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== Vocabulary of RCIA ==
== Vocabulary of RCIA ==
adopted from Cathedral of St. Thomas Moore, 2022-23
adopted from Cathedral of St. Thomas Moore, RCIA class, 2022-23  
* '''candidate'''
candidate'''
** a baptized person preparing for full communion in the Catholic Church, through the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation
** a baptized person preparing for full communion in the Catholic Church, through the sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation
*'''catechesis'''
=== catechesis ===
**the teaching of Christian doctrine in an organized and systematic way to help form people as disciples of Jesus Christ.
**the teaching of Christian doctrine in an organized and systematic way to help form people as disciples of Jesus Christ.
*'''catechists'''
=== catechists ===
**Those who perform the ministry of catechesis (CCC 5, 426-427)
**Those who perform the ministry of catechesis (CCC 5, 426-427)
*'''catechumen'''
=== catechumen ===
**a person who is preparing for Baptism, Confirmation and First Holy Communion (CCCC 1248)
**a person who is preparing for Baptism, Confirmation and First Holy Communion (CCCC 1248)
*'''catechumenate'''
=== catechumenate ===
**religious instruction and formation in preparation for Christian Initiation
**religious instruction and formation in preparation for Christian Initiation
**its aim is to bring conversion and faith to maturity within the parish community
**its aim is to bring conversion and faith to maturity within the parish community
*'''conversion'''
=== conversion ===
**a radical reorientation of the whole life away from sin and evil, and toward God (CCC 1423, 1427, 1431)
**a radical reorientation of the whole life away from sin and evil, and toward God (CCC 1423, 1427, 1431)
*'''faith'''
=== faith ===
**personal adherence of man to God
**personal adherence of man to God
**also and inseparably, ''a free assent to to the whole truth that God has revealed'' (CCC 150)
**also and inseparably, ''a free assent to to the whole truth that God has revealed'' (CCC 150)
**faith is a personal act
**faith is a personal act
***= the free response of the human person to the initiative of God who reveals himself (CCC 166)
***= the free response of the human person to the initiative of God who reveals himself (CCC 166)
*'''Godparent'''
=== Godparent ===
** the sponsor of one who is baptized
** the sponsor of one who is baptized
*** who assumes a responsibility to assist the newly baptized, child or adult, on the journey of the Christian life (CCC 1255)
*** who assumes a responsibility to assist the newly baptized, child or adult, on the journey of the Christian life (CCC 1255)
*'''mystagogy'''
=== mystagogy ===
**a deeper reflection on the mysteries of the Catholic faith;
**a deeper reflection on the mysteries of the Catholic faith;
**the period of religious instruction and formation following immediately after the reception of the sacraments of initiation by adults (CCC 1075)
**the period of religious instruction and formation following immediately after the reception of the sacraments of initiation by adults (CCC 1075)
*'''Trinity'''
=== Trinity ===
**the mystery of one God in three Persons:
**the mystery of one God in three Persons:
***Father
***Father