RCIA

The current RCIA schedule for 2009-2010 can be found below at the following link:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/22027324/2009-10-SYLLABUS-Catechumenate

Aug 12: Jane Frances de Chantal
INQUIRY BEGINS: Introduction and Overview
Seeker’s Catechism, Compendium to the Catechism

Aug 16/17: 20th OT (B)
119: Prov 9:1-6
Eph 5:15-20
John 6:51-58 Aug 19: John Eudes
Jesus: the Central Reality
ACM: 126-127 (Paschal Mystery), 148-149 (Son of God)
C 0101 Jesus Christ: why the Word became flesh

Aug 22/23: 21st OT (B)
122: Josh 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b
Eph 5:21-32
John 6:60-69 Aug 26
Faith: living certainly with uncertainty
ACM: pp. 160-161
C 1087 How God Invites Us To Grow

Aug 29/30: 22nd OT (B)
125: Deut 4:1-2, 6-8
Jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27
Mark 7:1-8. 14-15, 21-23 Sept 2
Hope: life has promise
ACM: pp. 162-163
C 1291 The Beatitudes: finding where your treasure is

Sept 5/6: 23rd OT (B)
128: Is 35:4-7a
Jas 2:1-5
Mark 7:31-37 Sept 9: Peter Claver
Charity: we are, radically, persons in community
ACM: pp. 164-165
C 0402 God’s Love Is Free: the banquet says it all

Sept 12/13: 24th OT (B)
131: Is 50:4-9a
Jas 2:14-18
Mark 8:27-35 Sept 16: Cornelius, Cyprian
The scriptures in the Church: not a “book” but discernment process for a community of faith to hear God’s Word as a call to action
ACM: pp. 72-73 (Revelation), 138-139 (Scripture)
C 0704 Choosing & Using a Bible
C 0583 How The Gospels Were Written

Sept 19/20: 25th OT (B)
134: Wis 2:12, 17-20
Jas 3:16-4:3
Mark 9:30-37

Sept 23: Pio of Pietrelcina
An overview of the flow of the Mass
ACM: pp. 76-79 (The Eucharist), 114-115 (The Mass)
C 0889 A Walk Through The Mass
C 0503 The Liturgy of the Eucharist

Sept 26/27: 26th OT (B)
137: Num 11:25-29
Jas 5:1-6
Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

Sept 30: The Archangels
General Sacramental theology w/ an overview of “the seven”
ACM: pp. 134-137 (Sacramental structure, Sacramental living)
C 0895 What Are Sacraments
Oct 3/4: 27th OT (B)
140: Gen 2:18-24
Heb 2:9-11
Mark 10:2-16

Oct 7: Our Lady of the Rosary
Prayer(s) including the Rosary, and veneration of the saints
ACM: pp. 54-55 (Prayer), 58-59 (Mary), 154-155 (Traditions of Prayer)
C 1001 Do Catholics Worship Images?
C 0292 An Invitation to Prayer
C 0803 The Rosary: a prayer for all seasons
Pre-Catechumenate Interviews before session

Oct 10/11: 28th OT (B)
143: Wis 7:7-11
Heb 4:12-13
Mark 10:17-30 Oct 14: Callistus
Discernment / Choosing the Catechumenate
ACM: pp. 88-89 (Freedom), 158-159 (Call to Holiness)
C 0488 Conversion: Being born again and again and again.
C 0502 A New Look At The RCIA
Pre-Catechumenate Interviews before session

Oct 17/18: 29th OT (B)
146: Is 53:10-11
Heb 4:14-16
Mark 10:42-45 Oct 21
Misc Q & A (1) / Choosing a Sponsor
Pre-Catechumenate Interviews before session

Oct 24/25: 30th OT (B)
149: Jer 31:7-9
Heb 5:1-6
Mark 10:46-52 Oct 28: Simon & Jude
Misc Q & A (2) / Explaining the Rite of Acceptance
Pre-Catechumenate Interviews before session

Oct 31/Nov 1: ALL SAINTS DAY (B)
668: Wis 3:1-9
Rom 5:5-11
John 6:37-40
CATECHUMENATE BEGINS at 9:15 a.m. Mass Rites of Acceptance & Welcome, First Dismissal (3rd Floor)

