OCIA (formerly called RCIA-for persons considering joining the Church-
Will begin soon at Little Flower.
You might consider attending the inquiry sessions:
If you have been thinking about being a member of the Catholic Church
If you are baptized but never received the sacrament of Confirmation
If your children are attending a Catholic school and you wish to understand their Faith Formation
If you wish to deepen your understandings of the teachings and practices of the Catholic Church.
CALL DEBRA AT THE RECTORY-314-645-1445 OR E-MAIL
[email protected]
**NEXT MEETING DATE: Thursday, September 28, 2023 at the RECTORY at 7pm**
The RCIA is a journey for those who are interested in becoming Catholic or simply for finding out more about the Catholic faith. The RCIA is a process of sharing Catholic teaching, prayer, Scripture, spiritual formation, rituals and coming to know members of the church community.
The process consists of the following stages:
Pre-Catechumenate (Inquiry)
This is a “Come and See” time – a time for questions, finding out more about the Lord, the Catholic faith and the Catholic Church.
Catechumenate
Those persons who are still interested after their initial inquiry are formally welcomed and begin a Catechumenate period of learning more about Jesus, the Catholic Church, the Sacraments, Catholic morality and daily living as a Catholic.
Purification and Enlightenment
During Lent, the Church calls those who have discerned that God is calling them to be Catholic to make their final preparation for their initiation into the Church through Baptism (or Reception into Full Communion for the already baptized), Confirmation and Eucharist. Lent is a period of a more intense spiritual preparation.
Sacraments Of Initiation
At the Easter Vigil, the Catechumens (unbaptized) and the Candidates (already baptized) are baptized or received into the Church, confirmed and receive the Eucharist for the first time.
Mystagogia
This period for fifty days from Easter to Pentecost is a time for unfolding the meaning of the Easter Sacraments. It is also a time for celebration and for the new Catholics to find a place in our parish community.