Catequesis Evangelizante
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Catequesis Evangelizante
- 1. Catequesis Evangelizante en la Preparación Sacramental JC Moreno, MA Associate Director, Office of Evangelization And Catechesis, Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
- 2. Educación Religiosa: Descompuesta/No Descompuesta Educación Religiosa- ¿descompuesta? • https://www.commonwealmaga zine.org/religious- education%E2%80%94broken 2 • Educación Religiosa esta descompuesta https://www.americamagazin e.org/faith/2017/01/10/r eligious-education- broken-its-time-fix-our- sunday-school-culture
- 3. Problemas reportados • No van a misa • Educación religiosa • Colapso de ecologia de instituciones religiosas • Modelos antiguos no trabajan en realidades modernas 3
- 5. “ • Ya no es, como lo fue una vez, una Iglesia compuesta de paganos que se han convertido en cristianos, sino una Iglesia de paganos, que todavía se llaman cristianos, pero en realidad se han convertido en paganos ". • Fr. Ratzinger 1958 • Pope Emeritus 2014 5
- 6. Gran Comisión "Por tanto, id, y haced discípulos a todas las naciones, bautizándolos en el nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo, enseñándoles a guardar todo lo que os he mandado". • 1-Vayan y hagan discípulos • 2-bautizenlos • 3-enseñenles 6
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- 8. “ La fe cristiana es, sobre todo, la conversión a Jesucristo, la adhesión plena y sincera a su persona y la decisión de seguir sus pasos. La fe es un encuentro personal con Jesucristo haciendo de sí mismo un discípulo de él. Esto exige un compromiso permanente de pensar como él, juzgar como él y vivir como él vivió. De esta forma, el creyente se une a la comunidad de discípulos y se apropia de la fe de la Iglesia. GDC 53 8
- 9. “ La fe cristiana es, sobre todo, la conversión a Jesucristo, la adhesión plena y sincera a su persona y la decisión de seguir sus pasos. La fe es un encuentro personal con Jesucristo haciendo de sí mismo un discípulo de él. Esto exige un compromiso permanente de pensar como él, juzgar como él y vivir como él vivió. De esta forma, el creyente se une a la comunidad de discípulos y se apropia de la fe de la Iglesia. GDC 53 9
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- 11. Modelos • PREP – proceso de renovación parroquial • http://divinemercyofourlord.org/pa rish-renewal-process • Fr. Robert Mallon • Hacia un nuevo modelo de cuidado pastoral de los sacramentos en la parroquia de San Benito • https://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/sit eimages/reo/documents/NewMode lPastoralCareSacraments.pdf 11
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- 13. Proceso de Renovación Parroquial • "Renovación" porque ofrece una oportunidad para que los católicos iniciados vuelvan a descubrir el significado completo de nuestro bautismo en Cristo por medio del Espíritu Santo para vivirlo con tanta fidelidad 13 http://divinemercyofourlord.org/parish-renewal-process
- 14. Fr. Robert Mallon • Centralidad del Discipulado • Pequeñas Comunidades Cristianas • Importancia de la bienvenida 14
- 15. • Meet them were they are • Catechumenal Model • Evangelizing Catechesis • Incarnational Catechesis • Mystagogy 15
- 16. Encontrar a la gente donde están • “¡No debemos instituir el octavo sacramento, el de la aduana pastoral!” -Papa Francisco
- 18. Mistagogía
- 19. Evangelizar a los padres (¿un catecumenado para padres?) 19
- 20. ¿Cómo luce un proceso de preparación sacramental basado en el catecumenado? 20
- 21. Catecumenado Formación Catequética Llamada inicial al arrepentimiento y conversión a Jesucristo Llamado a conversión constante y arrepentimiento Resonsabilidad de toda la Iglesia Resonsabilidad de toda la Iglesia Dirige el catecúmeno desde la etapa inicial de evangelización hacia la participación del Misterio Pascual Conduce al bautizado a un encuentro más intenso del Misterio Pascual 21
- 22. ¿Cómo luce un proceso de preparación sacramental basado en el catecumenado? -Envuelve a toda la comunidad 22
