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|a Fostering the spiritual practice of the period of purification and enlightenment of The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults |h [electronic resource]. |
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|a Miami, Fla. : |b Barry University, |c 2019. |
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|a vi, 283 leaves ; |c 28 cm |
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|a Barry University Theses -- College of Arts and Sciences – Theology. |
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|a Thesis (D.Min.)--Barry University, 2019. |
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|a Includes bibliographical references (leaves 280-282). |
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|a Copyright Claude Laterreur. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder. |
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|a The ministerial concern that motivated this thesis-project arose from a suspicion that the management of the Period of Purification and Enlightenment, also known as the Third Period, is not producing the expected results envisaged for the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). This concern is significant because the guidelines for this period are not addressed as they are proposed by the USCCB for the reality of the United States, thus depriving the RCIA participants of valued knowledge and of occasions of deep personal reflection and of spiritual illumination. At the parish of San Pedro where I minister, contrary to the guidelines, the focus was chiefly on catechesis, that is, on teaching more doctrine, thus neglecting moments of contemplation or of spiritual development. A research of the qualitative type eventually confirmed that the RCIA at San Pedro and surrounding parishes was not meeting its objective of providing a comprehensive and significant means of personal transformation that leads the participants into a deeper experience of the celebration of the Easter Sacraments. To make the experience of the participants more meaningful, the thesis-project, in particular, sought to unearth and interpret for their spiritual benefit the profound meanings of the three gospel readings proclaimed during the Scrutinies: The Samaritan Woman, The Man Born Blind, and The Raising of Lazarus. In terms of spirituality, it sought to define ways by which an experience of total emptying of the self could foster their understanding of their transformation and their renovation into the ways of Christ. The outcome of the thesis-project is that, on one hand, parish faith formation facilitators need a better training in knowing the guidelines in matters related to the RCIA according to their implementations for the United States reality. On the other hand, parish faith formation facilitators must attend to the diversified needs of their audiences if their priority is to guide them to their spiritual wellness in their new life in Christ, amid his Church. |
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|a The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. |
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|a Electronic reproduction. |c Barry University, |d 2020. |f (Barry University Digital Collections) |n Mode of access: World Wide Web. |n System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software. |
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|a Barry University Archives and Special Collections. |
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|a Initiation rites |x Religious aspects |x Catholic Church. |
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|a Theses and Dissertations. |
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|a BUDC |c Theses and Dissertations |
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