Enquirers participate in Rite of Acceptance

By Shaun Chan
The start of the Season of Advent in St Ignatius Church (SIC) on Dec 3 coincided with the welcoming of the new batch of catechumens into the community.

At the 8.45am Mass, celebrant Fr Lawrence Ng CDD invited the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) enquirers to come into the church after the sounds of “knocking of the church door” were heard. A total of 43 enquirers, with their respective sponsors, then walked into the church for the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens.

The Rites included welcoming, signing of the cross on the forehead as well as presentation of crucifixes. All these signified a commitment from the entire church community to accept and share in the growth in faith, and work towards giving these new members love, guidance and prayers.

Fr Ng reiterated that although these catechumens cannot participate fully in the Lord’s Eucharist, they should stay with the community as a sign of hope that all God’s children will eat and drink with the Lord. After Mass, the catechumens, their family members and sponsors were invited to join in a breakfast reception initiated by BECCOT (Basic Ecclesial Communities Coordinating Team) where they had the opportunity to mingle with the larger church community.

Article reproduced from Herald Malaysia online