Overview of the RCIA PROCESS St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church October 1, 2017

OVERVIEW OF THE RCIA PROCESS Period(Name)/ Purpose/Rite † Evangelization (Inquirers) Evangelization Rite of Acceptance † Catechumenate (Catechumens/Candidates) Apprenticeship Rite of Sending (First Sunday of Lent) Rite of Election (First Sunday of Lent) Purification/Illumination (Elect) Reflection and Repentance Sacraments of Initiation (Easter Vigil Mass) Mystagogy (Neophytes) Immersion into mystery Easter to Pentecost 11/27/2018 1

EVANGELIZATION PERIOD Purpose - to answer general questions about Catholicism - a time of seeking information and initial conversion Time - no time limit: It may be as short or as long as the inquirer needs Exit criteria: dependent on the discernment of the inquirer! Rite of Passage: Rite of Acceptance 11/27/2018

CATECHUMENATE PERIOD Purpose: to Strengthen Faith, establish a basis of Christian Knowledge, desire to change our outlook and conduct, and begin to gain a sense of mystery of salvation Time: no time limit Exit criteria: dependent on the discernment of the Catechumenate and Church Rite of Passage: Rite of Sending and Election 11/27/2018

THE PERIOD OF PURIFICATION AND ENLIGHTENMENT Purpose: to deepen ones faith like being on a six week retreat Time: the six weeks of Lent, or, no time limit Exit criteria: firm commitment of faith to follow all aspects of Christian life Rite of Passage: Receiving of the Sacraments on the vigil of Easter 11/27/2018

PERIOD OF MYSTAGOGY Purpose: a time to savor the meaning of the sacramental experience to deepen the Christian experience; to grow spiritually; to enter more fully into the life and unity of the community Time: Specifically - from Easter to Pentecost Generally - from Easter to our birth in Heaven Exit criteria: n/a Rite of Passage: n/a 11/27/2018

GRAPHICAL OVERVIEW OF THE ORIGINAL RCIA SACRAMENTAL PROCESS Mystagogy Purification/Illumination Phase First Scrutiny - 3rd Sunday of Lent Second Scrutiny - 4th Sunday of Lent Third Scrutiny - 5th Sunday of Lent Sacraments of Initiation, and the Rite of Reception into Full Communion of the Catholic Church Date: Easter Vigil Mass Rite of Sending Rite of Election Catechumens for Election, and Candidates for Recognition Date: First Sunday of Lent Catechumenate Phase Rite of Acceptance Evangelization Phase 11/27/2018

GRAPHICAL OVERVIEW OF ST. PATRICK’S RCIA SACRAMENTAL PROCESS Mystagogy Purification/Illumination Phase First Scrutiny - 3rd Sunday of Lent Second Scrutiny - 4th Sunday of Lent Third Scrutiny - 5th Sunday of Lent Sacraments of Initiation, and the Rite of Reception into Full Communion of the Catholic Church Date: Easter Vigil Mass Catechumenate Phase Rite of Sending Rite of Election Catechumens for Election, and Candidates for Recognition Date: First Sunday of Lent Start Here Evangelization Phase Rite of Acceptance 11/27/2018

GRAPHICAL OVERVIEW OF ST. PATRICK’S YEAR LONG RCIA PROCESS Pentacost Bible Basics Purification/ Illumination Mystagogy Evangelization/ Catechumenate Easter Vigil Mass: When non-Catholics Enter the Catholic Church March 31, 2018 ~May 20, 2018 October 1 August 19, 2018 Rite of Sending/ Rite of Election February 18, 2018 11/27/2018