OCIA (formerly referred to as RCIA)

Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA – formerly referred to as the RCIA [Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults]) is a process for becoming a Roman Catholic for adults who have not been baptized, or who have been validly baptized into another Christian tradition. This journey into the Catholic faith takes a number of months and is not confined to a particular time of the year. Please contact Fr. Trask for more information.

For those participating in the 2025-2026 OCIA process, we’ll be journeying via a combination of in-person and on-line processes; the online serving as seed-material for the discussions and conversations that will take place in-person. The following is a listing of YouTube videos we’ll be using to augment our in-person gatherings:

Session	Meeting Date	YouTube videos to watch in preparation	Length
		Introduction to Kerygma (part 1 of 5): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXl3ENV5rrg Kerygma (part 2 of 5): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ7OAUwaxZQ	47 mins 27 mins
		Kerygma (part 3 of 5): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O446a8ovDA0 Kerygma (part 4 of 5): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyFzpr4Mg4I	53 mins 45 mins
		Kerygma (part 5 of 5): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP8LCnyGXp4	67 mins
		Jesus: What’s in a name? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5Slpkxp630	58 mins
		Credibility of the Gospels as History & the early church: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bdb0Xuwwq4 “The Father”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fsipdxC4IM	60 mins 81 mins
		The Holy Spirit (part 1 of 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uziqywRS3xs	66 mins
		The Holy Spirit (part 2 of 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UTe42cpPIk	68 mins
		Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2RRlceAeNs Intro to the Sacraments: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcE3sZvypaw	56 mins 56 mins
		Baptism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gi4wa33hhs	75 mins
		Confirmation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkHXFwcmr9Y Lent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKl_PVNL6mw	37 mins 64 mins
		Eucharist (1 of 2): https://youtu.be/AJvuzs81yek?si=wBXbJjk0qr_KTm2e&t=2780 Eucharist (2 of 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEOQRILgsJQ Bp. Barron on the Eucharist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZMw7CejKUY	11 mins 55 mins 14 mins
		Sacraments of healing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fOXPgNGYT8	54 mins
		Confession (1 of 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePIZ3VQqXUo Confession (2 of 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ek_tAklz8U	35 mins 26 mins
		Sacrament of Marriage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s71AsrVvREQ	57 mins
		Retreat (Prayer: 1 of 6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bTiRoYlBK8 Retreat (Prayer: 2 of 6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P91RxxCxTA Retreat (Prayer: 3 of 6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT4PeFcYuHQ	55 mins 12 mins 37 mins
		Retreat (Prayer: 4 of 6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jR29ZUlxQw Retreat (Prayer: 5 of 6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5kgfv-izYg Retreat (Prayer: 6 of 6): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQNm8_jj6YM	44 mins 7 mins 20 mins
		Holy Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XalVGXAoI2s	72 mins