Order code: ECIGS4R | 978-1-61671-743-8 | Saddlestitched | 6 x 9 | 80 pages | Language: English | Copyright Year: 2025
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This best-selling book has been a practical and spiritually enriching formational resource for years. Guide for Sponsors offers practical suggestions for accompanying another on a faith journey and explains the periods and stages of the Christian initiation process. Sponsors will become immersed in the rich theology of the sacrament of baptism and come to understand conversion as a lifelong process for all disciples. The book details the traits of an effective sponsor and provides a glossary of initiation terms and the text of traditional Catholic prayers. With this resource, sponsors in your faith community will be more confident as they walk with catechumens and candidates on the path to the sacraments.
This revised edition gives particular emphasis to the differences that exist between sponsoring a candidate and sponsoring a catechumen and includes references to the new translation of the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults.
"The role of sponsor should be so much more than simply an honorary designation. By explaining the various rites of initiation and providing practical suggestions, this book will enable the sponsor to understand and fulfill his or her role as a vital part of the initiation process within the parish community."
—Jim Peters, Retired Director of Religious Education, St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Parish, Aurora, CO
"This revised edition of Guide for Sponsors clarifies the initiation process and the sponsor’s role, which is that of a “bridge” between the catechumen or candidate and the life of the parish. As companions and guides for the catechumen or candidate, sponsors are encouraged to renew their own faith journey through reflection and prayer. This book will effectively and practically help sponsors in their important ministry."
—Mary Beth Jambor, Director of Sacraments and Worship,
Church of St. Mary of the Lake, White Bear Lake, MN
"This fourth edition of Fr. Lewinski's
—Oscar Cruz, Director of the Catechumenate, Office of Adult Faith Formation, Archdiocese of New York.
This supplement will be available soon.
