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What is OCIA?
The Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA / formerly known as RCIA) is a process of conversion through which a faith community journeys with individuals called either to new life in Christianity and the sacraments of initiation or the completion of the sacraments of initiation for uncatechized Catholics or Christians seeking full communion in the Catholic Church from another Christian tradition. OCIA is a process and NOT a program. It is an ongoing process of conversion adapted to the needs and call of each individual seeking a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church.
It is a significant period of a person's faith journey marked by personal discernment of God's call in their lives, prayer, formation, learning about the Church and her Tradition, and experiencing the Body of Christ in the form of a parish's OCIA team and the entire parish community that welcomes these newly initiated brothers and sisters into their family of faith through the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and First Eucharist).
We hope to provide the most up-to-date and relevant materials to help you if you feel called to this journey within the Archdiocese of New Orleans or if you are assisting others in their journey of conversion.
CLICK HERE for a list of resources that leaders may find helpful with the OCIA process at their parish.
If you are a parish leader and would like to register participants for the Rite of Election, please click here.How can we best assist you?
Contact Deacon Michael Whitehouse at [email protected] or 504-861-6285.