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The Rite of Election of Catechumens (and the Calling of Candidates to Continuing Conversion) will be celebrated as usual on the First Sunday of Lent, March 9, 2025.

This important Lenten ritual is for catechumens preparing for full initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and First Communion) at the Easter Vigil 2025. Also invited are those baptized Christians who are seeking to be received into the full communion of the Catholic Church this Easter and have been preparing alongside the catechumens. (Please remember that non-Catholic Christians may be received into full communion any time during the year.)

Each Family of Parishes may choose from any of the liturgies for their group to attend, based on geography, timing, or language; there will be no deanery-specific assignments.

Cincinnati: Cathedral Basilica of St. Peter-in-Chains: 2pm (English) & 7pm (Spanish)

Dayton: Immaculate Conception Church: 2pm (English) & 7pm (Spanish)

Signups will be available January 25-February 15.

General Info 2025

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1:30-2:30pm ONLINE

Oct 29, Dec 4, Jan 15, Feb 27

Join us for a series of online gatherings on different aspects of Christian initiation for parish ministry leaders.  Each will feature formation, discussion, and a chance to share best practices.

Tues, Oct 29: Sacramental Recordkeeping

An exploration of the updated archdiocesan Sacramental Records Handbook with a focus on Christian Initiation.

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Sacramental Recordkeeping (2024Oct29)

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Temporary Registers for Reception into Full Communion and Catechumens

  • You can print and use these registers in a binder until official books for this purporse are made available by publishers.

Weds, Dec 4: Purification & Enlightenment: A Lenten Retreat

How to make these 40 days a Lenten retreat for the Elect and candidates rather than just a last-minute “catchup” on catechesis.

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Purification and Enlightenment (2024Dec4)

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Weds, Jan 15: National Statutes: A Deep Dive

A close and careful look at the new National Statutes on the Catechumenate and their implications for adult initiation ministry going forward.

Thurs, Feb 27: Marriage Issues & the Catechumenate

Pastoral and canonical approaches for ministering to inquirers and catechumens in irregular marriages.

Register once and you’ll be invited to all of them (the login info will be the same).

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Pope Francis declared 2025 to be a Holy Year, a jubilee for the Church.

The theme of the Jubilee Year 2025, “Pilgrims of Hope,” is uniquely captured in the prayers, readings, and options of the Mass for the Holy Year. They stress the themes of pilgrimage and hope. Incorporated into Christ, the faithful are a Body of believers, filled with hope. They look forward to the Lord’s coming in the present and at the end of the ages, an expectation which gives them an eternal vision and moves them to make pilgrimage to God and neighbor.

Approved by the Holy See on May 13, 2024 in eight languages, the Mass for the Holy Year may be used in the liturgy for the duration of the Jubilee, celebrated in the dioceses of the United States from December 29, 2024 to December 28, 2025. It contains three formularies, a set of Lectionary readings, five sets of tropes for the Penitential Act, and four sets of introductions, responses, and conclusions for the Universal Prayer (Prayer of the Faithful).

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General Info on the Jubilee Year 2025

GENERAL INFO

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Implementation Dates Set FOR Order of Christian Initiation of Adults and National Statutes

Decrees have been promulgated for the new translation of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults and the newly revised National Statues for the Christian Initiation of Adults, both to be available soon in English and Spanish.

Texts will be available for purchase on November 1, 2024.  First use is possible on December 1, 2024, and the National Statutes will take effect.  Use of this ritual book is mandatory beginning Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE OCIA/RICA:

  • The revised OCIA/RICA retains the identical arrangement and numbering as the current USA editions, and the appendices remain.
  • Terminology has been refined to better clarify titles, e.g., “inquirer,” “catechumen,” “elect,” and “candidate.”
  • New sample introductions are provided for use by the celebrant in the combined rites, making clear the distinctions between groups.
  • The combined rites for Easter Vigil also now include texts for the baptism of an infant (adapted from the Order of Baptism of Children) since the Missal and other liturgical texts provides for this possibility.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE NATIONAL STATUTES:

