The Canticle of St Francis

RITE OF ACCEPTANCE
The men, women, and children of catechetical age participated in the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens which is the first major liturgical celebration of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA).

As a parish community we welcomed and affirmed them in their desire to follow Christ. Accompanied by their sponsors, they acknowledged before those assembled their acceptance of the gospel of Christ and committed themselves to a journey of faith under his guidance.

The catechumens (unbaptized) and candidates (previously baptized) are signed with the cross to show that they now belong to Christ, and that they are now to follow him on the way of the cross. Following the celebration of the rite they received a bible and from this time on they are included in the Catholic family household.
 

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