RCIA candidates enter Rite of Welcoming on December 8

Surrounded by their sponsors, fellow candidates in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults and the assembly, the newly welcomed adults will continue to learn more about the teachings of Catholicism and prepare to receive the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. During the rite, the participants, known as “candidates,” received the Sign of the Cross on their bodies to be open to becoming disciples of Christ and received blessed Bibles to read and pray God’s Word.