Nov 4: Charles Borromeo
Church History 1
C 0687 10 Peak Moments of Church History
C 0100 The Christian Family Tree

Nov 7/8: 32nd OT (B)
155: 1 Kgs 17:10-16
Heb 9:24-28
Mark 12:38-44
Dismissal at 9:15 a.m. Mass Nov 11: Martin of Tours
Church History 2

Nov 14/15: 33rd OT (B)
158: Dan 12:1-3
Heb 10:11-14, 18
Mark 13:24-32
Dismissal at 9:15 a.m. Mass Nov 18: Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter & Paul
The Year of Grace
ACM: pp. 108-111 (Liturgy and Liturgical Prayer)
C 1195 The Liturgical Year: How Christians celebrate time

Nov 21/22: CHRIST THE KING (B)
161: Dan 7:13-14
Rev 1:5-8
John 18:33b-37
Dismissal at 9:15 a.m. Mass Nov 25: Catherine of Alexandra
Thanksgiving Week

Nov 28/29: I Advent (C)
3: Jer 33:14-16
1 Thes 3:12-4:2
Luke 21:25-28, 34-36
**No Dismissal – Thanksgiving Week Dec 2
Sacrament(s) of Initiation
ACM: pp. 52-53 (Baptism), 66-67 (Confirmation), 76-77 (Eucharist)
C 0301 Sacraments of Initiation: sacraments of invitation
C 0893 Sacraments: It All Starts With Jesus

Dec 5/6: II Advent (C)
6: Bar 5:1-9
Phil 1:4-6, 8-11
Luke 3:1-6
Dismissal at 9:15 a.m. Mass Dec 9: Juan Diego
Sacraments of Healing
ACM: pp. 132-33 (Reconciliation), 50-51 (Anointing)
C 0386 The Sacrament of Reconciliation
C 0196 Anointing of the Sick
C 0890 Ten Tips for a Better Confession

Dec 12/13: III Advent (C)
9: Zep 3:14-18a
Phil 4:4-7
Luke 3:10-18
Dismissal at 9:15 a.m. Mass Dec 16
Sacraments of Service/Vocation
ACM: 94-95 (Orders), 116-117 (Matrimony)
C 0797 Sacrament of Orders: priesthood in transition
C 0697 Deacons Today: ministers of service
C 0596 Sacrament of Marriage: sign of fruitful grace

Dec 19/20: III Advent (C)
12: Mic 5:1-4a
Heb 10:5-10
Luke 1:39-45
Dismissal at 9:15 a.m. Mass Dec 23 – Jan 3, 2010
Holiday Break

Jan 2/3: EPIPHANY (C)
20: Is 60:1-6
Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6
Matt 2:1-12
Dismissal at 9:15 a.m. Mass Jan 6: Bl. Andre Bessette
Moral Horizons 1
ACM: 88-89 (Freedom), 118-119 (Mercy & Justice), 152-153 (Temptation)
C o3o3 The Examen of Consciousness: Finding God in All Things
C 0989 The Ten Commandments: sounds of love from Sinai

Jan 9/10: BAPTISM OF THE LORD (C)
21: Is 42:1-4, 6-7
Acts 10:34-38
Luke 3:15-16, 21-22
**Dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Mass Jan 13: Hilary of Poitiers
Moral Horizons 2
ACM: 82-83 (#1-3), 106-107 (#7-10), 70-71 (Human dignity), 146-147 (CST)
C 1190 100 Years of Catholic Social Teaching
C 0607 What Catholics Should Know About Solidarity

Jan 16/17: 2nd OT (C)
66: Is 62:1-5
1 Cor 12:4-11
John 2:1-11
Dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Mass Jan 20: Fabian, Sebastian
Life Issues
ACM: pp. 50-51 (Suffering)
C 0995 The Gospel of Life
C0806 End of Life Ethics
Pre-Lenten Interviews before session

Jan 23/24: 3rd OT (C)
69: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10
1 Cor 12:12-30
Luke 1:1-4, 4:14-21
Dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Mass

