The new evangelization is not redoing something that has already been done or correcting what was done incorrectly. In redemptoris missio john paul ii sketches out some of the characteristics of the new evangelization. Proclamation and the new evangelization 96 the word of god and christian witness 9798the word of god and commitment in the. Here is the final list of the propositions of the synod of bishops on the new evangelization for the transmission of the christian faith released by the holy see press. But in the lineamenta, perhaps for the first time, the meaning of new is expounded, at least in part. The new evangelization does not seek to invite people to experience only one moment of conversion but rather to experience the gradual and lifelong process of conversion, to develop a mature conscience, to sustain ones faith through ongoing catechesis, and to integrate ones faith into all aspects of ones life. The synod will meet at the vatican from 7 to 28 october 2012. Lineamenta for synod of bishops on the new evangelization. Final list of propositions of the synod of bishops vatican city, oct.
Mary bellarmine bernas, osb pope paul vi our century is characterized by the mass media or means of social communication, and the first proclamation catechesis or the further. In a word, the situation is requiring the church to consider, in an entirely new way, how she proclaims and transmits the faith. Lineamenta an introduction and outline of the topic, the new evangelization for the transmission of the christian faith, to be discussed at the th ordinary general assembly of the synod of bishops in the vatican, scheduled for october 2012. There are several ways to add the instrumentum laboris to your apple device.
At the conclusion of the special assembly for the middle east of the synod of bishops. Address to participants in the plenary assembly of the pontifical council for promoting the new evangelization. The phrase new evangelization has been circulating for at least three decades in popes speeches and documents. Johns seminary in the boston archdiocese announced the launch of a theological institute for the new evangelization, which will offer a masters of theological. However, to be more specific, and as already noted, the evangelization effort of this first phase. As the instrumentum laboris produced in response the lineamenta for the synod stated. Building cultural competencies and the call for a new. Pdf mission in the asian multireligious context researchgate. The new evangelization for the transmission of the christian faith. Put another way, evangelization is the lifestyle of the catholic intentional disciple.
Bishop provost announces new evangelization initiative. The consecrated life and its role in the church and. The lineamenta for the 2012 synod on the new evangelization invites us to discern. The new evangelisation for the transmission of the christian faith. Finally, the lineamenta clearly seems to suggest that success in the new evangelization implies an internal examination of conscience and a willingness to explore new ways of being church. Vatican resources for the new evangelization catholic. Lineamenta, it is not merely re evangelization but rather a. A new evangelization in the life of the family and the church. Come and go being renewed in faith for the new evangelization priests in the new evangelization i.
The new evangelization is the opposite of selfsufficiency, a withdrawal into oneself, a status quo mentality and an idea that pastoral programmes are simply to proceed as they did in the past lineamenta 10. Vatican tries to flesh out new evangelization national. Forming disciples for the new evangelization, this new archdiocesan religion curriculum guide, will be significantly different because it is. Nikola eterovic, march 4, 2011, presented the lineamenta or specific parameters for topics. Create new ministries to achieve the goals of evangelization. What are characteristics of the new evangelization. Evangelii gaudium and the call for missionary discipleship stephen bevans, svd introduction. Evangelization in the evangelii nuntiandi of paul vi new evangelization in john paul ii papacy culture, cultures, and inculturation redemptoris missio new evangelization in benedict xvi papacy pastoral conversion in francis papacy evangelii gaudium 3. The new evangelization at the 2012 synod of bishops. Introduction and overview intentional disciples embody the call of the new evangelization, because evangelization is at the very heart of what catholic intentional disciples do.
Download the instrumentum laboris for the synod on the. Lineamenta, released on 4 march 2011, which presented the topic and. Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the church, her deepest identity. Study for 2012 synod of bishops released it is the duty of the church to proclaim always and everywhere the gospel of jesus christ. The new evangelization is, in the words of the lineamenta for the 2012. With the passage of time, pastors and faithful alike have grown increasingly conscious of the role of the virgin mary in the evangelization of america. This has now been published as the instrumentum laboris. The new evangelization for the transmission of the christian faith the unexpected convocation of the special assembly for the middle east of the synod of bishops in october, 2010, caused this synod to be postponed by two years to coincide with the year of faith 11. The lineamenta for the 2012 synod on new evangelization. Lineamenta document, we read that evangelization and the. The second vatican council as an impetus to the new evangelization. New methods of evangelization the word of god and the church faith formation. The new evangelization is the opposite of selfsufficiency, a withdrawal into oneself, a status quo mentality and an idea that pastoral programs are simply to proceed as they did in the past.
