Do unbaptized adults that were raised 'Catholic' necessarily have to attend RCIA to get baptized?

[cause8191]

I am in my twenties and I was raised in and disciplined by a Catholic family, but I was never baptized. Thus, I never officially became a Catholic. Still, I know a lot about the Church and pray the rosary routinely and I have always considered myself Catholic. I was wondering if I am still required to go through months of RCIA just to be baptized. I know I will still have to attend RCIA to be confirmed, but I want to be baptized privately and confirmed as a candidate. Is this possible?

 

[Snugglebugmom]

I would think if you demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the Catholic faith and can motivate your desire to be baptized, a priest would probably not have an issue with baptizing you beforehand. Partaking of the Eucharist will have to wait until you have done your first confession and have been confirmed though. Talk to your priest about it, explain the situation and ask for his advice. These matters are decided on a case-by-case basis, as I understand it. Good luck, and welcome Home!

 

[oneGODoneCHURCH]

I am in my twenties and I was raised in and disciplined by a Catholic family, but I was never baptized. Thus, I never officially became a Catholic. Still, I know a lot about the Church and pray the rosary routinely and I have always considered myself Catholic. I was wondering if I am still required to go through months of RCIA just to be baptized. I know I will still have to attend RCIA to be confirmed, but I want to be baptized privately and confirmed as a candidate. Is this possible?

That is more or least up to your parish priest as by the guide lines and directives he has been given by his Bishop. the Norm however would be to receive all three sacrement of initiation at the same time aat the Easter vigil.

 

[CopyKat]

Yes this is possible but would be up to the discretion of the priest, so the only way to know for sure is to call and make an appointment with the priest of the parish you will be/are attending.

God bless!

 

[PJM]

=cause8191;8204572]I am in my twenties and I was raised in and disciplined by a Catholic family, but I was never baptized. Thus, I never officially became a Catholic. Still, I know a lot about the Church and pray the rosary routinely and I have always considered myself Catholic. I was wondering if I am still required to go through months of RCIA just to be baptized. I know I will still have to attend RCIA to be confirmed, but I want to be baptized privately and confirmed as a candidate. Is this possible?

SPEAK to your ;ocal pastor; but expect to be told YES you do. WHY?

Part of entry into the CC demands the sacramnet of Confirmation where you make a PERSONAL Covenant with God to Know, Live, and share the CC. IF you don’t know it in full you can’t make such a commitment. The Proest is going to ASSUME that Fully practicing Catholics parents WOULD have had there children Baptized.

RCIA is for your Benefit as as well as the Church.

God Bless,
Pat

 

[SuscipeMeDomine]

The normal path for an adult to prepare for the Sacraments of Initiation is RCIA. This leads to instruction, formation, and the various rites needed along the way. They lead to Baptism, Confirmation, and First Eucharist at the Easter Vigil. If there are exceptions they would be made by your pastor.

 

[Phemie]

SPEAK to your ;ocal pastor; but expect to be told YES you do. WHY?

Part of entry into the CC demands the sacramnet of Confirmation where you make a PERSONAL Covenant with God to Know, Live, and share the CC. IF you don’t know it in full you can’t make such a commitment. The Proest is going to ASSUME that Fully practicing Catholics parents WOULD have had there children Baptized.

RCIA is for your Benefit as as well as the Church.

God Bless,
Pat

That is not what confirmation is for anyone, least of all for an adult being baptized. Deciding to be baptized in the Catholic Church and going through with it is your personal covenant to live as a Catholic. Confirmation gives you added strength to live out that commitment.

That said, I agree with the others, talk to your Pastor. In a parish with an established catechumenate, you will likely be made to go through the process and it would certainly not be a bad thing to do so. You may well learn things you never knew, and it will help strengthen your resolve to “become” Catholic.