1. What is RCIA for Children?

Every year, thousands of children, seven years old and older, whom were not baptized as infants, receive the Sacraments of Initiation into the Catholic Church, including Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation.  The process for these children is very similar to the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA).  As a matter of fact, the rites for children can be found inside the RCIA book in a special section adapted for children called, “Christian Initiation of Children Who Have Reached Catechetical Age”.  So, instead of calling the process “RCIA for Children”, it’s more appropriately called, “Christian Initiation of Children”.