{"id":1389,"date":"2018-11-04T22:25:42","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T11:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/testsite\/?page_id=1389"},"modified":"2020-03-17T12:43:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T01:43:10","slug":"becoming-catholic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stchristophers.org.au\/becoming-catholic\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming A Catholic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Becoming Catholic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sacrament of Christian Initiation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘I would like to become a Catholic’<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘I am already baptised in another Christian Church, but I <\/em>wish to become a Catholic’<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘I am interested in what’s involved in becoming a Catholic, <\/em>but I am not ready to take the step yet.’<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have you had a question like this in your mind for a while?  Wonderful! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcome your inquiry and would love to know more about you, your story and the events that have led to your interest in the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becoming a Catholic involves a process of initiation which goes by the name of Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (often referred to as “R.C.I.A.”).  Typically, this process can take 6 -12 months, however it can be shorter or longer depending on a number of factors.  God calls each person in a unique way, and we tailor the process as we listen to how God is leading each person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The RCIA program involves four stages of formation.  The transition from one stage to another is marked by a public ritual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So to get started, please make an initial appointment with the Parish Priest to talk a bit about your desire to be a Catholic. After this initial conversation, and with the necessary motivations for reception, you begin a programme of formation into the Catholic faith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reception<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Baptism is celebrated only once in a person’s life.  If a baptised Christian from another denomination wishes to become a Catholic, he or she is not re-baptised but rather is received into communion with the Catholic Church through a simple ceremony of commitment, followed by the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Becoming Catholic Sacrament of Christian Initiation ‘I would like to become a Catholic’ ‘I am already baptised in another Christian Church, but I wish to become a Catholic’ ‘I am interested in what’s involved in becoming a Catholic, but I am not ready to take the step yet.’ Have you had a question like this in your […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stchristophers.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1389"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stchristophers.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stchristophers.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stchristophers.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stchristophers.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1389"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/stchristophers.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1389\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2718,"href":"https:\/\/stchristophers.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1389\/revisions\/2718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stchristophers.org.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1389"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}