I want to be a Catechist!
VISION FOR CATECHESIS
Catechesis is not just about sacramental preparation for Baptism, Reconciliation, Eucharist and Confirmation; it seeks to put the person not only in touch but in intimate communion with Jesus Christ (Pope John Paul II on Catechesis in Our Time (CT), #5) so that as a disciple of Christ, one becomes more like Him (CT 20).
The role of the catechist and sponsor then is as a ‘steward of the mystery’ (1 Cor 4:1), facilitating the catechumen’s encounter with Jesus and His Church as there is “only one Teacher, the Christ.” (Mt 23:10). The catechist’s goal always is to set hearts aflame for Christ.