• Are you thinking of becoming Catholic, but have too many questions? 
• Are you Catholic but need to grow in your understanding of your Catholic faith and tradition?  
• Were you only baptized and never completed your other Sacraments of Initiation?
• Were you baptized in another Christian Tradition?     
• Were you denied the gift of faith by your parents?  ​
• Where to start?
• Why so many “stages” of initiation?
• What should I be doing in each stage?
• How will I know when I’m ready to move forward?

Many adults entering the Catholic Church, or those just thinking about it, follow a process known as the RCIA – the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.

The RCIA process has several distinct stages. These Catholic RCIA stages are a good model of faith development itself, so this article will fit you whether or not you’re actually in the RCIA process.

• Inquiry: the initial period before you decide to enter the Catholic Church. You’re asking questions and checking it out, but aren’t yet ready to commit.
• Catechumenate: those who decide to enter the Church and are being trained for a life in Christ are called catechumens, an ancient name from the early Church. In this stage, you’re developing your faith and are being “catechized” – learning catechism, or the basic points about Catholic faith and life.
• Purification and preparation: The Church will help you focus and intensify your faith as you prepare you to commit your life to Christ and be received into the Church at Easter. If you’re following the RCIA process, you’ll go through a beautiful series of Gospel-based meditations during Lent, which is the time frame of this period.
• Initiation itself, the culmination of the whole process! You’re received into the Church during the Easter Vigil Mass, where you’ll receive the sacraments of initiation: baptism, confirmation, and Eucharist. (If you’ve already been baptized, you won’t be baptized again.)
• Mystagogy: after reception into the Church at Easter, this period lets you reflect and learn more about the mysteries of the Mass and the Sacraments that you now participate in fully.

• Estás pensando en ser católico, pero tienes demasiadas preguntas?
• ¿Es usted católico pero necesita crecer en su entendimiento de su fe y tradición católica? ¿Sólo fuiste bautizado y nunca terminaste tus otros Sacramentos de Iniciación?
• ¿Fuiste bautizado en otra tradición cristiana?
• ​¿Te negaron el don de la fe de tus padres? Contém uma

RCIA está presente para ustedes aquí en nuestra comunidad parroquial. Nuestro proceso es todo el año y está destinado a reunirse
con usted donde usted está y trabajar con usted para abordar todas sus preocupaciones y conceptos falsos sobre la Iglesia Católica.

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