Candidates Elected

On the first weekend of Lent those who are preparing to enter the Church at Easter come together at the Cathedral for what is known as the ‘Rite of Election’, the beginning of the more intensive time of teaching and prayer before the Sacraments of Initiation are received. Names are read out and a book containing them all is presented before the candidates come forward personally with their sponsors to be welcomed by the bishops. In previous years this has been spread over Saturday and Sunday afternoons, but this year it was just on the Saturday, making it a slightly longer affair, but with a sense of joining a larger community.