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GUIDED MEDITATIONS FOR ADULT CATECHUMENS “E-BOOK”
Sydney Ann Merritt PDF, $19.95 192 pages, 5˝" × 8˝" ISBN 0-89390-662-X View Table of Contents 
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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.
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About the Author
Sydney Ann Merritt has been involved in catechetical ministry for more than 40 years. She has been a director of religious education, a youth minister, a retreat leader and a Gospel drama director. Outside of parish circles, she is a court-appointed special advocate for children and recently was cited as one of the best in the country. She has contributed to the religious-education curriculum Celebrating The Lectionary and is the author of Guided Meditations for Children and Guided Meditations for Teens.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Introductory Meditation: The Meeting Place
Part 1: Period of Evangelization and Precatechumenate
1. We Begin Our Journey of Faith
Gen 12:1–4a
2. We Have Found the Messiah
Jn 1:3–42
Part 2: Period of the Catechumenate
Notes on Meditations During the Period of the Catechumenate
3. Jesus Calls Your Name
Mt 4:12–23; Mk 1:14–20
4. Do This in Memory of Me
Mt 26:26–29; Mk 14:22–25; Lk 22:17–20
5. Go, and Sin No More
Jn 8:1–11
6. Take My Hand
Mk 14:22–33
7. The Faith That Heals
Mk 10:46–52
8. A Light in the Midst of Darkness
Mt 5:14–16
9. Make Ready Your Heart
Mt 3:1–12; Mk 1:1–8; Mk 13:33–37
10. A Morning with Mary
Mt 1:18–25; Lk 1:26–38
11. In the Still of the Night
Lk 2:1–16
12. Following His Star
Mt 2:1–12
13. A Voice over the Water
Mt 3:11–17; Mk 1:7–11; Lk 3:15–16,21–22
14. A Time for Change
Jn 2:13–25
Part 3: Period of Purification and Enlightenment
Notes on Meditations During the Period of Purification and Enlightenment
15. A Time of Discernment
Isa 43:1–4
16. Rite of Election
Mt 4:1–11; Mk 1:12–15; Lk 4:1–13
17. The Cloak of God
Mk 9:2–10; Lk 9:28–36a
18. Wells of Wonder, Wells of Hope
Jn 4:5–15,19–30
19. Heal My Spirit, Lord
Jn 9:1–41
20. The Death and Life of Lazarus
Jn 11:1–44
21. Hail to the King!
Lk 22:14–23,56
22. The Gentle Touch of Jesus
Jn 13:1–17
23. The Gift of Forgiveness
Mt 26:69–75
24. Forgive Them, Father
Mk 15:21–40; Jn 19:1–30
25. Be Opened!
Mk 7:31–37
26. In the Beginning
Gen 1:1–2:2
27. Faith in the Face of Death
Gen 22:1–18
28. Step into the Light
Ex 14:15–15:1
29. A Love Letter
Isa 54:5–14
30. Come and Have New Life
Isa 55:1–11
31. Springs of Salvation
Isa 12:2–3,4,5–6
32. Pleasing Father God
Bar 3:9–15,32; 4:4
33. A New Heart, A New Spirit
Ezek 36:16–17,18–28
34. Live in the Newness of Life
Rom 6:3–11
35. He Is Risen!
Mt 28:1–10; Mk 16:1–7; Lk 24:1–12
Part 4: Period of Postbaptismal Catechesis or Mystagogy
36. Your Touch Is Enough; I Believe!
Jn 20:19–31
37. A Walk in Faith
Lk 24:13–31
38. Shepherd Me, O God
Jn 10:1–10; Jn 10:11–18; Jn 10:27–30
39. Sweet Harvest of His Love
Jn 14:1–12; Jn 15:1–17; Jn 13:31–33,34–35
40. I Will Come Back to You
Jn 14:23–29
41. As God Sent Me, I Send You into the World
Jn 17:1–11; Jn 17:11–19; Jn 17:20–26
42. The Breath of Life
Jn 20:19–23
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