St. Hugh of Grenoble Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) strives to educate the mind and heart through authentic instruction and lived experience. RCIA classes meet in the School of Relifion on Sunday afternoons at 12:45PM throughout the year.
Congratulations to the St. Hugh RCIA candidates who came into full communion with Christ and his Church this past year!
If you are interested in becoming Catholic or know someone who is, contact the Parish Office at 301-474-4322.
Our faith is not an abstract doctrine or philosophy, but a vital and full relationship with a person: Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God who became man, was put to death, rose from the dead to save us, and is now living in our midst. Where can we encounter him? We encounter him in the Church, in our hierarchical, Holy Mother Church. It is the Church which says today: 'Behold the Lamb of God'; it is the Church, which proclaims him; it is in the Church that Jesus continues to accomplish his acts of grace which are the sacraments.” - Pope Francis, January 1, 2015
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
And in our hearts take up thy rest;
Come with thy grace
and heavenly aid
To fill the hearts which thou has made.
-St. Hrabanus Maurus (9th century)