SUNDAY - MASS
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MYSTAGOGIA
Session #32: Divine Mercy Video & Divine Mercy Phamplet
| 32_divine_mercy_pamphlet.pdf |
| 32_divine_mercy_pamphlet.pdf |
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Session #33: Morality - Part I
| 33_morality_-_part_i.pdf |
| 33_morality_-_part_i.pdf |
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Session #34: Morality - Part II
| 34_morality_-_part_ii.pdf |
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Session #35: Morality - Part III
| 35_morality_-_part_iii.pdf |
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Session #36: Morality - Part IV
| 36_morality_-_part_iv.pdf |
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Session #37: Morality - Summary
| 37_morality_summary.pdf |
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Session #38: Eucharistic Adoration DVD
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Session #39: Eucharistic Adoration DVD (continued) and Eucharist Adoration - People's Guide
| 39_expo-ado-bene-peoples_guide.pdf |