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Here are meditations guaranteed to help adult catechumens grow. These meditations, organized around the major rites, let catechumens reflect on the rites and help them unpack the experience; let them feel the raging sea beneath Peter''s wooden boat; hear the gentle voice of Jesus; and experience the miracles of his touch. They''ll come through the RCIA process with a much deeper understanding of the rites and scripture. These meditations fit easily into any religious education program and include discussion questions, music suggestions and topical and scriptural indices. They can also work well with the Celebrating The Lectionary program.

Guided meditations linked to the lectionary.

These meditations, based on the Church year, guide teenagers to a deeper relationship with Jesus. The meditations speak to the spiritual lives of teens, and stimulate the imaginations they possessed as children, leading them to their own experience of God and spirituality.

More than 50 short meditations that catechists can use to help children make sense of their experience with the initiation rites.