Christian Initiation 

(RCIA & RCIA adapted for Children)

Throughout the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly asks, "What are you looking for?  What do you want me to do for you?  Who do you say that I am?"   Those same questions are asked of us today to which Saint John Paul II beautifully offers this response: "It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness... He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you."  

What are you looking for?  Are you curious about the Catholic faith?   Do you desire a deeper, more personal relationship with God?  Perhaps you have been attending Mass with us and have begun to sense Christ calling you to "Come, follow me...".   We invite you to join us in RCIA to learn what the Catholic Church teaches and believes as well as to experience our Catholic form of worship and way of life.     

In RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults),  you will embark on a spiritual journey centered on the four pillars of formation:  the intellectual, the spiritual, the pastoral, and the human.  We gather every Sunday morning for the 9:00am mass with talks immediately following in the Parish Center, Lower Level.  There is no cost to attend RCIA and there is no commitment on your part to join the Catholic Church.

RCIA is for those age 18 yrs* and older who:

1. Wish to receive the sacrament of Baptism
2. Were baptized in another Christian tradition who desire to become Catholic
3. Were baptized Catholic and desire to complete their Sacraments of Initiation (Confirmation and/or Holy Eucharist)
4. Anyone who would like to learn more about the Catholic faith for the first time 

* For children in Grades 3 -12 who have not celebrated any of the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and/or Holy Eucharist), the process is "RCIA Adapted for Children."
** RCIA is not intended as ongoing faith formation of fully-initiated Catholics.
 

To register for RCIA or RCIA Adapted for Children, or for additonal information:

Please contact Tammy Flippo, Director of Adult Faith Formation & RCIA at 202.449.3974 or TFlippo@blessedsacramentdc.org.