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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2020 18:35:35 GMT
We have a joint Rite of Acceptance Mass with our sister parish tomorrow.
A grand day, we welcome people in to the Order of Catechumens.
I'm somebody's sponsor this year (first time)... We have had no rehearsal for the ritual.
Hope I don't fuck it up... sweating it 😰
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Post by goz on Jan 19, 2020 1:19:43 GMT
If your heart is true and in the right place, you can never 'fuck it up'.
Just smile hug and laugh.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 12:42:49 GMT
It went ok 👍
As usual, the anxiety about something happening is worse than the thing itself when you do it.
When I did the long walk to the altar with the now Catechumen, I turned around, and thought "My, what a lot of people all looking at us... Bet my flies have come undone 😅"
My speaking bits were OK, I was reading off a sheet, so wasn't looking at everyone at the time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2020 14:57:53 GMT
Big day for the convert.
They have been accepted by our parish family, and The Church.
They are now a Catechumen.
For those who don't know, and may be interested...
They have taken a long road to get here (over a year). They are not a full Catholic yet. They will go through the Rite of Election with the Bishop during the first week of Lent. Then be baptised, receive first Eucharist, and be confirmed a Catholic during Easter Vigil Mass on the Saturday night before Easter Sunday.
However, now they are a Catechumen, if they should die before then, they become 'baptised by desire', and die as a Catholic.
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Post by Aj_June on Jan 19, 2020 18:11:39 GMT
Big day for the convert. They have been accepted by our parish family, and The Church. They are now a Catechumen. For those who don't know, and may be interested... They have taken a long road to get here (over a year). They are not a full Catholic yet. They will go through the Rite of Election with the Bishop during the first week of Lent. Then be baptised, receive first Eucharist, and be confirmed a Catholic during Easter Vigil Mass on the Saturday night before Easter Sunday. However, now they are a Catechumen, if they should die before then, they become 'baptised by desire', and die as a Catholic.What difference does it make if one dies as a Catholic or as a non-Catholic? If one wants insurance of a good afterlife, the only thing to do is to try be good human being while one is alive. Never understood the delight and joy the religious folks (particularly followers of Abhrahmic religion) get in converting other people to their religion.
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Post by senan90 on Jan 21, 2020 19:49:51 GMT
Big day for the convert. They have been accepted by our parish family, and The Church. They are now a Catechumen. For those who don't know, and may be interested... They have taken a long road to get here (over a year). They are not a full Catholic yet. They will go through the Rite of Election with the Bishop during the first week of Lent. Then be baptised, receive first Eucharist, and be confirmed a Catholic during Easter Vigil Mass on the Saturday night before Easter Sunday. However, now they are a Catechumen, if they should die before then, they become 'baptised by desire', and die as a Catholic.What difference does it make if one dies as a Catholic or as a non-Catholic? If one wants insurance of a good afterlife, the only thing to do is to try be good human being while one is alive. Never understood the delight and joy the religious folks (particularly followers of Abhrahmic religion) get in converting other people to their religion. Makes no difference. Conversions are immoral and the practice of it by religious people is disgusting.
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