Rite of Election

Sunday, March 9 from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Eighty catechumens and their sponsors gather near the altar as Bishop Robert J. McClory (center) prays over the elect during the Rite of Election for Catechumens on Feb. 6 at the Cathedral of the Holy Angels in Gary. Each person preparing to enter the Catholic Church sacramentally at Easter announced their name before their sponsors and a near-capacity congregation among whom Bishop McClory said, "Today is one step closer to that beautiful day of your baptism - the washing and cleansing of sins - but also y

 

 

Catechumens preparing for Baptism and the sacraments at the Easter Vigil participate in the Rite of Election at the Cathedral.