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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''' | |||
** 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 === | |||
**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 === | |||
**Those who perform the ministry of catechesis (CCC 5, 426-427) | **Those who perform the ministry of catechesis (CCC 5, 426-427) | ||
=== 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 === | |||
**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 === | |||
**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 === | |||
**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 === | |||
** 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 === | |||
**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 === | |||
**the mystery of one God in three Persons: | **the mystery of one God in three Persons: | ||
***Father | ***Father | ||