Saints Philip and James
Catholic Church

1. Those who have never been baptized.
2. Those who have been baptized in a Christian communion other than Catholicism but would now like to receive the other sacraments of initiation: Confirmation and the Eucharist.
3. Those adults who were baptized Catholic, but have not yet received the other sacraments. These can be:
   • Adults who have not made either their first confession or First Communion.
   • Adults who have just not yet been confirmed.
4. Baptized and confirmed Catholics seeking to understand the Faith of the Church in a deeper way.

Saints Philip and James is here to help you grow in your relationship to Jesus Christ, and the whole RCIA process is about growing in union with God. To start the process, you should:

1. Get in the habit of attending Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligation. Don’t receive communion yet (unless you are Catholic and have already received the sacrament), but you may come up for a blessing.
2. Begin learning prayers (available here) and building a habit of daily prayer.
3. Be open to the fullness of Catholic teaching and life.
4. Strive to live according to the fullness of Catholic life even now (e.g., regarding doctrine and living the moral life).
5. Figure out your baptismal status.
   • Catholics: email/call/write for a fresh new certificate from the church of your baptism, ask them to “include all notations.”
   • non-Catholics: find your certificate if you have one, or write the church where it took place to get a new copy/notice/letter of its occurrence.
6. ​​​Be thinking about a Saint who might make a good patron for you.