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This enriching workshop explores the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) and its four stages or periods:
- Evangelization and Precatechumenate
- Catechumenate
- Purification and Enlightenment
- Post-Baptismal Catechesis (Mystagogy)
This session provides valuable insights into the spiritual formation process. It offers guidance, discussion, and practical steps for each period, helping participants embrace and support the journey of faith.
Our Guest—Speaker and Education Specialist Mr. Oscar Cruz
Oscar Cruz is the Catechumenate/OCIA specialist for Bayard, Inc. He has served as the director of the Catechumenate (RCIA) for the Archdiocese of New York from 2005 to 2024. He holds a master’s degree in religious studies from St. Joseph’s Seminary, Yonkers, and received his BA in Education and Theology from Manhattan College. Oscar is a frequent workshop presenter on the OCIA, Family Catechesis, and Adult Faith Formation in the Archdiocese of New York and in other dioceses around the country.
Were you unable to attend the first webinar in this series?
Everything You Need to Know About RCIA—Now Called OCIA: Click here to watch.
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