Introduction 37 27. Insofar as possible, the Sacraments of Initiation themselves should be celebrated on a Sunday, using, as circumstances suggest, either the Mass of the Sunday or the appropriate Ritual Mass (cf. nos. 23, 208). 28. The Rite for Entrance into the Catechumenate should take place at an appropriate time, as has been said in no. 18. 29. The “Election” should be celebrated about six weeks before the Sacraments of Initiation, so that there is enough time for the Scrutinies and Rites of Handing On. Care should be taken that the celebration of Election does not fall on a Solemnity in the liturgical year. For the rite, the readings appointed in the Ritual should be used. The formulary for the Mass will either be that of the day or of the Ritual Mass. 30. The “Scrutinies” should not be celebrated on Solemnities, but on Sundays or weekdays, with the usual intervals between them, using the readings appointed in the Ritual. The formulary for the Mass will either be that of the day or of the Ritual Mass in The Roman Missal. C. Places of Initiation 31. The rites should take place in appropriate locations, as indicated in the Ritual. Account must be taken of particular needs that arise in secondary stations of missionary regions. IV Adaptations That the Conferences of Bishops Are Permitted to Make Using This Roman Ritual 32. In addition to the adaptations foreseen in Christian Initiation, General Introduction (nos. 30-33), the Order of Initiation of adults allows other adaptations to be defined by the Conferences of Bishops, once their decisions have been accorded the recognitio of the Apostolic See. 33. These Conferences can decide the following: 1) To establish a method of welcoming inquirers (the “welldisposed”) before the catechumenate, where this is judged appropriate (cf. no. 39). In the Dioceses of the United States of America, this is done in accord with the National Statutes for the Christian Initiation of Adults (cf. Norms 1-2). 59 60 61 62 63 64 65
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