A sponsor offers a welcoming presence and a familiar companionship that assists and encourages the Catechumen (a person seeking to become baptized member of the Catholic Church) or Candidate (a baptized Christian seeking full communion with the Catholic Church) through the various steps of the OCIA experience, and they stand with the person they are sponsoring as they receive the sacraments. Most importantly, they provide a listening ear, an encouraging heart, spiritual support, and a prayerful presence.
Sponsors do not have to be “teachers” of the Catholic faith. They do have to be fully-initiated Catholics (received the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist) who would like to be a companion to someone who is becoming Catholic. Please prayerfully consider this invitation to become an OCIA sponsor.
If you are interested or would like more information, please contact our OCIA Team at OCIA@sjspwellesley.org