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tizzidale
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| Location: | Mississippi USA |
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| First Name: | Rusty | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Oneness Pentecostal - Assembly of God - Non-denominational - Catholic |
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Posted: Thu Dec 13th, 2007 06:58 pm |
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We have a couple of people who have contacted the RCIA team and who want to join in the classes . . . is there a set amt of time required for attendance before one can be welcomed into the Church? Can a series of private of instructions be held to 'get them up to speed'?
Thanks for any answers.
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CajunRick
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| Joined: | Fri Sep 29th, 2006 |
| Location: | Houma, Louisiana USA |
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Posted: Thu Dec 13th, 2007 09:18 pm |
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tizzidale wrote: We have a couple of people who have contacted the RCIA team and who want to join in the classes . . . is there a set amt of time required for attendance before one can be welcomed into the Church? Can a series of private of instructions be held to 'get them up to speed'?
Hi, Rusty. Welcome to the forum.
For those previously baptized, the Church recommends a customized program of private instruction tailored to their own knowledge and faith level. Those coming from backgrounds closer to the Catholic faith, such as high-church Anglicans, will need less instruction than those who are farther away, such as non-denominational fundamentalists or cult members. Instruction can take anywhere from a few weeks to years, depending on individual circumstances. Candidates can be admitted to the Church at any time.
RCIA is designed for the unbaptized and unchurched. It typically runs about 9 months and culminates at the Easter Vigil celebration.
Unfortunately, most parishes do not have the resources for separate programs, so they tend to lump both groups together into catechetical programs that end at the Easter Vigil. That's OK, but it's not the way the program is really designed.
So the real answer to your question is yes, but subject to the pastoral considerations of the bishop and pastor.
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Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. - Augustine
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tizzidale
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Posted: Fri Dec 14th, 2007 10:40 am |
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thanks for that information!
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