St. Jude Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults

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1 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites St. Jude Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults SIGN IN AT THE WELCOME TABLE AND ENJOY THE FOOD

2 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites -Lady Knights

3 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites Sunday Scripture Reading Reading 1 Isaiah 63:16b-17, 19b, 64:2-7 Reading 2 1 Cor. 1:3-9 Gospel Mark 13:33-37 Gospel and Reflection By: Stephen Hamby

4 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites Last Meeting November 14 Church History By: Bob Brown Dale Brooks

5 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites Tonight s Meeting November 28 Advent Preparation The Liturgical Calendar by: Stephen Hamby & Adam Pittman This Is Our Faith Ch 12 pp Handouts (in Binder) The Liturgical Year The Feasts and Seasons of the Liturgical Year

6 The Liturgical Calendar Sundays and Saints

7 The Cycle of Sundays The mystery of Christ, unfolded through the cycle of the year, calls us to live his mystery in our own lives. -USCCB The liturgical year repeats Each years starts with the First Sunday of Advent, and the last week begins with Christ the King Five seasons: Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time

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9 The Cycle Advent First season of the liturgical year; lasts for about four weeks Violet, for penance and preparation Rose on Gaudete Sunday

10 The Cycle Christmas Two weeks White (and/or Gold) From Christmas to the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord Celebration of Christ s coming and the Incarnation

11 The Cycle Ordinary Time 34 weeks, and the longest season So named for ordinal numbers Green for life and growth Divided into two parts Ordinary Time is a time for growth and maturation, a time in which the mystery of Christ is called to penetrate ever more deeply into history until all things are finally caught up in Christ. The goal, toward which all of history is directed, is represented by the final Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. -USCCB

12 The Cycle Lent Third season of the year Lasts about forty days Violet, for penance and preparation Rose on Laetare Sunday Penance and Fridays In a particular way during Lent, we are asked to devote ourselves to the spiritual and corporal works of mercy that remind us that faith finds expression in concrete everyday actions meant to help our neighbors in body and spirit. - USCCB

13 The Cycle Easter Third season; lasts fifty days White (and/or Gold) Celebrates Christ s resurrection Begins with the Octave of Easter Easter is characterized, above all, by the joy of glorified life and the victory over death, expressed most fully in the great resounding cry of the Christian: Alleluia! All faith flows from faith in the resurrection: If Christ has not been raised, then empty is our preaching; empty, too, is your faith. -USCCB

14 The Cycle Ordinary Time Resumes after the last week of Christmas Continues until Advent

15 The Cycle Saints An additional layer to the year Based around calendar days This call is best illustrated in the lives of Mary and the saints, celebrated by the Church throughout the year. There is no tension between the mystery of Christ and the celebration of the saints, but rather a marvelous harmony. -USCCB Hierarchy of days 1. Sundays 2. Solemnities 3. Feasts 4. Memorials 5. Optional memorials

16 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites Table Discussion What struck you or touched you in this presentation? Did anything puzzle you?

17 Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites RCIA Journey of Faith

18 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites Catholic Fun Fact by: Adam Pittman

19 Advent Introduction and Preparation

20 Advent Beginning the Church's liturgical year, Advent (from, "ad-venire" in Latin or "to come to") is the season encompassing the four Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the celebration of Christmas (USCCB). The Advent season is a time of preparation that directs our hearts and minds to Christ s second coming at the end of time and also to the anniversary of the Lord s birth on Christmas. The final days of Advent, from December 17 to December 24, focus particularly on our preparation for the celebrations of the Nativity of our Lord (Christmas). This year Advent begins on December 3rd and ends on December 24th.

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22 Advent Begin with the End - The Parousia or Eschatology (The Second Coming) - Christ will come again at the end of time. - It will not be like his first coming in Bethlehem. - He will give the Final Judgement for the living and the dead.

23 Advent How to make ourselves ready: The Three Eminent Good Works - Prayer - Fasting - Almsgiving The interior penance of the Christian can be expressed in many and various ways. Scripture and the Fathers insist above all on three forms, fasting, prayer, and almsgiving) (CCC 1434).

24 Advent Prayer: Christian prayer is a covenant relationship between God and man in Christ. It is the action of God and of man, springing forth from the Holy Spirit and ourselves, wholly directed to the Father, in union with the human will of the Son of God made man (CCC 2564).

25 Advent Fasting: The days will come when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast (Matthew 9:15b).

26 Advent Almsgiving: When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. He said, "I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have all made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she, from her poverty, has offered her whole livelihood." (Luke 21:1-4)

27 Advent Liturgical Celebration of Advent: The Advent Wreath Traditionally, Advent wreaths are constructed of a circle of evergreen branches into which four candles are inserted, representing the four weeks of Advent. Ideally, three candles are purple and one is rose, but white candles can also be used. The purple candles in particular symbolize the prayer, penance, and preparatory sacrifices and goods works undertaken at this time. The rose candle is lit on the third Sunday, Gaudete Sunday, when the priest also wears rose vestments at Mass; Gaudete Sunday is the Sunday of rejoicing, because the faithful have arrived at the midpoint of Advent, when their preparation is now half over and they are close to Christmas. The progressive lighting of the candles symbolizes the expectation and hope surrounding our Lord s first coming into the world and the anticipation of his second coming to judge the living and the dead. (USCCB)

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29 Advent The colors for Advent, like Lent are violet (penance), and rose.

30 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites Table Discussion What struck you or touched you in this presentation? Did anything puzzle you?

31 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites Tonight s Presentations Questions and Answers

32 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites Announcements Catch-up sessions on Saturday, 10:00 am, Room 311 Schedule your interview with Della & Dahl we need to finish those before we break for Christmas Convalidation Workshop on Saturday Dec. 9 get your registration and paperwork in ASAP Past evenings presentation PDF s are available:

33 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites Mary Next Meeting December 5 by: Brenda Steffens & Susan Barone This Is Our Faith Ch 10 Pg Handouts (in Binder) The Five Doctrines on Mary Mary, the New Eve Mother of God and Our Mother Apparitions

34 RCIA Journey of Faith Practices Beliefs & Prayer Sacraments/Rites Q&A: Fr. Abraham Ryan Hiaeshutter