Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

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Christian initiation process catechumenal process liturgical rite

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the official process in the Catholic Church through which unbaptized adults are gradually introduced to and prepared for full membership in the Christian community.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
RCIA 1
RCIA team 1
Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens 1
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (liturgical book) 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian initiation process ⓘ
catechumenal process ⓘ
liturgical rite ⓘ
administeredBy Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: RCIA team

parish clergy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults ⓘ
surface form: RCIA
appliesTo local dioceses and parishes ⓘ
conciliarSource Ad Gentes ⓘ
Sacrosanctum Concilium ⓘ
emphasizes gradual process of conversion ⓘ
liturgical rites integrated with catechesis ⓘ
participation in the life of the parish community ⓘ
governingDocument Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (liturgical book)
hasStage catechumenate ⓘ
mystagogy ⓘ
period of evangelization and precatechumenate ⓘ
period of purification and enlightenment ⓘ
hasVariant adaptations for Eastern Catholic Churches ⓘ
adaptations for children of catechetical age ⓘ
includesElement apostolic witness ⓘ
catechesis ⓘ
liturgical celebrations ⓘ
spiritual formation ⓘ
includesSacraments Baptism ⓘ
Confirmation ⓘ
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form: Eucharist
inspiredBy Second Vatican Council ⓘ
surface form: Restoration of the catechumenate by the Second Vatican Council
keyRitual Celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation ⓘ
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens

Rite of Election ⓘ
Scrutinies ⓘ
languageOfOriginalPromulgation Latin ⓘ
primaryPurpose initiation of unbaptized adults into the Catholic Church ⓘ
preparation for full membership in the Christian community ⓘ
promulgatedBy Pope Paul VI ⓘ
Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ
surface form: Sacred Congregation for Divine Worship
promulgationPeriod post–Vatican II ⓘ
relatedConcept Holy Baptism ⓘ
surface form: Christian initiation

catechumenate ⓘ
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Catholic Church

Latin Rite ⓘ
surface form: Latin Church
requires discernment of readiness for sacraments ⓘ
targetGroup candidates for full communion ⓘ
catechumens ⓘ
unbaptized adults ⓘ
typicalCelebrationTime Easter Vigil ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults → administeredBy → Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: RCIA team
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults → alsoKnownAs → Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults ⓘ
this entity surface form: RCIA
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults → governingDocument → Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (liturgical book)
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults → keyRitual → Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens
Book of Blessings → relatedTo → Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults ⓘ
Rite of Baptism (Roman Rite) → relatedTo → Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults ⓘ