Jan 27: Angela Merici
The Apostolic Church 1
ACM: pp. 62-63 (Church), 86-87 (Four Marks), 120-121 (Mystical Body)
C 1081 Tradition in the Catholic Church: Why it’s still important
Pre-Lenten Interviews before session

Jan 30/31: 4th OT (C)
72: Jer 1:4-5, 17-19
1 Cor 12:31-13:13
Luke 4:21-30
Dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Mass

Feb 3: Blaise, Ansgar
The Apostolic Church 2
St. Blaise: Blessing of Throats
ACM: pp. 128-129 (Evangelization), 140-141 (Tradition) 150-151 (People of God)
C 1082 The Roman Curia
C0388 Infallibility and Church Authority
Pre-Lenten Interviews before session

Feb 6/7: 5th OT (C)
75: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8
1 Cor 15:1-11
Luke 5:1-11
Dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Mass Feb 10: Scholastica
Lent: It is more than just “giving something up”
ACM: 142-143 (Salvation & Redemption)
C 0204 Ash Wednesday: Our Shifting Understanding of Lent
Pre-Lenten Interviews before session

Feb 13/14: 6th OT (C)
78: Jer 17:5-8
1 Cor 15:12, 16-20
Luke 6:17, 20-26
Dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Mass

Feb 17: ASH WEDNESDAY
7:00 p.m. Mass: Distribution of Ashes, followed by recognition and blessing without dismissal (RCIA 67C)
Co288 The Way of The Cross: a Lenten devotion for our times

Feb 20/21: I Lent (C)
PURIFICATION & ENLIGHTENMENT BEGINS
24: Dt 26:4-10
Rom 10:8-13
Luke 4:1-13
RITE OF SENDING, 9:15 Mass
RITE OF ELECTION at Cathedral, 7:00 p.m. Feb 24
Reflections on the Cathedral Rite

ACM: pp. 92-93 (Grace), 102-103 (Justification & Merit), 158-159 (Call to Holiness)

C 1000 How Catholics Understand Grace

Feb 27/28: II Lent (C)
27: Gen 15:5-12, 17-18
Phil 3:17-4:1
Luke 9:28b-36
Dismissal at 9:15 a.m. Mass Mar 3: Katharine Drexel
Church Building and Sacred Vessels
C 0785 The Creed: faith essentials for Catholics

Mar 6/7: III Lent (C)
(N.B.: Cycle “A” readings may apply to all Masses!)
28: Ex 17:3-7
Rom 5:1-2, 5-8
John 4:5-42
THE FIRST SCRUTINY &
PRESENTATION OF THE CREED:
9:15 a.m. Mass Mar 10
Faith, Hope & Charity revisited—now what was that about God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit?
ACM: pp. 60-61 (Virtues), 80-81 (Existence of God)
C 0985 Who Is Jesus?
C o695 Who Is The Holy Spirit?
C 0406 God Is Love
C 0788 The Trinity: The mystery at the heart of life

Saturday, Mar 13: Vigil of IV Lent (C)
(N.B.: Cycle “A” readings may apply to all Masses!)
31: 1 Sam 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a
Eph 5:8-14
John 9:1-41
THE SECOND SCRUTINY: 5:00 p.m. Mass
C 1296 Our Father: the prayer Jesus taught

Mar 17: Patrick
Spring Break

Mar 20/21: V Lent (C)
(N.B.: Cycle “A” readings may apply to all Masses!)
34: Ezekiel 37: 12-14
Romans 8: 8-11
John 11: 1-45
THE THIRD SCRUTINY &
PRESENTATION OF THE LORD’S PRAYER:
11:30 a.m. Mass
C 0494 Our Holiest Week Mar 24
Lay Ministry
ACM: pp. 128-129 (Priesthood of the Faithful), 150-151 (People of God), 166-167 (Vocations)
C 0908 Creating A Culture of Vocation
C 0891 Lay Ministry: not for just a chosen few

Mar 27/28: PALM SUNDAY (C)
37: Luke 19:28-40 (Procession)
Is 50:4-7
Phil 2:6-11
Luke 22:14-23:56
Dismissal at 11:30 a.m. Mass Mar 31: Wednesday of Holy Week
Dinner with Parish Leaders, 7:00 p.m.