Adult Faith Formation
Are you or someone you know interested in becoming Catholic? Or desire to know more about the Catholic faith?
We welcome all adults who would like to receive the Sacraments of Baptism, First Communion, and/or Confirmation to join our Order of Christian Initiation for Adults or OCIA program (formerly called RCIA).
What is OCIA?
Each year on Holy Saturday during the Easter Vigil, thousands are baptized into the Catholic Church in the United States. Parishes welcome these new Catholics through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults.
Click on the link below to be directed to the USCCB website and learn more about learn more about the process of Christian Initiation.
How do I start the OCIA process?
Contact Deacon Rich Dizon at dcnrich@saintmarkbelmont.com
RCIA Rite of Election
Participants of our RCIA English and Chinese programs, and their sponsors, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in SF for the Archdiocesan RCIA Rite of Election. The Rite of Election marks the entry of our Catechumens and Candidates into the final phase of their preparation to receive the sacraments of initiation, and they are given a special blessing by our Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone.