- 23. ¿Cómo luce un proceso de preparación sacramental basado en el catecumenado? La comunidad eclesial en todos los niveles tiene una doble responsabilidad con respecto a la catequesis: tiene la responsabilidad de proporcionar la capacitación de sus miembros, pero también tiene la responsabilidad de darles la bienvenida a un ambiente donde puedan vivir lo más completamente posible de lo que ellos he aprendido. -CT 24 23
- 24. ¿Cómo luce un proceso de preparación sacramental basado en el catecumenado? • Envuelve a toda la comunidad • Envuelve familias mentoras(padrinos) • Marcado por rituales • Componente Mistagológico • Personalizado 24
- 25. 25 RICA Preparación Sacramental Pre-Catecumenado Los padres oran con niños, los llevan a misa Catecumenado Catequesis Sistemática Purificación y Alumbramiento Oración, adoración, retiros familiares, Sacramento de la Reconciliación. Mistagogía Oración, participación frecuente en la Misa
- 26. Preparación Sacramental-¿Una talla le queda a todos? 26
- 27. “Promedio” en el ejercito 27 http://99percentinvisible.org/episode/on-average/ http://jonathanfsullivan.com/2016/09/on-average-catechesis/
- 28. La Iglesia permite/manda las adaptaciones en varias instancias • RICA • Edad • Disabilidades • Cultura/languaje 28
- 30. Esquema del Proceso Discernimiento del candidato con el Pastor o su delegado para determinar la ubicación adecuada. (No es tu entrevista diaria).
- 31. Esquema del Proceso Entrevista de Discernimiento RICA Próxima Inmediata
- 32. Discernimiento / Entrevista Cualquier impedimento canónico se identifica y se aborda antes de ingresar al proceso. El candidato es entrevistado en la parroquia de su hogar con suficiente tiempo antes del comienzo de las clases de Catequesis Proximada. Esta entrevista discierne la preparación en las áreas de: Conocimiento de la Fe Practica de la fe Participación en la vida sacramental, especialmente la Sagrada Eucaristía Vida de Oración Discipulado Las preguntas se basan en el contenido de las lecciones próximas.
- 33. Esquema del Proceso • Candidato participa en un Día de Reflexión/Retiro 33
- 34. Esquema del Proceso • Oportunidades de servicio 34
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- 45. Cada lección sigue la misma sequencia catequética 1. Oración Inicial 2. Abordar 3. Explorar 4. Explicar e Informar 5. Conexión 6. Extensión y Enriquecimiento 7. Evaluación/Autoreflexión 8. Oración final 45
- 46. 46 Catecumenado Bautismal Proceso de Formación Para Adultos en la Confirmación Precatecumenado Abordar, explorar Catecumenado Explicar e informar Purificación y alumbramiento Conexión, extensión y enriquecimiento, evaluación Mistagogía Autoreflexión, Compromiso personal para la acción
- 47. Resultados • Más comprometidos • Aprendizaje más profundo • Capacidad de programar el proceso varias veces al año. • Modelo catecumenal presente en las lecciones • La preparación próxima tiene como objetivo la evangelización. • Enfasís en la formación de adultos 47
- 48. • Meet them were they are • Catechumenal Model • Evangelizing Catechesis • Incarnational Catechesis • Mystagogy 48
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Hinweis der Redaktion
- -more than half of Catholic millennials report going to Mass a few times a year or less -religious education is not accomplishing its purpose: to hand on the faith from generation to generation -I’m not sure I fully agree with that assertion (you’ll understand better in the next bullet point) -because of my experience I always thought that it was the parent’s job to hand the faith, what with the Church teaching about the Domestic Church, parents as first teachers of the faith, etc. Collapse of ecology of institutions – schools that used to set time aside for prayer, neighborhoods, religious periodicals, families that used to pray together -my own experience growing up in Mexico was quite different –many of you learned from the movie “For Greater Glory” about the religious suppression that Mexico experience in the early part of the 20th Century. As a result the government has always been hostile to the Church-even though nearly everyone was catholic, we didn’t do anything remotely related to the faith in school… the assumptions built into the current system of religious education, developed at a different time and in a different cultural context, no longer hold.
