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As Ms. Field would further elaborate in her acceptance speech, the award not only ratified her achievement, but also it manifested the respect, in which she had hoped her peers held her as an actress.<\/p>\n<p>Not moving too far a-field (as it were), I believe an interesting parallel exists between Ms. Field\u2019s reaction to winning an Oscar and the expectations and values expressed for catechumens and candidates in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults\u2019 (RCIA) Rite of Sending.<\/p>\n<p>In its table of contents, the RCIA text lists the Rite of Sending to the Bishop as an \u201coptional\u201d rite. Some interpret this \u201coptional\u201d designation to mean that the rite is merely a precursory or a perfunctory parochial act prior to the more formal and significant episcopal celebration of the Rite of Election. \u201cThe catechumens and candidates have to go to the Bishop for this rite, so why not ship them off with a little style?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, acknowledging the Rite of Sending either at best as a mere procedural step or at worse as a mechanical component in the initiation process that loses sight of the powerful statement this rite conveys. For it communicates in a very profound way what the RCIA journey essentially is: neither the responsibility of a particular group nor of a committee, but rather a process, which concerns the whole Church, beginning on the local level.<\/p>\n<p>This reality is expressed first at the Rite of Acceptance. In the Rite of Acceptance, during which the text specifically states that the entire local Christian community be present, this same community is asked if it will support through prayer and encouragement the growth in faith of those asking to be received into the Church.<\/p>\n<p>During the Period of the Catechumenate the parish community is led to embrace its role as a principal conduit of evangelization and conversion for these individuals. It should \u201cget to know them\u201d and their unique faith stories,\u201d \u201cget to appreciate them\u201d for the witness of the Spirit\u2019s work they offer, and, ideally, \u201cget to like them\u201d simply as an expression of Christian hospitality and welcome.<\/p>\n<p>The Rite of Sending is not just the logical progression of this welcome. It is more the affirmation and proclamation that the Spirit\u2019s activity has been fruitful and vibrant in the midst of the local community: \u201cThese are people in whom we are confident the Spirit is at work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Through the Rite of Sending, the Church says to the catechumens and to the candidates, in effect, \u201cwe do really like you,\u201d and not only because of who you are, but more importantly because of what you represent of \u201cthe power of God shining through human weakness;\u201d a power, which continues to build up the Body of Christ.<\/p>\n<p>The Church \u201csends\u201d these people to the bishop, to the chief shepherd of the local church to be numbered among those who have heard God\u2019s call and who are not afraid to respond, \u201cYes!\u201d The Church sends them in recognition of doing its job: not looking inwardly at itself, but looking always outward, engaging in that great work of evangelization, sowing the seeds of conversion where they still need to be planted!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-50895\" src=\"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/th-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"170\" \/> And the parish \u201csends\u201d its catechumens especially in a fashion befitting so pivotal a moment in the conversion of these individuals. As in the Rite of Acceptance, the catechumens are called forth again to stand before the local assembly, the body, which has nurtured their acceptance of the gospel. They state again their names as they did at the Rite of Acceptance, however, on this occasion the catechumens are also asked to write down this name. In essence, \u201csigning\u201d their name \u2013 a legal action, which binds them, not in a contractual, but in a covenantal sense \u2013 that most biblical and wonderful description of the relationship believers are called to have with God and with each other.<\/p>\n<p>The catechumens sign their names in the Book of the Elect; symbolic of that great book written about in Revelation wherein are listed those with courage to proclaim their faith in God. They sign the name given to them at birth, the name by which they have been known \u201cin the world,\u201d and the name used by God to call them into relationship and into deeper faith. It is the same name by which they will be known in the Church.<\/p>\n<p>In a dynamic way the Rite of Sending reaffirms one of the fundamental tenets of this sacramental world \u2013 that all of creation is one, and not, as some would prefer to believe, divided into secular and sacred spheres. This \u201cone world\u201d is the world wherein God walks, calling us into relationship just as we are, and when we have the courage to respond, \u201cyes,\u201d to that call, God unlocks insights about ourselves greater than we could ever imagine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the 92nd Academy Awards just aired, I have been drawn to reminisce over the 57th Academy Awards &#8212; decades ago in 1985! At this Awards ceremony the actress Sally Field gushed the now famous exclamation, &#8220;You like me! 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