The Rite of Election and of the Call to Continuing Conversion, an annual liturgical celebration, is a significant evangelization event of the liturgical year in any diocese. Catechumens (the unbaptized) and candidates (already baptized and on the journey to full communion with the Church) come to the Cathedral with their sponsors.
They come to bear witness to their developing faith and their commitment to Christ and the Church. They come to gather, in the presence of their Bishop for the first time, to declare their intentions and their commitment to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist, or to be joined fully to the Church. They come to experience, for the first time, a sense of belonging to a larger, universal church and to celebrate with others on the journey.
Year after year parish leaders say that this experience is profoundly moving for those who participate, and a cause of celebration for the entire Church, for this event is being celebrated throughout the Church in the United States and around the world.
Information on the Rite of Election and of the Call to Continuing Conversion for 2019 can be found below:
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