Received at times other than Easter?

[tizzidale]

I thought I had posted this already, but it didn’t show up. So if this is a double-post, forgive me.

I’ve been reading online conversion stories, and I often read about people being received into the Church at times other than Easter.

What gives?

rusty

 

[puzzleannie]

the RCIA, Rites of Christian Initiation for Adults prescribes Easter as the normative time for receiving unbaptized adults into the Church through baptism, confirmation and first communion. Baptized Christians who are being received into full communion with the Catholic Church through profession of faith, confirmation and first communion may be received at Easter, when the priest who receives them has faculties to confirm, or at the date set by the bishop if he reserves confirmation for himself. The priest may be given faculties to confirm adults at other times if pastoral considerations warrant it.

Adult Catholics are normally confirmed by the bishop at the time and date he specifies.

The best thing for those preparing for reception into the Catholic Church is to ask their director what the plan is, and not try to compare with what is being done in other parishes or dioceses, or for other adults who may be studying along side you, because their circumstances might be quite different than yours.

 

[Andruschak]

I thought I had posted this already, but it didn’t show up. So if this is a double-post, forgive me.

I’ve been reading online conversion stories, and I often read about people being received into the Church at times other than Easter.

What gives?

rusty

Itmeans the RCIA program in that area is being run the way it is supposed to be run. In these forums, look for a box on top that reads “How to become a catholic” that leads to a page that quotes the US Council on Bishops. They would prefer that candidates be confirmed quite seperately from the Catechumans, on dates outside easter, yes. Lotsa luck in finding a Parish that does it the way it is supposed to be done. (I didn’t)

 

[Lissla_Lissar]

Huh. Our priest very definitely wants us to be received on Easter. My husband is baptised and I am baptised and confirmed. Our sponsors wanted us to be received earlier, but Father Henry said no.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

I thought I had posted this already, but it didn’t show up. So if this is a double-post, forgive me.

I’ve been reading online conversion stories, and I often read about people being received into the Church at times other than Easter.

What gives?

rusty

Absolutely Candidates should be received outside of the Easter Vigil at least if possible and can be received generally at any time they are ready. We have Sacramental Baptism almost every Sunday at one Mass or another there is no reason why we can’t have the Rite of Reception once every couple of months if necessary and the Rite of Acceptance and Welcome 3 or 4 times a year.

 

[Lissla_Lissar]

I wonder why out priest is so set on us joining on Easter. It probably relates to us being the only two in RCIA at our parish.

 

[Br.Rich_SFO]

I wonder why out priest is so set on us joining on Easter. It probably relates to us being the only two in RCIA at our parish.

OF course without any people to “bring in” at the Easter Vigil there would be no “show” for him to perform, just the Easter vigil Mass Mass.

 

[TOP]

Hello,
I was baptized as an infant and had my first holy communion as a child, but then fell away from the Church for almost 30 years. When I went to my local parish , our Priest saw a real problem and saw it necessary to expedite my confirmation and the blessing of my marriage by the Church. I was a cancer surviver in remision and living in sin. He brought me out of that darkness despite any timetables. For that I will be eternally grateful to the Church and this Priest. Tim

 

[mystified]

I was received into the Church in December and received my First Communion on Christmas Day…a long time ago, before the present catechumen program. I was confirmed by the Archbishop on his visit to our parish the following spring.
Later, it was my privilege to be baptismal sponsor of others at times other than Easter.