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Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) Adapted for Children
Curious about the Catholic Faith? Your journey begins here
Have you felt a quiet tug in your heart during Mass? Are you searching for a deeper relationship
with God, a sense of true peace, or a welcoming community to call home?
No matter where you are on your spiritual path, our doors are open to you.
What is OCIA?
The OCIA is a series of liturgical Rites and instructions designed to prepare adults/children for full incorporation into the Catholic Church through the Sacraments of Initiation. The process involves fellowship, prayerful deliberation, and a period of formal education in the teachings, practicing, and tradition of the church. It is a process through which adults/children deepen their relationship with Christ and become fully initiated into the Catholic Church.
Who is welcome to enter OCIA?
- Children ages 7 or older who have never been baptized
- Adults who have not been baptized and who wish to learn more about the Catholic Faith and
possibly becoming Catholic. - Adults who were baptized in another Christian denomination and who would like to learn more
about the Catholic Faith and being welcomed into the Catholic Church. - Adults who were baptized Catholic but for a variety of reasons never received their First Holy
Communion and Confirmation and would like to increase their understanding of their Catholic
Faith and receive those Sacraments.
We meet monthly during the summer months and weekly from August through Pentecost on
Wednesday evenings from 7:00PM-8:30PM. If they are ready, at the Easter Vigil, Catechumens
are Baptized, Confirmed, and receive First Holy Communion. Candidates seeking Confirmation
and Holy Communion will celebrate those Sacraments.
For more information, please contact
Mary Nguyen at
972-492-3237 ext.130
mnguyen@stcatherine.org
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