A ceremony known as the Rite of Election, typically held around the First Sunday of Lent, offers an early glimpse of how many people will likely become Catholic in any given year.
This year’s Rite of Election figures are still coming in from dioceses worldwide. But already the picture seems strikingly positive.
The Archdiocese of Detroit, for example, welcomed a total of 977 people at its March 8-9 Rite of Election ceremonies, the highest number since 2017.
They consisted of 400 catechumens, who will be baptized in their parishes at the Easter Vigil, and 577 candidates, who have already been baptized in another Christian tradition and will receive the remaining sacraments of initiation (Confirmation and the Eucharist).
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