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Also to know is, what are the three steps of RCIA?

The four periods and three steps of the RCIA are the Period of Inquiry, first step Rite of Acceptance into Order of Catechumens, Period of Catechumenate, second step Rite of Election or Enrollment of Names, Period of Purification and Enlightenment, third step Celebration of Sacraments of Initiation, Period of

Likewise, what happens at the end of RCIA? Toward the end of the period, the Church continues the custom of "handing over" to the Elect the Creed (the summary of our faith) and the Lord's Prayer (which represents its practice of continuing prayer after the command of Jesus who taught us to pray).

Subsequently, one may also ask, how long does the RCIA process take?

At our parish, RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) instruction typically runs from about mid-August or early September, until Easter Vigil the following year, when the candidates and catechumens are formally brought into the Church — roughly six months.

Do you have to go through RCIA to become Catholic?

Short answer: No - but most US and UK parishes will merge the Journey of Faith required of non-Catholic baptized, with the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults required of the non-baptized. The RCIA is not designed for those who are already validly baptized.