- In the past, when the faith was lived at home, when you had displays of popular religiosity (public processions, live way of the cross) you could get away with one hour or 1/15 min of religious instruction at the parish -today, with the break down in the ecology of institutions, religious formation is one of many activities that competes for people’s attention -in other words, we have an old system in the middle of a completely different society -the result of all these collapses and failures and changes is illustrated by the next quote…
- Do you know who said that? The issues are so widespread, the lack of formation so complete, that we are now dealing with more than a generation of bapized pagans How did we get there? -we could point to the societal changes that happened in the 60’s – you all are well aware of them -but there was a shift in the Church too – a shift that did not cause a collapse so long as the faith was bolstered in other ways…
- In the beginning … we had the great comission
- Very early on the Church shifted from baptizing committed, converted pagans to becoming the accepted religion of the state. This shifted the order to what we have today. As long as the faith was supported by society and the institutions we mentioned before, we avoided a collapse GDC 53 The Christian faith is, above all, conversion to Jesus Christ, (141) full and sincere adherence to his person and the decision to walk in his footsteps. (142) Faith is a personal encounter with Jesus Christ making, of oneself a disciple of him. This demands a permanent commitment to think like him, to judge like him and to live as he lived. (143) In this way the believer unites himself to the community of disciples and appropriates the faith of the Church. (144)
- PREP or Parish Renewal Process http://divinemercyofourlord.org/parish-renewal-process The Parish Renewal Process (PREP) is a process of Christian Re-initiation FOR ADULT CATHOLICS who had already been fully initiated into the Catholic Church AS CHILDREN, but had not been properly evangelized nor adequately catechized in the faith of the Church. It offers an opportunity for participants to experience an Initial Conversion into Christ with the First Evangelization (through the Missionary Kerygma-MK) and Continuing Conversion with the post-baptismal Catechesis (through the Doctrinal Kerygma-DK). The PREP hopes to help Christians become convinced believers, committed disciples and credible witnesses of Christ to the world. In other words, the Parish Renewal Process intends to raise authentic disciples of Jesus and transform the parish church into a community of disciples inflamed by the power of the Holy Spirit to proclaim the salvation of God to others. It also offers a continuous Christian Formation leading to Christian Maturity and Sanctification. Fr. Robert Mallon Towards a New Model of Pastoral Care of the Sacraments at Saint Benedict Parish https://www.dioceseofjoliet.org/siteimages/reo/documents/NewModelPastoralCareSacraments.pdf -emphasis in discipleship -validity vs. fruitfulness -welcome and openness not simply to administer the sacraments -missionary dimension (lay apostleship vs. lay ministry) -expectation
- It is Charismatic The process believes in the important role of the Holy Spirit in the works of evangelization. Personal conversion, Communal Growth and Credible “Martiria” or Witnessing will not happen without the Holy Spirit. A Christian cannot call God Father or Jesus a Savior without the power of the Holy Spirit. (CCC # 683) The Parish Renewal Process is based on the belief that without the Holy Spirit, the works of Evangelization within the church would not be accomplished with the vitality and power that only comes from the Holy Spirit. (READ Mark 16: 15-18 and Acts 4:33) The process helps the members discern their special charisms WITHIN THE CHURCH so that they can use them for the up-building of the Body of Christ. Talks on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit and Advise on their PROPER USE ACCORDING TO St. Paul in 1 Cor. Discerning seriously on the different gifts of the Spirit is part of the formation and culture of the Renewal Process. B) It is Catechumenal Following the guidelines taught by the Vatican Council, The Parish Renewal Process (PREP) desires to retrieve, re-discover and re-experience the beauty and power of the catechumenal process of bringing adults into the church employed by the early church (Cfr.CCC # 1229, 1231 and ff.) a) CCC 1229. From the time of the apostles, becoming a Christian has been accomplished by a journey and initiation in several stages. This journey can be covered rapidly or slowly, but certain essential elements will always have to be present: proclamation of the Word, acceptance of the Gospel entailing conversion, profession of faith, Baptism itself, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, and admission to Eucharistic communion. b) CCC 1231. Where infant Baptism has become the form in which this sacrament is usually celebrated, it has become a single act encapsulating the preparatory stages of Christian initiation in a very