Catechumenate
The Period of the Catechumenate is a time of indeterminate duration "for nurturing the growth of the catechumens' faith and conversion to God…" (OCIA, Order of Christian Initiation of Adults). Apprentices in Faith offers you material for every Sunday in the three-year cycle of Sunday readings.
Materials will always be uploaded at least three months ahead of the date on which they will be used. Below are the sessions currently available for download. If you are using Microsoft Edge, the links to downloadable PDF files will open printable files in your browser window. To return to the page you were viewing, hit your back button. To save the file to your hard drive, click your right mouse button and select "Save."
Young Apprentices subscribers, you will find your session downloads under the appropriate date and clearly identified with "YA." Please note that there will be some Sundays and/or feasts for which there will be no Young Apprentices posting. In addition, you may find the following resource articles helpful to you during the Catechumenate Period.
Celebrating the Rites of the OCIA With Children and Youth
YEAR C
First Sunday of Lent (March 9, 2025)
Second Sunday of Lent (March 16, 2025)
Third Sunday of Lent (March 23, 2025)
Fourth Sunday of Lent (March 30, 2025)
Fifth Sunday of Lent (April 6, 2025)
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord (April 13, 2025)
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord (April 20, 2025)
Second Sunday of Easter (April 27, 2025)
Third Sunday of Easter (May 4, 2025)
Fourth Sunday of Easter (May 11, 2025)
Fifth Sunday of Easter (May 18, 2025)
Sixth Sunday of Easter (May 25, 2025)
Seventh Sunday of Easter/The Ascension of the Lord (May 29 or June 1, 2025)
Pentecost Sunday (June 8, 2025)
The Most Holy Trinity (June 15, 2025)
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (June 22, 2025)
Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles (June 29, 2025)
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 6, 2025)
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 13, 2025)
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 20, 2025)
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (July 27, 2025)
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 3, 2025)
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 10, 2025)
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 17, 2025)
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 24, 2025)