[PDF] Initiation WORD.

What is the rite of initiation?

• RCIA 5:The rite of initiation is suited to a spiritual journey of adults that varies according to the many forms of God’s grace, the free cooperation of the individuals, the action of the Church, and the circumstances of time and place. Implications:

What is Christian initiation?

• Christian Initiation, General Introduction. 1. In the sacraments of Christian initiation we are freed from the power of darkness and joined to Christ’s death, burial, and resurrection. We receive the Spirit of ?lial adoption and are part of the entire people of God in the celebration of the memorial of the Lord’s death and resurrection.1.

What was the church's initiation procedure?

• The Church’s initiation procedure was loosely organized, much like the rites of early Jewish sects. b. It included a period of preparation for instruction and repentance, then reception into the community through a bath of water and sometimes a laying on of hands. 2. Second Century through Fifth Century a.

What does it mean to ask for the three sacraments of initiation?

• It always presupposes effort. . . . RCIA 142: Because they are asking for the three sacraments of initiation, the elect must have the intention of achieving an intimate knowledge of Christ and his Church, and they are expected particularly to progress in genuine self-knowledge through serious examination of their lives and true repentance.