Sacraments

Becoming Catholic

Becoming a Catholic: It’s Your Faith Journey

Order of Christian Initiation for Adults (OCIA)

The Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) is a process through which adults discern if the Catholic tradition of Christian life is appropriate for them. Through discussions, prayers, and reflection, we accompany the person on this journey of faith, allowing each person to develop relationship with God.

This process fosters the spiritual needs of the following persons:

• Those adults never baptized, who seek to become Catholic
• Those adults baptized in another Christian church, who seeks to be Catholic
• Those adults baptized as a Catholics, and seek to reignite their faith journey and celebrate the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist

OCIA Process and Stages

When a person considers becoming a Catholic, we, the Holy Name Faith Community, welcomes him or her to begin the process from the moment of Inquiry. For us, OCIA is not a program, based on the school calendar. Rather, it is process, allowing an Inquirer to begin discernment at any time. This perspective also allows each person, along with the team, to determine the length of the process. Each person has a unique relationship with God, and our team’s objective is to accompany each person on that journey.

For more details, please visit our Adults Sacraments – OCIA page