Order code: SCIGSR | 978-1-61671-742-1 | Saddlestitched | 6 x 9 | 80 pages | Language: Spanish | Copyright Year: 2025
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This best-selling book has been a practical and spiritually enriching formational resource for years. Not only does Manual para padrinos y madrinas de catecúmenos offer practical suggestions for accompanying another on a faith journey, but it 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.
"Ron Lewinski's direct address format, punctuated with evocative images of significant moments and relationships in the catechumenal journey, draws the reader into a profoundly intimate reflection on the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults through the lens of accompaniment. The English title of this Guide for Sponsors belies its breadth and depth as an inspirational, theologically,and catechetically sound resource for anyone seeking greater understanding of the vision of the Rite and the practical implications of its implementation."
—Miriam Malone, snjm board member and team member of the North American Forum on the Catechumenate
"One valuable feature of the Guide for Sponsors is the attention to the spiritual development of the sponsor. This underlines the truth that, however long someone has been a practicing Catholic, s/he is still "on the way."
—Angela Hibbard, ihm, pastoral associate at Gesu Parish, Detroit, Michigan.
"Father Ron Lewinski has captured the essentials of the ministry of the sponsor. This is a must in the hands of every sponsor and sponsor coordinator. It answers the frequently asked questions about the role of sponsor as well as offers helpful suggestions for the sponsor to carry out his/her ministry. What a treasure!"
—Sister Gael Gensler, pastoral associate at St. Julie Billiart Parish, Chicago, Illinois.
"With concrete examples of how to be an effective sponsor, this Guide for Sponsors will prepare every parishioner to apprentice in the Christian way of life those whom God has called to the waters of rebirth."
—Andrew Casad, director of Liturgy and Catechumenate, St. Thomas More, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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