1. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
is provided as the normal means for sacramental preparation and celebration
for the following individuals:
-
Any person of catechetical
age* who has not been baptized.
-
An adult* who has been
baptized in another Christian tradition.
-
A child of catechetical age
who has been baptized in another Christian tradition (with parents at
the Easter Vigil).
-
An adult who has been
baptized as Catholic but has not received first communion and has not
been confirmed.
-
A child of catechetical age
who has been baptized as a Catholic, but has not been raised as a
Catholic and has not been confirmed.
-
A child of catechetical age
who has been baptized as a Catholic, but has not been raised as a
Catholic (with parents at the Easter Vigil).
2. A process of
sacramental preparation and celebration for first communion and first
reconciliation, and/or for confirmation, that is modeled on the RCIA, is
provided for the following individuals:
-
A child who has been
baptized and raised as a Catholic.
-
A child who has been
baptized in another Christian tradition, or who has been baptized as a
Catholic but not raised as a Catholic, if the child does not participate
in a special process for children.
-
An adult, who is a baptized
Catholic, has received first communion but has not been confirmed.
* ("Adult"
includes young adults who are no longer teenagers or who have completed high
school. The term "age of reason and catechetical age" are
generally terms for 7 years of age.)
