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What does “being initiated” into the Catholic faith and church mean?

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What does “being initiated” into the Catholic faith and church mean?

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Through celebrating the ‘Sacraments of Initiation’ (that is, Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist) a person becomes fully a member of the Catholic faith and church. If a person is already a baptized Christian (for example, through the Anglican, Baptist, Lutheran, United, or one of many other Christian churches), they would not be baptised again in order to become Catholic. They would make a Profession of Faith and celebrate the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist. If a person has never been baptized, they would celebrate Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist at Easter. If a person is a baptized Catholic, but their initiation is not complete (some people were baptized Catholic as infants but for whatever reason they have not been confirmed or celebrated Eucharist, and possibly not raised or educated in the Catholic faith), they would celebrate Confirmation or Eucharist or both at Easter. Each RCIA year usually includes Inquirers from all of these backgrounds. 6.