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• RCIA 253: The Conversion Process for Children

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  As for the liturgies, the catechumenate for children will look much like that of adults: 253. The Christian initiation of these children requires both a conversion that is personal and somewhat developed, in proportion to their age, and the assistance of the education they need. The process of initiaiton thus must ...
  3 days ago

• RCIA 252: Children of Catechetical Age

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  It’s a misnomer, the acronym RCIC. There is no such thing in the Roman Rite. If an acronym is necessary, use CICCA. Sections 252 through 330 give the instructions, rubrics, and rituals for young people. First, let’s hear the basic definition of the “child of catechetical age” from the rite itself: 252. This ...
  5 days ago

• RCIA 249-251: Last Details of Mystagogy

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  Let’s wrap up mystagogy: 249. To close the period of postbaptismal catechesis, some sort of celebration should be held at the end of the Easter season near Pentecost Sunday; festivities in keeping with local custom may accompany the occasion. 250. On the anniversary of their baptism the neophytes should be ...
  6 days ago

• RCIA 248: Neophytes at Mass

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  248. All the neophytes and their godparents should make an effort to take part in the Masses for neophytes and the entire local community should be invited to participate with them. Special places in the congregation are to be reserved for the neophytes and their godparents. The homily and, as circumstances suggest, ...
  1 week ago

• RCIA 247: Scriptures

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  RCIA tells us the primary texts of mystagogy are not found here in the rite, but in the Sundays of the Easter Lectionary. 247. Since the distinctive spirit and power of the period of postbaptismal catechesis or mystagogy derive from the new, personal experience of the sacraments and of the community, its main ...
  1 week ago

• Interview with Jamie Hyndman of Mawer Investment Management

  
  Commodity News And Mining Stocks — Authority: 120
  A short conversation with Jamie Hyndman, Director of Marketing for Mawer Investment Management Ltd. Q : In the face of the recent volatility in the stock market, and gold hitting new all time highs – what would be you’re view of gold moving forward (is this the end of the bull run or does gold have a ...
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• RCIA 246: Community

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  What are the fruits of the mystagogical period? For the neophytes? For the faith community? 246. Just as their new participation in the sacraments enlightens the neophytes’ understanding of the Scriptures, so too it increases their contact with the rest of the faithful and has an impact on the community. ...
  1 week ago

• RCIA 245: Understanding the Mysteries

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  245. The neophytes are, as the term “mystagogy” suggests, introduced into a fuller and more effective understanding of the mysteries through the Gospel message they have learned and above all through their experience of the sacraments they have received. For they have truly been renewed in mind, tasted more deeply ...
  1 week ago

• RCIA 244: Mystagogy

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  Mystagogy is the fourth period of the catechumenate. At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be much to it: eight sections of instruction and no rubrics or special rituals given. Parishes struggle with its implementation. To their loss when they do, for this final period enables the newly baptized to fully insert ...
  1 week ago

• RCIA 241-243: Liturgy of the Eucharist

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  With this post, we wrap up the Easter Vigil. These three sections give rubrics, but no ritual texts. Let read them in their entirety, then I’ll comment on a few things, then open it up to the readers. 241. Since the profession of faith is not said, the general intercessions begin immediately and for the first ...
  2 weeks ago

• RCIA 237-240: Renewal of Baptismal Promises

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  Let’s look at the rubric first, noting that this renewal only takes place at the Easter Vigil. When baptism, confirmation, and First Eucharist are celebrated at another time, this renewal is not used: 237. After the celebration of baptism, the celebrant addresses the community, in order to invite those present to ...
  2 weeks ago

• RCIA 233-236: Confirmation Rituals

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  The celebration of confirmation is divided into three rituals. RCIA 233 directs the minister of confirmation to address the newly baptized “briefly … in these or similar words”: My dear newly baptized, born again in Christ by baptism, you have become members of Christ and of his priestly people. Now you are ...
  2 weeks ago

• RCIA 231-232: Confirmation

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  Let’s try to hurdle RCIA’s confirmation in two gulps. Today, a look at two sections of rubrics; tomorrow the rite itself. 231. Between the celebration of baptism and confirmation, the congregation may sing a suitable song. A transitional piece, it would seem. The rite doesn’t give any suggestions for the ...
  2 weeks ago

• RCIA 227-230: “Explanatory” Rites

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  I’m not going to spend a lot of type on the rites which are bracketed by baptism and confirmation. RCIA 227 gives a simple rubric stating that these rites are immediately followed by confirmation. In case the candidates aren’t being confirmed (a serious reason needed, there) RCIA 228 gives the rubrics and ritual ...
  2 weeks ago

• RCIA 226: Baptism

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  Baptism pokes into the news now and then, especially with recent irregularities on words and form. Let’s read how RCIA instructs it be done: 226. The celebrant baptizes each candidate either by immersion, option A, or by the pouring of water, option B. Each baptism may be followed by a short acclamation (see ...
  2 weeks ago

• RCIA 223-225: Professing Faith

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  The rite has already explained in section 211 that the renunciation of sin and profession of faith are two inseparable part of one ritual. According to RCIA 223, after the baptismal water is blessed, sin is renounced and faith professed. RCIA 224 gives three formularies from which to choose to reject sin. Choice A: ...
  3 weeks ago

• RCIA 222: Prayer Over The Water

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  This is one of three very long prayers of the Easter Vigil. The rubrics are as follows: 222. After the Litany of the Saints, the celebrant blesses the water, using the blessing formulary given in option A. When baptism is celebrated outside the Easter Vigil (see RCIA 26), the celebrant may use any of the ...
  3 weeks ago

• RCIA 220-221: Invitation and Litany of Saints

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  The presider invites the assembly to pray: Dear friends, let us pray to almighty God for our brothers and sisters, N. and N., who are asking for baptism. He has called them and brought them to this moment; may he grant them light and strength to follow Christ with resolute hearts and to profess the faith of the ...
  3 weeks ago

• RCIA 219: Presentation of the Candidates

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  The rite gives three options for presenting the candidates for baptism. With eminent Roman pragmatism, and choices and some of the rubrics are as follows: 219. … A When Baptism Is Celebrated Immediately at the Baptismal Font The celebrant accompanied by the assisting ministers goes directly to the font. An ...
  3 weeks ago

• RCIA 218: Celebration of Baptism

  
  Catholic Sensibility — Authority: 138
  This and the following posts will cover the rubrics and texts of the initiation rites. I plan to post the rubrics in some, though not complete detail. I’ll add some of the prayers where they illustrate certain principles in the rites. Today, a short rubric that emphasizes visibility for the assembly: 218. T he ...
  4 weeks ago

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