GENERAL INFORMATION:
Meetings (mandatory attendance):
- on Thursdays 18.30 (meetings in groups twice a month),
- individual meetings with the catechist,
I. PRECATECHUMENATE (18.09.2025 – 04.12.2025)
* 18.09. – beginning of the catechumenate, Holy Mass, at 18.30
* 27.11. – Holy Mass at 18.30, rehearsal before the Rite of Acceptance to the catechumenate, presence of sponsor obligatory
II. CATECHUMENATE (04.12.2025 – 26.02.2026)
* 04.12. – Rite of Acceptance to the catechumenate, Holy Mass, at 18.30, presence of sponsor obligatory – after the Mass – Agapa
* 06.01. – Christmas meeting, Holy Mass, at 15.30, traditional wafer meeting
* 19.02. – Holy Mass at 18.30, rehearsal before the rite and meeting with godparents
III. PURIFICATION AND ENLIGHTENMENT (26.02.2026 – 04.04.2026)
* 26.02. – Rite of Election (Enrolment of Names), Holy Mass, at 18.30, presence of godparents obligatory
Catechumenal Rites in Lent:
* March 8, March 15, and March 22, 2026 – three scrutinies: III, IV, and V Sunday of Lent
On these Sundays:
Holy Mass at 11.30, the presence of godparents is obligatory
- 12.03. – presentation of the Creed
- 26.03. – presentation of the Lord’s Prayer
- 29.03. – Palm Sunday – rehearsal at the Wawel cathedral, presence of godparents obligatory, after the Holy Mass at Wawel at 17.30
HOLY WEEK:
01.04. – Holy Wednesday, Mass with the rite of Ephphetha and recitation of the Creed, at 18.30
02.04. – Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, at 18.30
03.04. – Liturgy of Good Friday at 18.30
Receiving of the sacraments of BAPTISM, CONFIRMATION, and EUCHARIST during the Easter Vigil on April 4, 2026, at 8 pm at the Wawel Cathedral (we meet at 7.30 pm at the Wawel Cathedral together with godparents)
IV. MYSTAGOGY (4 IV 2026 – VI 2026)
* April 5 – April 12 – White Week for the neophytes
- 05.04. – Resurrection Sunday, Holy Mass, at 11.30 (neophytes in white robes)
- 06.04. – Easter Monday, Holy Mass in their parishes
- 07.04 to 12.04 – day of the White Week of neophytes, Holy Mass every day, at 18.30
- 12.04. – Removal of white robes, 2nd Sunday of Easter, Holy Mass, at 11.30, Agapa
- And the confession of the neophytes – about a month after baptism
- June 11 – Confirmation for people preparing in our Center for the sacrament of confirmation and the end of the catechumenate, Holy Mass, 18.30
- June 13 – Saturday after confirmation a pilgrimage to Kalwaria Zebrzydowska at the end of the year of formation
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Thursday Masses and individual meetings continue and end in June
*** People who prepare in our Center for the First Confession and Holy Communion or for confession after years receive the sacraments at a recognized date.