  • The 1988 version of the National Statutes for the Catechumenate contained 37 paragraphs and included not only particular law for the United States but also norms contained in the ritual text or the universal law.
  • In their study of the statutes, USCCB Committees directed that they be shortened so that they are truly legislative, complementary to the universal law, and unique to this country.
  • The new National Statutes for the Christian Initiation of Adults contain only 18 Norms.
  • The statutes will be printed in the ritual and study editions the OCIA /RICA (in English and Spanish, respectively).
  • Three USCCB Committees are in the process of developing a compendium on the OCIA/RICA which will include the 1988 National Statutes…, indicating their source in the ritual text or universal law.
READ NATL STATUTES

Read the Highlights of the New National Statues

National Statutes Highlights

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COMPARE OLD AND NEW NATIONAL STATUTES

Compare the old version of the National Statutes with the new version and learn more about what the changes mean

2024 vs 1986 National Statutes

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OCIA (English) and RICA (Spanish) ritual and study editions are available at a discount through the ODWS SHOP

  • Ritual editions in English and Spanish
  • Study edition
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MTG FOR Initiation Coordinators (Sept 24)

Mtg for Initiation Teams 2024Sept24

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STAY tuned for more information about workshops and other formation sessions Fall 2024!

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Worship in the Church should foster the participation of all the faithful, including those with special needs of any kind. 

As pastors and parish leaders prepare liturgical celebrations, please keep the following in mind:

LOW-GLUTEN HOSTS: those with Celiac disease and others with gluten intolerance will benefit from receiving a low-gluten host, available from religious good stores. Please also remember that cross-contamination can occur when the same minister distributes both regular and low-gluten hosts.  Consider the use of a special pyx for low-gluten hosts or a designated minister.  You can find more information about these important issues on the USCCB website.

INCENSE: many people with respiratory issues struggle when incense is used in the liturgy. Even after incense is used, the irritants can remain in the air.  When there are multiple iterations of a liturgical celebration (e.g. 5 Masses for Christmas or 4 Masses for the weekend) consider using incense only at the last few, and publicize clearly that the first few will be incense-free.  Holy Cross Church in Dayton has committed to being perpetually incense-free.

HEARING ASSISTANCE: Many people need hearing assistance to participate fully in the Church’s liturgy.  In addition to the important of priests, deacons, and lay ministers speaking loudly and clearly when reading aloud the prayers and readings of the liturgy, a hearing assistance system may be of value for a parish church.  Such a system may include small devices with earphones, or the ability to receive amplified sound through a personal hearing aid or other device.

Offering ASL for Mass and parish events for the Deaf Community in your parish will provide an opportunity for growth and inclusion.  Members of the Deaf Community will need proper seating near the ASL interpreter and access to the readings, as well.

These are just a few of the many considerations for pastors and parish leaders in preparing liturgical celebrations that are welcoming for all people.

For more information on inclusive worship, please contact the Office for Persons with Disabilities.

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Effective Apr 24, 2022 (the Octave Day of Easter), distribution of the Precious Blood may again take place generally at the discretion of the pastor.

The Church teaches that “by reason of sign value, sharing in both Eucharistic species reflects more fully the sacred realities that the Liturgy signifies.” (Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion under Both Kinds)

Thus “Holy Communion has a fuller form as a sign when it takes place under both kinds.” (General Instruction of the Roman Missal)

In This Holy and Living Sacrifice, the 2016 archdiocesan policy and formation document on the ministry of Holy Communion, Archbishop Schnurr states: 

“To the best of their ability, each parish should offer both species at all Sunday celebrations of the Eucharist, and if possible, at other celebrations of the Eucharist when it can be done with reverence and dignity.”

With questions or concerns, please contact the Office for Divine Worship and Sacraments

100 East Eighth StreetCincinnati, OH 45202 USA(513) 421-3131

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