Rite of Election

"This step is called election because the acceptance made by the Church is founded on the election by God, in whose name the Church acts. The step is also called the enrollment of names because as a pledge of fidelity the candidates inscribe their names in the book that lists those who have been chosen for initiation."

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, no. 119

The Rite of Election is held on the First and Second Sundays in Lent at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception. Through this rite those to be baptized at the Easter Vigil are recognized and enroll their names in the Book of the Elect.

Pastorates are assigned to attend one of the celebrations of the the Rite of Election:

First Sunday of Lent
West Deanery (9 pastorates)
5 pastorates from the Central Deanery:

• Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
• St. Alphonsus Liguori
• St. Elizabeth Seton
• St. Joseph (Lebanon)-St. Mary (Frankfort)
• St. Maria Goretti

Second Sunday of Lent
East Deanery (10 pastorates)
Remaining 4 pastorates from the Central Deanery:

• All Saints-St. Charles Borromeo
• St. Francis of Solano-St. Joseph (Pulaski)-St. Peter-St. Anne (Monterey)-St. Joseph (Rochester)-St. Ann (Kewanna)
• St. Joseph (Delphi)-Our Lady of the Lakes-St. Joseph (Reynolds)
• St. Patrick-St. Joan of Arc