My Dear Friends,

Since the Second Vatican Council, the Catholic Church has recovered the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA). The RCIA program is meant to help those who have not been baptized and are seeking baptism to learn about the Catholic faith through catechesis and through the liturgy. After many months of preparation, the catechumen (an unbaptized person seeking baptism) travels to the Cathedral for the Rite of Enrollment. At this moment, the catechumen is moving forward with the various prayers and rites, usually coinciding with the Lenten season, so that at the Easter Vigil the catechumen will be baptized, confirmed and receive Holy Communion in the midst of the assembly of believers, the local parish church. Last year, St. Katharine Drexel had one catechumen at the Easter Vigil. Let us pray that this year we may have some more catechumens. If you are not baptized or if you know someone who is not baptized and has expressed an interest in the Catholic faith, please contact the office for more information.