abridged way. By its very nature infant Baptism requires a post-baptismal catechumenate. Not only is there a need for instruction after Baptism, but also for the necessary flowering of baptismal grace in personal growth. The catechism has its proper place here. c) The Parish Renewal Process intends to help baptized Catholics into becoming 1) true believers, 2) committed disciples, and 3) missionary apostles of the church. C. It is Communal The Parish Renewal Process forms communities as schools for evangelistic living. It offers the laity a practical approach to and opportunity for spiritual growth and perfection by living the gospel values with brothers and sisters in the community. There is a community Pastoral Care System in place to give effective pastoral shepherding to every member in community. Brothers and Sisters of the Parish Renewal Process will be led to make simple commitments to 1) live the gospel fully as authentic disciples of Christ to proclaim the gospel to others in the first level, 2) simplicity of life, a promise to live lives of simple poverty in the second level, 3) purity of heart and intention, a promise to practice chastity even and married life, in the third level and 4) total obedience to God and the Church, which is a promise to seek and live the will of the Father in all things, in the fourth level. The end of the Process is a Personal Covenant Consecration of the Renewed Brother or Sister to a life of Mision and Apostolate of the Church in the Presence of the Local Bishop. This special charism of the Parish Renewal Process derived its inspiration from the richness of our church’s tradition which hopes to fulfill our Christian Vocation to a life of holiness. (cfr. Reflection of the American Bishops Commemorating the Fifteenth Anniversary of the issuance of the Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, Nov. 13, 1980) The Catholic Catechism clearly spells this out when it declares that: “All Christians in any state or walk of life are called to the fullness of Christian life and to the perfection of charity.” All are called to holiness: “Be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (CCC # 2013) D. It is EUCHARISTIC The Eucharist is the “summit and source of Christian Life.” And so it is at the heart of the Process. Everything in the formation of the Parish Renewal Process must lead to an experience of Jesus in the Eucharist. All the four elements or dimensions of Catholic Faith namely, The Creed, the Sacraments, the Creed, and the Christian Prayer all draw their meaning and find their goal in the Holy Eucharist. The union of the Soul with Jesus in the Holy Eucharist is the goal of Christian life for all brothers and sisters in the Renewal Communities. experience an Initial Conversion into Christ intends to raise authentic disciples of Jesus and transform the parish church into a community of disciples inflamed by the power of the Holy Spirit to proclaim the salvation of God to others offers a continuous Christian Formation leading to Christian Maturity and Sanctification.
- Fr. Mallon wanted to address the distance between what is professed and what is lived by many who seek the sacraments of the Church. -the difference between the beautiful words from the GDC and the lived reality of most people seeking sacraments the basic cause of the lack of spiritual fruit, the frustrationamong ministers of the Church is the fact that in spite of our going and teaching and baptizing, confirming, absolving…we have failed to make disciples of the majority of those who seek sacraments, The Catechism of the Catholic Church(1072) tells us that liturgy and sacraments “must be preceded by evangelization, faith and conversion.” No five -‐month or two-‐week program can produce this. If
- Meet them were they are -welcome them no matter their circumstances -Pope Francis on several occassions has talked about church personnel becoming “custom agents” – checking papers, creating requirements, etc -I understand the need for requirements but as Ronald Rolheiser told us in a conference we must balance the Jesus Son of David and Jesus Son of God --Dr. Simone Brosig earlier: preparing a liturgy to match their theme instead of preparing a liturgy for an encounter with Christ -parishes that are more successful have more than one model of formation: summer intensive, quarterly family gatherings, school year model, home school model, etc… Catechumenal Model -will have more to say in tomorrow’s session For now: gradual Evangelizing Catechesis -everthing we do in Catechesis is Christocentric -we can no longer assume that they are living a life of faith -we must evangelize Incarnational Catechesis -Everything we do has to help them live the Paschal Mystery in their lives -when we talk about the signs, make them come alive -what are uses of water in every day life- take them from there to the theological symbolism Gap btwn liturgy and the life of people has grown too wide – Dr. Simone Brosig Mystagogy -Part of doing catechesis in the catechumenal model is doing mystagogy – what are we doing AFTER the celebration of the sacrament?
