General Information
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Daily Confessions: 3:45-5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday Click here for Confession Protocols.
Office Hours: Due to Covid, currently the parish office is closed.
Church Hours:
Monday- Friday: 7:15-8:15 a.m. (for morning Mass); 3:45-5:00 p.m. (afternoon confessions).
Saturday Confessions: 3:30- 5:00 p.m. For those attending the 5:15 p.m. Mass, doors open at 4:50 p.m.
Sunday Masses: 8:00 &10:00 a.m., 12:00 Noon, 5:00 p.m. Doors open 25-30 minutes before each Mass.
Review Cathedral Protocols for Mass. View a seating map and entrances/exits to plan for Mass.
Becoming a Catholic - RCIA
Welcome!
Thank you for stopping by this part of the website to learn more about how to become a Catholic Christian. No doubt God has already been at work in your life, drawing you closer to himself and his Church. Have a look around this page, and if you'd like more information, please call 651.228.1766.
Photo: RCIA Advent Retreat, December, 2015.
Photo credit: Douglas Anderson
RCIA, which stands for the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, is an extended period of evangelization (developing a relationship with Jesus Christ), catechesis (instruction in the faith), and spiritual formation (deepening in faith) in the Roman Catholic Church. Although it is primarily the process by which people become full members in the Roman Catholic Church, RCIA welcomes serious inquirers at all levels of knowledge, faith and intent--in other words, you do not need to feel like you're ready to become Catholic before you begin RCIA. Ultimately, though, the process culminates in the reception of one or more of the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist, and full membership in the Catholic Church.
At the Cathedral of Saint Paul, optional weekly pre-RCIA meetings, a program which we call Introducing Catholicism, are offered over the summer.
The formal RCIA process begins in early September and ends about a month after Easter. RCIA meets Thursday nights from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in Hayden Hall in the lower level of the Cathedral and Sundays for Mass at 10:00 a.m. If you or someone you know would like to become part of RCIA at the Cathedral, please call 651.228.1766.
Long time before the next RCIA year? Click here for some ways to prepare for RCIA!
Photo: The newly Baptized, Received, and Confirmed at the Great Vigil of Easter, 2016.
Photo credit: Douglas Anderson