Santa Maria Addolorata/RCIA

I can’t believe that we are halfway to the end of RCIA/Adult Religious Ed program. Counting this session, we have completed eleven sessions together and we have covered a lot. Here is a breakdown of what we’ve covered thus far: 1.      Intro to RCIA : We discussed “ remembering” or reflecting on the past or any situation as well as making good & honest choices . 2.      CREED/The Trinity: God’s desire for us & our desire for God. It is God who calls us , draws us nearer to him and our response to God. 3.      CREED/ Holy Trinity: Three beautiful & very distinct persons in ONE God…Father, Son & Holy Spirit. 4.      CREED/ Mary and the Saints : God had called Mary to be the mother of our Lord and with complete trust in God, she responded with a yes. We look to her as our mother and role model of faith. 5.      CREED/ The Four Marks of the Church : on...

Liturgy: Sessions IX & X We have just wrapped up the on the topic of Liturgy in the Adult First Communion class. The RCIA & Adult Religious Ed group that meets on Wednesdays will continue on this topic & finish this week. Here are some key points that I would like to stress: Liturgy is an act of worship. It has been an act of worship long before Christianity began. The rituals we use today has its roots from the New Testament. Also, in Matthew 18: 20 , Jesus says “.. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” Here is more historical & biblical information to an online source Catholic Encyclopedia on the topic of Liturgy and Lessons on the Liturgy. In a Christian Liturgy, the center of our focus will always be on the Trinity; Father, Son & Holy Spirit. On page 177 in our books “Doctrinal Statements” it reads: a) In liturgy, we praise and adore the Father as the source of all the blessi...