Rejoicing Ping!
I’m an RCIA team member for the second year and we have twice as many including I am proud to say. my granddaughter. And now they are not catechumens but the elect. She’ll be Baptized, confirmed and receive her first communion tonight. I get chills just thinking of it.
Please post the numbers for your diocese if you have them.
God bless them. And I pray that those who have left the Church, or turned lukewarm, will see the light and return.
That's an old term and I always wonder about those Catholics. WHY bother to go at all if they only go twice a year? Doesn't the 3rd commandment say "Keep holy the Lord's Day"?
They DO know all about sins and confession. It seems pathetic to me.
I GUESS that people decide that keeping the Sabbath holy can mean ANYTHING they want. Sigh. So sad for them.
They usually regret it. Also, towards the end of their lives they start THINKING about eternity. We all hope that it's not "too little too late."
To anyone reading this who hasn't gone to confession in years--Go! Begin with the most serious sin on your conscience. The rest are easy.
1,053 in the San Bernardino diocese. I assume that’s combined. I think 15 combined at my parish, 13 of those are elect (ten kids and three adults), and one of the adults is yours truly.
I was at Good Friday service and when they did the solemn intercessions, they got “amen!”s for both parts of the prayer for catechumens and candidates. I liked that.
Can only be here briefly, but as an RCIA team member, 3 canidates, Catholics who are finishing their last two sacraments, confirmation and eucharist tonight.
Congrats to all who are the elect and the canidates! Happy Easter!
Our parish has a small RCIA class, only 6 people, but they’re very fervent. None of them are there just because their spouse or parents want them to do it.