Christian Initiation
| The Parish Companion to the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Rev ed, T Wade (James Goold House Publications 2005) The Parish Companion is not a substitute for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults but a way of planting signposts and beacons so that people can more easily find their way into the rite in a way that reverences both the rite itself and the people with whom we travel on the road to initiation and beyond. |
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| Come and See: Resources for the Precatechumenate Dr Elio Capra SDB (Desbooks 2004) This book is designed to help the enquirer in exploring the four basic areas of the community's life. Come and see what our community believes, how our community lives, how the community prays and how the community serves and ministers to others. |
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| Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Forming Your Parish Team ed Elio Capra SDB (Office for Worship 2002) Covers issues such as starting up a team, taking care of the team and includes sample meetings for team formation. |
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| RCIA Spirituality: Formation for the Catechumenate Team Barbara Hixon (Resource Publications 1997) As a member of the catechumenate team, you guide others in their formation, but what about your personal faith life? This book will inspire and challenge you to continue your spiritual journey with the catechumens. |
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| The RCIA: Transforming the Church Thomas Morris (Paulist Press 1997) This resource for pastoral implementation is an insightful and comprehensive overview of the RCIA which should serve as a basic resource in every parish liturgical library. |
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| Parish Ministry for Returning Catholics Patricia Barbernitz (Paulist Press 1993) This book focuses on an extremely important area of church life: ministering to inactive Catholics who want to return to the eucharistic table. |
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| Guide for Sponsors Ron Lewinski (LTP 1993) This book offers information, guidance and encouragement to sponsors, and it contains a collection of traditional Catholic prayers and a glossary of terms used in initiation. |
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| Finding and Forming Sponsors and Godparents ed James A Wilde (LTP 1988) For sponsor coordinators, catechumenate directors, pastoral associates, pastors and catechists, this book will prove highly profitable. |
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| Becoming a Catholic Christian Julia Upton (Pastoral Press 1993) In this book, Julia Upton introduces the "searcher" to the rites that accompany the journey of those seeking full communion with the church. She explores what happens to the "searcher" and the wider community during this time. |
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| Up From the Waters M Haugen (GIA 1997) Music Collection For the important rites of Christian initiation, Marty Haugen has produced a timely and useful collection that will bring to life the musical moments of the rite itself, the sacred days of the Triduum, and the glorious time of mystagogia. Music for the rite of acceptance, the signing of the senses, the dismissal for candidates, and the celebration of the scrutinies is all included. |
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| Who Calls You By Name Vol.1 Haas (GIA 1988) Music Collection Since the introduction of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), no parish can do without a copy of this timely and extensive publication. Music for every step of the journey is provided. This includes many ritual moments that have never before been set to music. A "mini-course" in the RCIA by Thomas H. Morris entitled "Walk as Children of the Light" provides a concise and useful explanation of each step of the rite. An introduction by James B. Dunning and complete explanatory and performance notes by David Haas supply all necessary information to put this music into practical use. The music collection includes the full music arrangement for every song as well as the introductory materials. Reprint boxes are also provided for all assembly parts. The choir book containing all cantor and choir parts provides an economical way to purchase books for the entire choir. The Presider edition includes all necessary parts for the presider. A beautiful recording includes most selections. |
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| Who Calls You By Name Vol. 2 Haas (GIA 1991) Music Collection Like the first collection, this volume from David Haas provides hymns, songs, psalms, acclamations, and litanies for the seasons and rites of the RCIA. Contains music for the rite of aceptance, election/sending, the scrutinies, the Easter Vigil, and the period of mystagogia. Unique to Volume II are some models of how music can help amplify the Liturgy of the Word, especially during the period of purification and enlightenment (Lent), with the powerful scrutiny gospels. Also includes acclamations to accompany the catechumens and candidates as they go forth to break open the word, music for catechetical sessions, and music for the great period of mystagogia. Also unique to this collection is a third edition for readers and musicians, containing the three gospel dramatisations of the scrutiny gospels. |
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Christ We Proclaim Vol 3 Good Friday through Mystagogy |
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Individual Certificates for the Sacraments of Christian Initiation are also available