Have you been a Catholic all your life, but not celebrated all of the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Eucharist, Confirmation)?
Have you been a Catholic all your life, but still need to know some of the fundamentals
of our faith?
Have you joined us from a different background and would now like to find out more
about the Catholic Church?
If any of the above questions apply to you, we would love to help you in your journey!
Or, if you know of anyone who could answer YES to any of the above questions, perhaps you could extend them an invitation to learn more.
Please join us for at our Becoming Catholic Inquirers meetings, open to all on RCIA ("Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults"*) on Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m. at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in the Jaspers Room (7754 Montgomery Road, 45236).
To learn more about this important adult faith formation process (*RCIA), please email Fr. Tom at [email protected] or call either parish office.
*RCIA is the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. It is a process by which a person becomes initiated into the full sacramental life of the Catholic Church through weekly instruction. The RCIA is changing names later this year in 2024 and will now be known as the “Order of Christian Initiation of Adults”, or OCIA. Among other things, this new OCIA ritual book broadens the name to include the entire spiritual process, and reflects that the Catholic journey is a continual, lifelong commitment. The Archdiocese website notes that “First use [of the ritual book] is possible on December 1, 2024, and the National Statutes will take effect. Use of this ritual book is mandatory beginning Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025.” For more detailed information about the content of the OCIA/RCIA, you can go to https://resources.catholicaoc.org/divineworship-and-sacraments/news/ocia