Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)
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Francisco Fajardoffajardostmatthewhou.orgDirector of Religious Education & Youth Ministry | Sacrament Registrar
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Order of Christian Initiation for Adults
Are you interested in learning more about becoming a Catholic? Would you like to join your family at the Eucharistic Table? Come and learn what the Church teaches in OCIA (Order of Christian Initiation for Adults). If you are unbaptized, baptized in another faith tradition, or baptized Catholic who never learned about the faith, come and join us in OCIA.
Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos
¿Está usted interesado en aprender más acerca de la fe Católica? ¿Le gustaría poder compartir con su familia en la Mesa Eucarística? Venga y aprenda lo que la Iglesia enseña en RICA (Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos). Si usted no ha sido bautizado o fue bautizado en otra religión o fue bautizado en la Iglesia Católica pero nunca hizo su Primera Comunión o su Confirmación, venga y únase a RICA. -
Becoming Catholic - OCIA
Are you interested in Becoming Catholic?
The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process by which prospective Catholics unite with the faith community for the conversion of hearts.
Generally, OCIA is for individuals who were never baptized or were baptized outside of the Catholic Church.
The process consists of four stages: the Precatechumenate, the Catechumenate, the Purification and Enlightenment, and Mystagogia.
The Precatechumenate period is ongoing throughout the liturgical year and consists of an individual’s inquiry about the Catholic faith and consideration-through prayer and reflection-of entry into the Catechumenate stage.
The Catechumenate period is a more intense time of preparation; Catechumens learn more fully the Church’s teachings and how the gospel message transforms the believer’s actions.
The period of Purification and Enlightenment enables the candidate to reflect on the areas of their own life that need to be conformed to the truth of Christ.
Mystagogia occurs during the Easter Season and is where the new members of the Church discuss and celebrate the mysteries of the sacramental life.