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  • Welcome
    • About Us
    • The Dominican Order
    • Friars & Staff
    • Our Church Building
    • Bulletin
    • Join the Parish
    • Becoming Catholic (RCIA)
    • The Catholic Community at Johns Hopkins University
  • Sacraments & Prayer
    • Mass & Confessions
    • Mass Intentions
    • Eucharistic Adoration
    • Votive Candles & Devotions
    • Baptism & Confirmation
    • Marriage
    • Anointing of the Sick
    • Funerals
  • Formation
    • Adults
      • New to the Faith (RCIA)
      • Parish Book Club & Sunday Talks
    • Children & Youth
      • Sacramental Prep
      • Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
      • Child & Youth Protection
  • Get Involved
    • Liturgy
      • Music
      • Liturgical Ministry
    • Service
    • Food Pantry
    • Hospitality Team
    • St. Patrick's Garden
    • Groups for You
      • JHU Students
      • Frassati Young Adult Ministry
      • Young Families
      • Gaudete Women's Group
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Saints Philip and James
Catholic Church

A Dominican Parish in the 
Heart of Baltimore

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  • Home
  • Welcome
      • About Us
      • The Dominican Order
      • Friars & Staff
      • Our Church Building
      • Bulletin
      • Join the Parish
      • Becoming Catholic (RCIA)
      • The Catholic Community at Johns Hopkins University
  • Sacraments & Prayer
      • Mass & Confessions
      • Mass Intentions
      • Eucharistic Adoration
      • Votive Candles & Devotions
      • Baptism & Confirmation
      • Marriage
      • Anointing of the Sick
      • Funerals
  • Formation
    • Adults
      • New to the Faith (RCIA)
      • Parish Book Club & Sunday Talks
    • Children & Youth
      • Sacramental Prep
      • Catechesis of the Good Shepherd
      • Child & Youth Protection
  • Get Involved
    • Liturgy
      • Music
      • Liturgical Ministry
    • Service
      • Food Pantry
      • Hospitality Team
      • St. Patrick's Garden
    • Groups for You
      • JHU Students
      • Frassati Young Adult Ministry
      • Young Families
      • Gaudete Women's Group
    • Organizations
      • Knights of Columbus
      • Dominican Laity
  • Resources
      • Contact Us
      • Parish Officers
      • Vocations Resources
      • Pro Life
      • Natural Family Planning
      • Dominican Friars Province of St. Joseph
      • The Thomistic Institute
      • Godsplaining Podcast
      • The Hillbilly Thomists
  • Support & Giving
      • Online Giving
      • Volunteer
  • Are you searching for a deeper relationship with God? 
    Do you yearn for a sense of belonging within a faith community? Have you ever wondered what your purpose is or what is the best way to live? 
  • Becoming Catholic

    • What is RCIA?

      The early followers of Jesus—the early Christians—found the answers to all of life’s questions and the fulfillment of their deepest desires in Jesus. In other words, they believed with their whole hearts that Jesus was “the way” to God and that his “way of life” was the best way to live.

      The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is a period of intellectual, moral and spiritual formation that is both personal and communal, to prepare people to become members of the Catholic Church. For those who are already validly baptized in a Christian communion, it is a way of preparing to receive the other sacraments and so enter into full communion.

      While coming to know Jesus and His invitation to become a disciple, the RCIA process involves the journey of faith and conversion. A person is introduced to the beliefs, life, liturgy, and apostolic work of the Catholic Church.

    • Who is it for?

      1. Those who have never been baptized.
      2. Those who have been baptized in a Christian communion other than Catholicism but would now like to receive the other sacraments of initiation: Confirmation and the Eucharist.
      3. Those adults who were baptized Catholic, but have not yet received the other sacraments. These can be:
        • Adults who have not made either their first confession or First Communion.
        • Adults who have just not yet been confirmed.
      4. Baptized and confirmed Catholics seeking to understand the Faith of the Church in a deeper way.
    • Tips to Help You as You Begin this Journey

      Saints Philip and James is here to help you grow in your relationship to Jesus Christ, and the whole RCIA process is about growing in union with God. To start the process, you should:

      1. Get in the habit of attending Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligation. Don’t receive communion yet (unless you are Catholic and have already received the sacrament), but you may come up for a blessing.
      2. Begin learning prayers (available here) and building a habit of daily prayer.
      3. Be open to the fullness of Catholic teaching and life.
      4. Strive to live according to the fullness of Catholic life even now (e.g., regarding doctrine and living the moral life).
      5. Figure out your baptismal status.
        • Catholics: email/call/write for a fresh new certificate from the church of your baptism, ask them to “include all notations.”
        • non-Catholics: find your certificate if you have one, or write the church where it took place to get a new copy/notice/letter of its occurrence.
      6. ​​​Be thinking about a Saint who might make a good patron for you.
    • Contact Us

      • Fr. Ambrose Arralde, O.P.
        Fr. Ambrose Arralde, O.P.
        Asst. Chaplain Johns Hopkins University, Parochial Vicar, Chaplain to Frassati Young Adult Ministry
        410-235-2294 x4
        fr.ambrosephilipandjames.org
      • Ron Meyers
        410-235-2294 x9
        ronsspjaol.com

Saints Philip and James Catholic Church
2801 N. Charles St. 
Baltimore, MD 21218 
410-235-2294

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