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- Must I Go through RCIA to Join the Church If I Am Already Baptized?
Answer: No, you do not RCIA –the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults–is for those who have never been initiated into the Catholic Church You have received your basic initiation by virtue of your Catholic baptism
- Part Two Section Two The Seven Sacrements Of The Church . . . - Vatican
Who can Receive This Sacrament? 1306 Every baptized person not yet confirmed can and should receive the sacrament of Confirmation 121 Since Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist form a unity, it follows that "the faithful are obliged to receive this sacrament at the appropriate time," 122 for without Confirmation and Eucharist, Baptism is
- Can you go to confession if your baptized but not confirmed? : r . . .
Yes, with some caveats If you have never confessed before, your priest may wish for you to wait and join the group of candidates who are baptized but haven’t been confirmed or received their first communion You’d go to a preparation class and learn to make a good confession
- What happens to a Catholic who is not confirmed?
Catechumens are not yet baptized; after a formal rite (Rite of Election) but before baptism, they are called the Elect; and Candidates are those already baptized awaiting full reception into the Catholic Church
- Can a baptized Protestant (but not confirmed as Catholic) receive . . .
Having been validly baptized, you can go to confession and receive absolution In fact, if you've committed any mortal sin after your baptism, you must be absolved before you can be confirmed
- Can Someone Who is Not Catholic Go to Confession?
If a person is not Catholic and does not desire to be Catholic then they do not desire this integrated and communion with the Church Fr Simon noted that even non-Catholics who are baptized cannot receive absolution, though they are in relationship with the Lord through their baptism
- What if I am Catholic, but have not been Confirmed?
The reception of baptism is necessary for the valid reception of the sacrament of matrimony The reception of the sacraments of confirmation, penance, and Eucharist is strongly recommended for Catholics who enter a sacramental marriage (including a mixed marriage) as well as those who enter a disparity of cult marriage
- Confirmation: Valid Or Invalid? - Jimmy Akin
Those who have already been baptized are expected to go to confession prior to their reception into the Catholic Church to make sure that they are in a state of grace at the time that they receive the other sacraments of initiation (confirmation and the Eucharist)
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