- More and more I’m hearing from different sources the call for sacramental formation to return to a catechumenal form Two different synods on the family have seen the Catholic Church’s bishops propose a new model of marriage formation based on the catechumenate conception, where couples would be formed for marriage within the context of the parish community, with their pastor and mentor couples working together, guiding them before the wedding and after, when they take their first steps as a new family. He said the Christian community “is called to announce cordially the Gospel to [engaged couples], so that their experience of love may become a sacrament,” and then help newlyweds “follow the path of faith and in the Church also after the celebration of marriage.”
- First, as the baptismal catechumenate initially calls man to repentance and conversion to Christ, so does catechesis bring about constant conversion and repentance, causing man to renew his Christian initiation through participation in the sacraments. Second, as the baptismal catechumenate falls under the responsibility of the entire Church, so does catechetical instruction. Third, the “pilgrim fellowship” of the catechumenate guides the catechumen from the initial stage of evangelization through to the participation of the Paschal Mystery, whereby man dies and rises with Christ in the waters of Baptism. In the same manner, all catechetical instruction should lead men to a more intense encounter of the Paschal Mystery. Fourthly, just as the catechumenate must take place within a culture, so must catechesis.[v] Furthermore, while the catechumenate is an intellectual transmission of the faith of the Church, it is truly “a gradual familiarization with the new life-style of Christianity.”[vi] It is a systematic process by which all the signs and symbols of Catholic life are revealed to the catechumens.[vii] In the same manner, catechesis serves to deepen the faithful’s understanding of such signs and symbols, if not, to introduce them to the faithful for the first time.
- -Involves the whole community - helps form relationships (present candidates before community a few times for blessings, anointing, etc) -Involves a mentor (sponsor) -Marked by rituals -Has a mystagological component (have sustained guidance and support from the Christian community) Evangelii Gaudium 166 a progressive experience of formation involving the entire community and a renewed appreciation of the liturgical signs of Christian initiation. 166. Another aspect of catechesis which has developed in recent decades is mystagogic initiation.[128] This basically has to do with two things: a progressive experience of formation involving the entire community and a renewed appreciation of the liturgical signs of Christian initiation. Many manuals and programmes have not yet taken sufficiently into account the need for a mystagogical renewal, one which would assume very different forms based on each educational community’s discernment. Catechesis is a proclamation of the word and is always centred on that word, yet it also demands a suitable environment and an attractive presentation, the use of eloquent symbols, insertion into a broader growth process and the integration of every dimension of the person within a communal journey of hearing and response.
- -Involves the whole community - helps form relationships (present candidates before community a few times for blessings, anointing, etc) -Involves a mentor (sponsor) -Marked by rituals -Has a mystagological component (have sustained guidance and support from the Christian community) Evangelii Gaudium 166 a progressive experience of formation involving the entire community and a renewed appreciation of the liturgical signs of Christian initiation. 166. Another aspect of catechesis which has developed in recent decades is mystagogic initiation.[128] This basically has to do with two things: a progressive experience of formation involving the entire community and a renewed appreciation of the liturgical signs of Christian initiation. Many manuals and programmes have not yet taken sufficiently into account the need for a mystagogical renewal, one which would assume very different forms based on each educational community’s discernment. Catechesis is a proclamation of the word and is always centred on that word, yet it also demands a suitable environment and an attractive presentation, the use of eloquent symbols, insertion into a broader growth process and the integration of every dimension of the person within a communal journey of hearing and response.
