{"id":48,"date":"2016-05-10T05:34:46","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T05:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/49.143.225.216\/?page_id=48"},"modified":"2020-12-04T04:38:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T04:38:54","slug":"becoming-catholic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/holyfamilymaroubra.org.au\/sacraments\/becoming-catholic\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming Catholic"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\"><strong><em>&#8220;Come to ME, all you who labour and are burdened and I will give you rest.&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/span> <em><strong>(Matthew 11:28)<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Are you considering becoming a Catholic?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Catholic Church has a special way of initiating adults into the Catholic faith. It is called the <strong>Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA)<\/strong>. The RCIA is also known as the Catechumenate, an early church term that recognises a Catechumen as a non-baptised person preparing for Baptism and initiation into the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>You are welcome to have a chat with one of our priests after masses or call us to make an appointment.<\/p>\n<p>For further details, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcia.org.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em><strong>www.rcia.org.au<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Come to ME, all you who labour and are burdened and I will give you rest.&#8221;\u00a0 (Matthew 11:28) Are you considering becoming a Catholic? The Catholic Church has a special way of initiating adults into the Catholic faith. It is called the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). 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