Adult OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation of Adults)
Interested in becoming Catholic?Becoming a Catholic is one of the most profound and joyous experiences of life. Some are blessed enough to receive this great gift while they are still infants, and over the course of time they grow into a recognition of the enormous grace that has been bestowed upon them, of the dignity and wonder of their identity as Catholics. Others come into the Catholic fold while they are older children or adults. In these cases, it is necessary for people to have a grasp of the joyful process by which one becomes a Catholic.
A person is brought into full communion with the Catholic Church through reception of the three sacraments of Christian initiation--baptism, confirmation, and the holy Eucharist—but the process by which one becomes a Catholic can take different forms. If you have never been baptized:
A person who is baptized in the Catholic Church becomes a Catholic at that moment. One's initiation is deepened by confirmation and the Eucharist, but one becomes a Catholic at baptism. This is true both for children who are baptized Catholic (and receive the other two sacraments later) and for adults who are baptized, confirmed, and receive the Eucharist at the same time.
If you were baptized in another Christian church:
Those who have been validly baptized outside the Catholic Church become Catholics by making a profession of the Catholic faith and being formally received into the Church. This is normally followed immediately by confirmation and the Eucharist.
Before a person is ready to be received into the Catholic Church, whether by baptism or by profession of faith, preparation is necessary. The amount and the form of this preparation depends on the individual's circumstance. The most basic division in the kind of preparation needed is between those who are unbaptized and those who have already become Christian through baptism in other Christian traditions. |
If you were baptized Catholic but never confirmed:Although the preparation is designed primarily for those mentioned above, some Catholics have not received confirmation and perhaps first communion. You are also invited to the preparation.
For adults and children who have reached the age of reason (age seven), entrance into the Church or being fully-initiated is governed by the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA), formerly known as the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) . 
Meeting times:OCIA meets on Thursdays at 7:00 pm in the Duchesne Room in the Parish Hall during the school year.
For More Information:Contact:
Fabian Yanez, Director of Adult Initiation Cell Phone: (505) 803-3132 Email: [email protected] |
