What is the catechumenate? In the early Church, persons who wished to become members of the Church went through a process called the catechumenate in which they were instructed in the teachings of the Faith and prepared for the Sacraments of Initiation. All non-Catholics must go through this process and I, myself, know someone who went through this process. This process relates to the Easter Vigil because the Church initiates these new members during the Easter Vigil. The Easter Vigil is the night before Jesus' Resurrection. The form of the catechumenate has been restored in the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. I was researching articles on the catechumenate and I came across this http://www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk/what-happens-when-you-become-a-catholic/the-catechumenal-processThis articles is short but very informative and is from a very reliable source.
In the Eastern Rites, the three Sacraments of Initiation are given consecutively, even to infants. I brought up the catechumenate process to my uncle, because he went through it. He said that it is a long but rewarding process. I asked him how his Baptism was and he said it was a little strange being Baptized as an adult. I laughed.
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