Evangelization is the very essence of the Church. As baptized Catholics, we are all called to share Christ in our daily life. The New Evangelization is meant to aid all Catholics in seeing the world as an opportunity to bring people to Christ and to grow closer to Christ themselves. Order copies of this pamphlet.
The New Evangelization is realized through announcing the Good News to those who have never heard of Christ (called missio ad gentes, the mission to the nations), engaging in ongoing catechesis, and "re-proposing" the Gospel to those who, although baptized, have drifted away from the Church.
By deepening our relationship with Christ and experiencing his love, we renew our faith as disciples in a community of believers, grow in confidence in the truth of the Gospel, and then share our faith in Jesus Christ joyfully with others.
Just as the pope is the source and foundation of unity for the Universal Church, so too is your bishop the source and foundation of unity for your diocese. Bishops "have as their first task 'to preach the Gospel of God to all men'" (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd ed. [Washington, DC: Libreria Editrice Vaticana–USCCB, 2000], no. 888). However, they cannot fulfill this task alone! Together in union with the bishops, you are called to evangelize and bring others to Christ. This unity in the Body of Christ is why, at Sunday Mass, we profess, "I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church."
Prayer for the New Evangelization
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For "everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will
be saved." But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how
can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear
without someone to preach? And how can people preach unless they are sent? (Rom
10:13-15)
The document The Church: The Community of the New Evangelization was developed as a resource by the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). It was reviewed by the committee chairman, Bishop David L. Ricken, and has been authorized for publication by the undersigned.
Msgr. Ronny E. Jenkins, JCD
General Secretary, USCCB
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