2019-2020 RCIA Schedule

St. Ignatius Parish RCIA
2019 – 2020 Schedule


Date	Calendar	Session	Topic 1	Topic2
08/15/19	Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Holy Day of Obligation
08/18/19	20th Sun OT	Session 1	Intros + Q1 Orientation	C1 RCIA process
08/25/19	21st Sun OT	Session 2	Q2 What is Faith?	S1 What is Truth?
09/01/19	22nd Sun OT	Session 3	Q3 Trinity	S4 Trinity
09/08/19	23rd Sun OT	Session 4	Q4 Who is Jesus Christ?	S2 Proofs of Divinity
09/15/19	24th Sun OT	Session 5	Q5 The Bible	S3 Divine Revelation
09/22/19	25th Sun OT	Session 6	Q6 Divine Revelation	S5 Creation and Fall
09/29/19	26th Sun OT	Session 7	Q7 Your Prayer Life	S6 Incarnation & Crucifixion
10/06/19	27th Sun OT	Session 8	Q8 Catholic prayers & practices	S7 Church
10/13/19	28th Sun OT	Session 9	Q9 The Mass	S11 Sacraments
10/20/19	29th Sun OT	Session 10	Q10 The Church Year	S12 Baptism & Confirmation
10/27/19	30th Sun OT	Session 11	Q11 Places in a Catholic Church, Etiquette	S13Eucharist
11/01/19	All Saints Day, Holy Day of Obligation
11/03/19	31st Sun OT	Session 12	Q12 Who shepherds the Church?	S14 Sin and Confession
11/10/19	32nd Sun OT	Session 13	Q13 The Church as Community	C10 The People of God
11/17/19	33rd Sun OT	Session 14	Q14 Mary	S8 Blessed Virgin
11/24/19	Solemnity of Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
		*† Rite of Acceptance (Unbaptized) / Welcoming (Baptized) Sponsors/Godparents to attend.*
		Session 15	Q15 The Saints	S27 Communion of Saints
11/28/19	Thanksgiving
12/01/19	1st Sun Advent	Session 16	Q16 Eschatology	S10 The Last Things
12/08/19	2nd Sun Advent	Session 17	C13 Christian Moral living	S16 Freedom and Happiness
12/09/19	Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the BVM Holy Day of Obligation
12/18/19	3rd Sun Advent	Session 18	C14 The dignity of life	S17 Moral Virtues
12/22/19	4th Sun Advent	Session 19	C15 A consistent ethic of life	S18 Commandments I, II, III
12/25/19	Christmas, Holy Day of Obligation, Go to Mass.
12/29/19	Feast of the Holy Family – No Session
01/01/20	Solemnity of the BVM, the Mother of God Holy Day of Obligation, Go to Mass.
01/05/20	Epiphany of the Lord	Session 20	C16 Social Justice	S19 4thCommandment
01/12/20	Baptism of the Lord	Session 21	C2 The Sacraments an introduction	S20 5thCommandment
01/19/20	2nd Sun OT	Session 22	C3 The Sacrament of Baptism	S21 6th & 9th Commandments
01/26/20	3rd Sun OT	Session 23	C4 The Sacrament of Confirmation	S22 7th 10th Commandments
02/02/20	4th Sun OT	Session 24	C5 The Sacrament of Eucharist	S23 8th Commandment
02/09/20	5th Sun OT	Session 25	C6 The Sacrament of Penance and reconciliation	S9 Purgatory
02/16/20	6th Sun OT	Session 26	C7 The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick	S15 Anointing of the Sick
02/23/20	7th Sun OT	Session 27	E1 Saying Yes to Jesus	L1 Beatitudes
02/26/20	ASH WEDNESDAY (Start of Lent)
03/01/20	1st Sun Lent	*† Rite of Sending off of Elects/Candidates*
		Session 28	E2 Living Lent	L2 Gifts of the Spirit
		*† Rite of Election (Cathedral) (with Sponsors/Godparent)*
03/08/20	2nd Sun Lent	Session 29	E3 Scrutinies looking within	L3 Fruits of the Spirit
03/15/20	3rd Sun Lent	*† First Scrutiny of Elect/Canditates (Presentation of the Creed)*
		Session 30	E4 The Creed	S31 Introduction to Prayer
03/22/20	4th Sun Lent	*† Second Scrutiny of Elect (with Sponsors/Godparents)*
		Session 31	E5 The way of the Cross	L4 Intro to Liturgical Prayer
03/29/20	5th Sun Lent	*† Third Scrutiny of Elect Presentation of ” The Lord’s Prayer”. (with Sponsors/Godparents)*
		Session 32	E6 The Lord’s prayer	L32 Lord’s Prayer
04/05/20	Palm Sunday	Session 33	E7 The meaning of Holy Week	S28The Mass
04/08/20		Evening Rehearsal of the Holy Thursday Mass.
04/09/20	Holy Thursday
04/10/20	Good Friday Good Friday Veneration of the Cross Liturgy
04/11/20	Holy Saturday † Morning Rehearsal for the Easter Vigil Mass. (with Sponsors)
04/11/20	Easter Vigil † Rite of Initiation of the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Holy Eucharist
04/19/20	Octave of Easter	Session 34	M1 Conversion + M2 Laity	S29 Holy Matrimony
04/26/20	3rd Sun Easter	Session 35	C8 Matrimony + C 9 Orders	M7 Family Life
05/03/20	4th Sun Easter	Session 36	M3 Your Spiritual Gifts + M4 Discernment	S30 Holy Orders
05/10/20	5th Sun Easter	Session 37	M5 Virtues + M 6 Holiness	S26 Papacy & Hierarchy
05/17/20	6th Sun Easter	Session 38	C 11 Early Church	S24Church History Pt. 1
05/24/20	Ascension	Session 39	C12 Church History	S25 Church History Pt. 2
05/31/20	Pentecost	Session 40	M8 Evangelization	L5 Crisis & the way forward