Rite of Election and of the Call to Continuing Conversion
Please note times for celebration of the Rite in 2020!
- Saturday, February 29, 2020 — 11:00 AM — Philadelphia North and Delaware County
- Saturday, February 29, 2020 — 3:00 PM — Philadelphia South and Bucks County
- Sunday, March 1, 2020 — 3:00 PM — Chester and Montgomery Counties
Guidance For Parishes For Christian Initiation of Adults
1. Period of Evangelization and Precatechumenate
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- Inquirer’s Interview/Information Form (in English)
- Entrevista al solicitante/Formulario de información (en español)
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2. First step: Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens
3. Period of the Catechumenate
4.Second Step: Election or Enrollment of Names
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- –Coordinator Memo – February 2019 (for 2019 Rite of Election)
- – Rite of Election Registration Forms
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- Catechumen Registration: Register Online
- Candidate Registration: Register Online
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- – Rite of Election Materials
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5. Period of Purification and Enlightenment
- RCIA Day of Reflection
Details and Registration Form here
6. Third Step: Celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation
7. Period of Postbaptismal Catechesis or Mystagogy
8. Reception of Baptized Christians into the Full Communion of the Catholic Church