Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Its the process by which adults are baptized.
Catechumens (from Latin catechumenus, Greek κατηχουμενος , instructed). :)
The RCIA program is the process by which people join the Catholic Church as adults. As children, Catholics go through the traditional Confirmation process. However, education for adults should be structured differently. The basic topics of faith are the same, but the adult process is a little more "mature" in the information covered. Going through RCIA is not a decision, but a process. The depth of the course will vary slightly from church to church, but the process itself is a personal journey that each person should take.
A sponsor for RCIA should be a practicing member of the Catholic Church who is at least 16 years of age. You need a sponsor for RCIA, and you can always go to the Church you wish to become part of to ask for help finding a sponsor if you do not have one and have nobody in mind. You can begin the process without one. :)
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (often abbreviated RCIA) is the process through which interested adults are gradually introduced to the Roman Catholic Faith and way of life. (Source Wikipedia English, The Free Encyclopedia)
Call the Director of Religious Education or the Pastor at your local Catholic church and inquire about entering the RCIA process.
Adults IN the RCIA program are limited. If they are not baptized yet, they will be just prior to being Confirmed as part of the RCIA process. Otherwise, the Sacraments, such as the Eucharist, are done after completing RCIA.Roman Catholic AnswerAdults in the RCIA program, if they are already baptized before starting the program, only receive the Sacrament of Penance(Confession) during the program. At the end of it they receive baptism, if they are not already baptized, confirmed, if they had not been confirmed in the Catholic Church previously, and then given Holy Communion.
Based on my knowledge of RCIA, I believe that confirmation candidates also go through the process. However, the process is certainly not as involved as receiving all four sacraments (Baptism, First Communion, Reconciliation, and Confirmation). The best answer really is: talk to a clergy member or Catechist in your parish office.
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RCIA, rite of christian initiation for adults, it usually begins in the fall and is concluded with a completion of sacraments given at easter vigil.
Even if you did get a divorce you can still be catholic. You have to take the RCIA classes.
It's the Rite of Christian Innitiation of Adults. Which is basically a program adults go through if they want to become Catholic and were already Christian. Right of Christian Initation of Adults