- e catechesis of children begins in the home. As the primary educators of their children, parents form their children humanly and spiritually by instruction and example. Parents plant the seeds of the Christian faith within their children. This is analogous to the pre-catechumenate, where the initial evangelization takes place. Children are introduced to God and Catholic piety for the first time by their parents. When a child is taken to Holy Mass, he gains a sense of the Eucharistic mystery, rudimentary as his understanding might be. Eventually, he will grow in understanding of the Eucharist through the experience of the liturgy and the teachings and example of his parents.[x] Once the child reaches the age of reason, he is ready to continue catechesis in preparation for First Holy Communion in a more formal manner. Formal catechetical instruction corresponds to the catechumenate, whereby he will be systematically taught the Church’s teaching on the Holy Eucharist by his pastor and a catechist. This catechesis will, in turn, enable the child’s parents to catechize more effectively. During this period of formal catechesis, there are certain essential truths of the faith that must be taught which are outlined in the NDC: the Holy Mass is primarily the memorial of Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross at Calvary and commemorates the Last Supper, reception of the Eucharist makes them full members of the Church, teaching on God’s love for man, the ability to participate in Christ’s sacrifice, and on the Holy Spirit as gift, that in the Holy Mass the bread and wine really change into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, even through the species still has the characteristics of bread and wine, the meaning of receiving both the Body of Christ and his Precious Blood, how to pray the Holy Mass, how to receive Holy Communion in a reverent and knowledgeable way.[xi] During preparation for their first reception of Holy Communion, children should be guided in more intense spiritual preparation. This corresponds to the purification and enlightenment of the baptismal catechumenate. In preparing children for First Holy Communion, this spiritual preparation will likely accompany the catechetical instruction. The catechist and pastor should work to teach the children how to pray to Our Lord, truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and teaching the habit of making short visits to the Blessed Sacrament, accompanied by a simple spiritual communion, will instill in children the desire to be united to Christ in the Eucharist. Immediately before reception of Holy Communion, the children should be purified of their sins in the sacrament of Penance,[xiv] removing any obstacles that may stand in the way of the sacramental and sanctifying grace to be received. A simple retreat of a few hours, given by a priest, would allow children to prepare immediately before their first sacramental encounter with the Eucharistic Lord and this great event of grace.
- Another issue is that the one program will effectively serve everyone (of course, it’s my program!) -Please don’t crucify me, I know how hard it is to tailor a program to specific needs. I worked in the parish too, and I too used to complain about the diocesan folks in their Ivory Towers. Blah blah blah -but the alternative of leaving things as they are is unsustainable To illustrate the effects of the mentality of one size fits all, allow me to share a story of this mentality in the military…
- I listen to a looot of podcasts - anybody here listens to podcasts? Let’s trade notes after the presentation. After all, I have a 1 hour to 1 ½ hour commute to work One of my favorite podcasts is 99% Invisible, which talks about how design is everywhere around us, and how design affects our lives… I also have to give credit to Jonathan Sullivan for pointing out the connection of this episode and catechesis… Lincoln, after a series of losses to the Confederacy, realized he needed more information about the Union army. He ordered a massive study to assess the soldiers physically and mentally, and, in strict adherence to Quetelet’s science, calculated averages of just about everything. These averages began to inform the distribution of food rations, the design of weapons, even the fit of military uniforms. Before the Civil War, uniforms were custom-sewn. In this war, however, such a massive number of people had to be outfitted that uniforms needed to be mass produced. But they couldn’t all be one floppy size. Soldiers were put into subtypes: large, medium, and small—classifications that eventually found their way to civilian clothing. This Civil War study was the basis for the American military’s long-standing philosophy of standardization. So in 1926, when the Army designed its first airplane cockpit, they measured the physical dimensions of male pilots and calculated the average measurement of their height, weight, arm-length and other dimensions. The results determined the size and shape of the seat, the distance to the pedals and the stick, and even the shape of the flight helmets. This mean that, in part, pilots were selected based on their ability to fit into the cockpit designed for the average 1920s man. This worked more or less up until World War II, when the Army began recruiting hundreds of new pilots to expand its air forces (which became a separate branch of the military in 1947). But with the birth and expansion of the Air Force came a decline in performance and a rash of deaths. Even with no war, pilots continued to die during training, as they were unable to control their planes. At first, they assumed it was just too small and that the average man had grown since the 1920s, so in 1950, they asked researchers at Wright Air Force base in Ohio to calculate the new average. One of these researches was a young Harvard graduate named Gilbert S. Daniels. In his research measuring thousands of airmen on a set of ten critical physical dimensions, Daniels realized that none of the pilots he measured was average on all ten dimensions. Not a single one. When he looked at just three dimensions, less than five percent were average. Daniels realized that by designing something for an average pilot, it was literally designed to fit nobody. Again, I know it would be hard to accomplish tailoring a program to individual needs, but that is something that the Church asks of us -Catechumenate -Special Needs
- RCIA – depending on their level of formation -obviously age -disabilities – what are minimum requirements? -culture/language I know that it is very hard to adapt, but what if you had an army of people at your disposal? You would say…
- In my own experience… My mother, not content with waiting to baptize me until I was 3 also wrecked my confirmation!!! -I sought confirmation through campus ministry -1st attempted – preparation consisted of a priest handing me a book list and telling me to come back after I was done… Since I’m intellectually inclined, it might’ve worked, except I transferred to a school were they had an actual process So I called my mom because I need to locate my baptismal certificate, and do you know what she said?
