Mystagogy Period

(RCIA)

RCIA Resources to help you launch your Neophytes
into a lifetime of active parish involvement!

candle lighting sending forth from retreat during the Mystagogy Period

You’ve spent months passing on to them the teachings of the Catholic Church, its faith, its values, and its practices. Now your Neophytes are alive in the faith and eager to learn more. Your Mystagogy classes are your last chance to send them forth into a lifetime of self-motivated, on-going faith formation. Our hand-outs are designed to help you succeed at this.

Licenses on this page:
Our RCIA resources for the Mystagogy Period may be used indefinitely without the need to renew your distribution license, as long as you continue to use them only in RCIA in one parish. (For additional uses in the parish, please order a Whole Parish License when available or additional Small Group Licenses. For example, hand-outs ordered for RCIA may be used year after year, but for unlimited printing throughout your parish, the Whole Parish License is required.)

“Where Do I Go From Here?”

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$60 (Value: $100) Price reduced for RCIA! To preview them or to order items separately, see the options below.

What Keeps Us from Knowing God's Will? handout for the Mystagogy Period What Keeps Us from Knowing God’s Will?
10 Common Mistakes

$10

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Description: Covers resentment, praying wrongly, idolatry, human reasoning, human desires, disobedience, the opinions of others, taking too little time to listen, doubt, and distrust. 2 pages (print on one paper, double-sided).

An Extraordinary Calling for Ordinary People handout for the Mystagogy Period
An Extraordinary Calling for Ordinary People

$10

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Description: Reflection on the scriptures of the Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle, this leaflet tells in story form that all are called to spread the Good News of Jesus, even in everyday, ordinary life.

Ministry Assessment Personal Survey handout for the Mystagogy Period
Ministry Assessment Personal Survey

$30

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Description: Three take-home self-assessment tests to help readers figure out which ministries God has gifted them to do, with a “Prayer of Commitment” and a “Prayer to Become God’s Instrument” that you can use in class. 5-page booklet. (This comes from the last 5 pages only of the e-book “Knowing God’s Will and Doing it Well“.)

Sowing the Right Seeds handout for the Mystagogy Period
Sowing the Right Seeds

$10

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Description: Handout for building a culture of evangelization in the parish and to inspire an evangelizing spirit in the individual.

Adoring the Gifts of God's Creation handout for the Mystagogy Period
Adoring the Gifts of God’s Creation

$10

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Description: Handout for inspiring people to become better stewards of nature and the environment.

Prayer to the Holy Spirit handout for the Mystagogy Period
A Prayer to the Holy Spirit

$10

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Description: This 2-page (one paper double-sided) hand-out is a set of 12 prayers that can be meditated on individually or as a whole to dedicate one’s life to the Holy Spirit’s power and service.

Blessing the Home with Holy Water
Blessing the Home with Holy Water

$10

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Description: 4-page pamphlet of a traditional Catholic prayer service (1 page, folded in half; print double-sided) for families. Uses holy water collected at church.

Did Jesus Struggle Like You? Did Jesus Struggle Like You?
A reflection on the Our Father prayer

$10

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Description: Besides being fully divine, Jesus was also fully human. That means that he had to learn to live the Sermon on the Mount before he preached it. This 2-page (one paper, double-sided) hand-out gives an interesting perspective of how Jesus might have used the “Our Father” prayer before his ministry began.

Mystagogy Retreat “Gifted and Sent”

Mystagogy Retreat

End the RCIA journey by sending your Neophytes into the bigger journey of walking with Christ in the continuation of his ministry. Empower them to become active participants of the parish and fruitful stewards with their gifts and talents.

Comes with:

  1. Readme file that explains everything.
  2. Schedule for the retreat
  3. Opening Prayer Service: “Gifted and Called”preview
  4. Mission of the Redeemer PPT preview
    This inclu des a Catechist Guide and the
    Multi-Media Meditation “Lord Send Out Your Spirit”.
  5. Three Stages of Becoming a Minister for Godpreview
    This contains two documents:
    • Handout for all participants.
    • Catechist Guide with talking points.
  6. Ministry Assessment Personal Surveypreview
  7. Social Justice: Every Christian’s Callingpreview
    This contains three documents:
    • Handout of Quotes.
    • Handout on the Works of Mercy.
    • Catechist Guide with talking points.
  8. Closing Prayer Service: “Gifted and Sent” preview(includes a Commissioning Rite and A Prayer to Become God’s Instrument)

$90 RCIA License

$60 No PPT version
If you already purchased the PPT “Mission of the Redeemer” separately in a previous order, you can save $30 by choosing this option.

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Mission of the Redeemer
Mission of the Redeemer PPT

$30 PowerPoint Presentation with hand-outs

Description: Perfect for the final Mystagogy class of RCIA as a send-off into the mission of the Church. Inspire your Neophytes to get involved in parish life and to help others join the journey of faith. It’s recommended that catechists first read Pope John Paul II’s encyclical Redemptoris Missio in preparing the lesson, but this is not required. This package includes a Commissioning Rite (1-page hand-out) and a Catechist Guide.

Special Note: This is also available as part of the Mystagogy Retreat, “Gifted and Sent”. End the RCIA journey by sending your Neophytes into the bigger journey of walking with Christ in the continuation of his ministry. Empower them to become active participants of the parish and fruitful stewards with their gifts and talents.

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$5 Commissioning Rite only hand-out only (Small Group License)
This is included in “Mission of the Redeemer” PPT package above. Add to the order only if you want copies for other uses in the parish or do not want the PPT.

3 Stages of Becoming a Minister for God 3 Stages of Becoming a Minister for God

$10

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Description: Explains the calling, confirmation of the calling, and commitment to the calling. Inspire parishioners to say yes to ministry with confidence. (Excerpted from the ebook “Knowing God’s Will and Doing it Well” sold elsewhere on this site. This is also available as part of the Mystagogy Retreat, “Gifted and Sent”.

Social Justice Social Justice: The Calling of Every Christian

$10

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Description: Scripture-based prayer service or private meditation to inspire and encourage action against injustices, using 1 Peter 5:5b-11. This is also available as part of the Mystagogy Retreat, “Gifted and Sent”.

LICENSE & COPYRIGHT:

  • You may not post anything on the internet in any form.
  • The copyright footer of documents must be included on all copies.
  • You may not add to or alter content without requesting and receiving special permission. PowerPoints are protected by a password to ensure that you will always have a good version if the editing goes awry or if someday someone gets their hands on the editable copy and adds things that a future DRE or catechist or pastor does not want there. You may obtain a customizable version, sans password protection, only after purchasing the original, protected version, for an additional equal cost.