Rite of Election and Continuing Call to Conversion

People enrolled in the Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) for the Diocese of Burlington will receive from Bishop Coyne Sunday the title “Elect,” and become eligible to receive the Sacraments of Initiation - Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation - at this year’s Easter Vigil. All are welcome to this ceremony at 3:00 p.m. in the upstairs church at the Cathedral. There will be a light reception after the ceremony. Sponsors and catechists will testify to the candidates’ and catechumens’ fitness for these sacraments. Candidates have been baptized in a Christian denomination but seek full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. Catechumens have never been baptized, and ask for membership in the Church, beginning with Baptism. During Lent, these RCIA members prepare for their initiation through a series of steps and phases.