While the rites remain the same in OCIA as they were in RCIA, the use of the word “Order” emphasizes the continual development candidates and catechumens go through in the faith formation process.
For converts to Catholicism, RCIA is now ‘OCIA’: What’s behind name change?
Pope asks missionaries to help laity take responsibility for church
“An essential element of the synodal journey is the development of a greater sense of co-responsibility of the lay faithful for the life and future of the church,” the pope said Oct. 20.