Lectionary based RCIA

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Hey gang, I was hoping someone could point out a good orthodox lectionary based year long RCIA program. We have decided to go to a year long program in my parish and our DRE wants to try doing RCIA after one of the Sunday Mass using the lectionary as a guide. I have my doubts about this approach, but I am a bit of a pessimist sometimes.

Any ideas?
 
Hey gang, I was hoping someone could point out a good orthodox lectionary based year long RCIA program. We have decided to go to a year long program in my parish and our DRE wants to try doing RCIA after one of the Sunday Mass using the lectionary as a guide. I have my doubts about this approach, but I am a bit of a pessimist sometimes.

Any ideas?
All you need is a Lectionary, a good Scripture Commentary which includes some of the Church Fathers comments, and a Catechism. It should take a good Catechist about 1-2 hours a week to prepare.
 
Our Sunday Visitor has a little green booklet that lists the readings for every Sunday, with CCC citations on the various doctrinal topics these scriptures apply to. I think it is Opening the Scripture or something similar. Use that along with their RCIA catechist guide Making Disciples, which gives you an outline on how to present each topic, and in your plan make sure you cover all the essential doctrine. Along with a guide to the readings by a reliable publisher–we use At Home with the Word because it comes in Spanish and English, some catechists prefer the one from Liguori that goes with their Journey of Faith series–you will be in business. Just make sure that every time the readings say something about baptism, for instance, you don’t re-teach baptism every time, but make sure other relevant topics are also covered.

Several publishers have lectionary teaching guides for children as well, with reproducible worksheets and activities. warning lectionary based catechesis requires more planning to make sure all the content is covered, and it really only works if year round, otherwise you miss one third to one half the readings. This is hard to do with children.
 
Thank you both.
Puzzle, I will check those out and possible send them on to our DRE. I wonder if the Navarre books would be a help, guess I should make an investment.
 
Thank you both.
Puzzle, I will check those out and possible send them on to our DRE. I wonder if the Navarre books would be a help, guess I should make an investment.
They are separate books for each Gospel. SO looking forward in the Lectionary you only need to purchase the Gospels that will be read that year John + whatever Gospel the current cycle (A,B,C) is based on.
 
if your budget is limited buy Year A first since that is used during Lent and Easter for RCIA, then invest in the other years. some resources intended for RCIA have the Year A Lent readings in additional to the readings of cycle b or c
 
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