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**Symnunidanimb** · 07-02-2010, 10:12 PM

Some of us are catechumens who have been chrismated, some of us are catechumens who havent been chrismated. Dont worry

I understand and endorse the sentiment here, however, it is not really correct to say this. A catechumen has been officially received into the Church by a particular service and series of prayers. This person has a particular place or office in the Church. A catechumen then is baptized and chrismated and becomes a new person in Christ. He is no longer a catechumen but one of the faithful, a member of the Church. To say that he is still a "catechumen who has been chrismated" is like saying a butterfly is still a caterpillar but with wings. Accurate in a manner of speaking, but misleading about the reality of the sacraments.

Fr David Moser

07-02-2010, 10:12 PM	#5
Symnunidanimb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 389 Senior Member	Some of us are catechumens who have been chrismated, some of us are catechumens who havent been chrismated. Dont worry I understand and endorse the sentiment here, however, it is not really correct to say this. A catechumen has been officially received into the Church by a particular service and series of prayers. This person has a particular place or office in the Church. A catechumen then is baptized and chrismated and becomes a new person in Christ. He is no longer a catechumen but one of the faithful, a member of the Church. To say that he is still a "catechumen who has been chrismated" is like saying a butterfly is still a caterpillar but with wings. Accurate in a manner of speaking, but misleading about the reality of the sacraments. Fr David Moser
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