- Candidate discerns with Pastor or his delegate to determine appropriate placement. Candidate is placed in either RCIA, Proximate Confirmation Prep or Immediate Confirmation Prep Process. Candidate participates in a Retreat/Day of Reflection. Candidate participates in a service opportunity. Candidate celebrates Confirmation. Candidate is invited to other adult formation opportunities after he/she is confirmed to continue relationship with community
- Candidate discerns with Pastor or his delegate to determine appropriate placement. Candidate is placed in either RCIA, Proximate Confirmation Prep or Immediate Confirmation Prep Process. Candidate participates in a Retreat/Day of Reflection. Candidate participates in a service opportunity. Candidate celebrates Confirmation. Candidate is invited to other adult formation opportunities after he/she is confirmed to continue relationship with community
- We wanted this to be a process not just for intellectual formation, but also spiritual formation -to that effect we offer an outline for a retreat/day of reflection -opening and closing prayer are prescribed in the process -(simpler in the proximate process, they get more structured in the immediate process) -we comissioned the sisters of the cenacle to do that
- -we carried over the element of christian service from the youth process -celebration of the sacraments creates a bond, links us with those in need -also we wanted to “calibrate” the process with the youth process
- Consists of 10 sessions, Christocentric in nature, with an emphasis on Scripture Evangelizing Catechesis Based on the Six Tasks of Catechesis, correlated to the Catechetical Framework for Lifelong Faith Formation -general in scope, not necessarily targeted or limited to Confirmation for Adults -in all the trainings we invite directors of adult faith formation to use this ten sessions in other contexts -When our own associate director for AFF saw the final product he said – “you know we’ve been talking about establishing a systematic approach to adult catechesis, and this is it!”
- Now, when we started working with the curriculum specialist this whole process was new to us -it wasn’t until she put in in these terms that it clicked for us:
- -when we piloted the lessons we visited some sites and we taught some of the lesson ourselves -it was quite amazing to see the difference in the engagement -the process uses very solid educational principles, -cardinal DiNardo would always ask us – how do we know that they know? -exit slip activity -Meet them where they are=Ability to schedule process multiple times a year -Proximate prep aims at evangelization – we told parishes, if you already have a program that has the same aim and is more or less complete-use that Focus on adult formation=
- Meet them were they are -welcome them no matter their circumstances -Pope Francis on several occassions has talked about church personnel becoming “custom agents” – checking papers, creating requirements, etc -I understand the need for requirements but as Ronald Rolheiser told us in a conference we must balance the Jesus Son of David and Jesus Son of God --Dr. Simone Brosig earlier: preparing a liturgy to match their theme instead of preparing a liturgy for an encounter with Christ -parishes that are more successful have more than one model of formation: summer intensive, quarterly family gatherings, school year model, home school model, etc… Catechumenal Model -will have more to say in tomorrow’s session For now: gradual Evangelizing Catechesis -everthing we do in Catechesis is Christocentric -we can no longer assume that they are living a life of faith -we must evangelize Incarnational Catechesis -Everything we do has to help them live the Paschal Mystery in their lives -when we talk about the signs, make them come alive -what are uses of water in every day life- take them from there to the theological symbolism Gap btwn liturgy and the life of people has grown too wide – Dr. Simone Brosig Mystagogy -Part of doing catechesis in the catechumenal model is doing mystagogy – what are we doing AFTER the celebration of the sacrament?