OCIA Formation Day Materials
Below are recordings of previous OCIA Formation Days along with materials and handouts covered during the day.
OCIA Formation Days are offered throughout the year for any and all those who assist in preparing those being received into the Church. Please contact our office for upcoming dates and information.
- Evangelization in the Pre-Catechumenate
- Pre-Catechumenate Resource
- OCIA Inquirer Resource
- OCIA Intake Resource One
- OCIA Intake Resource Two
- OCIA Candidate Intake Resource
- Baptism Validity Resource
- OCIA Chart
What is the Catechumenate and the Period of Inquiry
Understanding the Rites of the Sacraments and the Role of the Liturgy
The Initial Phase, Interview and Intake
Understanding the Stages of the Catechumenate
- Theology of the Sacraments
- Brief History of Baptismal Catechumenate
- Scriptural Catechesis
- Catholic vs. Biblical Fundamentalism
- Teaching from Scripture
The Relevance of Doctrine in the Pre-Catechumenate
Introduction to Sacramental Theology
Introduction to Teaching Scripture and Prayer
Teaching with Doctrinal Clarity: Mary and the Four Last Things
Immersion into the Liturgical Life during Mystagogy: Introduction to the Liturgy of the Hours
Praying with the Catechism: The Role of Doctrine in Mystagogy
The Wisdom Behind Forming a Year-Round Catechumenate
- The Sacred Deposit of Faith
- Delivering the Deposit of Faith
- Teaching the Story
- The Ecclesial Method for Catechesis
Review of Periods, Rites, & Catechumenal Process
Liturgy & Catechesis in OCIA
Period of the Catechumenate
Catechizing Your OCIA Team