Lineamenta these lineamenta, drawn up with the assistance of the ordinary council of the general secretariat of the synod of bishops, are an important stage in preparation for this synod assembly. Lineamenta the vocation and mission of the family in the. Evangelization must proceed from a strong postvatican il catholic christian identity and theology on the part of persons and organizations and with due respect for the popular reli gion of the catholic people. Mass media and christian evangelisation in the digital age. The holy see postsynodal apostolic exhortation verbum domini of the holy father benedict xvi. Synod of bishops october 2012 the new evangelization for. The new evangelisation for the transmission of the christian. The term the new evangelization is thrown around in many catholics circles today, but what exactly does it mean. Reading the instrumentum laboris for the syno the new evangelization. Have a trained evangelization team to help the whole parish evangelize.
Evangelization was at the heart of chaminades vision. The new testament uses a whole series of expressions to describe jesus activity of revelation. The new evangelization places a special emphasis on welcoming back to the lords table all those who are absent, because they are greatly missed and needed to build up the body of christ. The word of god in the life and mission of the church this is the lineamenta or prelimiinary document which sketches the main lines of discussion for the october 2008 meeting of the. This council prepared the way to find new forms of the transmission of faith. For any of us who tries to read the signs of the times, we would have to be illiterate or blind not to. The courtyard of the gentiles in the context of evangelization is a metaphor offered to us by pope benedict xvi to shed light upon the churchs mission to those who do not believe in god or who find the question of god irrelevant to life. Marriage, the family and the new evangelization pontifical john. The document should show up in the my documents folder on your nook. The new evangelization is at the heart of our mission as marianist lay women and men. He would later bring this term to the attention of the. The instrumentum laboris working document for octobers synod on the new evangelization was released this morning in rome. For john paul ii, the new evangelisation is not a matter of redoing.
The new evangelization for the transmission of the christian faith this organizational document for the 2012 synod of bishops. A vision for the church of today and tomorrow the joy. Lineamenta for synod of bishops on the new evangelization cccb. The new evangelization key issue for church adoremus. The lineamenta or guidelines for the next ordinary general assembly of the synod of bishops on the new evangelization for the transmission of the christian faith are now available on the website of the holy see. The lineamenta for the synod, however, sees the new evangelization as a worldwide effort, enlisting active catholics to help bring their neighbors back into active involvement with the. In a recent statement, the general secretary of the synod of bishops, h. Vatican city, october 28, 2015 50th anniversary of the second vatican councils declaration. Xiii ordinary general assembly of the synod of bishops ewtn. The second vatican council as an impetus to the new. Archbishop nikola eterovic opens his preface to the lineamenta with the. How would a new way of being church in multicultural.
Doctrinal note on some aspects of the new evangelization 40 pontifical council for promoting the new evangelization 42 and the year of faith meditation on evangelization, first general session 43 of the synod of the new evangelization synod of the new evangelization for the transmission of the faith 47. The contributions of each national conference of bishops were taken into account when the agenda for the synod was being developed. Evangelii gaudium and the call for missionary discipleship. Young people and the new evangelization alvaro rodriguez. The synod for the new evangelization has an interesting set of problems to consider. Setting the context roman catholic diocese of green bay. New media such as blogs, facebook, twitter, youtube, etc. While the instrumentum laboris is a wonderful theological document that will give all who read it a deeper exposure to good. The framework for this reflection on the consecrated life is the new evangelization of todays world, characterized by the rise of new values and cultures which have a conditioning effect on the. The document argues that evangelization has three main meanings.
Stand with children special formation series on the new. A new evangelization is synonymous with mission, requiring the capacity to set out anew, go beyond boundaries and broaden horizons. Turn on your nook and choose search for new content. The word evangelization as found in the scriptures means communication of the evangelium, or good news. A shift in terms in the pages that follow, i would like to propose that the term and practice of a new evangelization has subtly but effectively shifted to include a more comprehensive vision of the church that is, in the words of vatican ii, missionary by. The new evangelization marks a recovery of the former way of understanding the church and evangelization.
It is believed that blessed john paul ii first used the term in 1983 in an address to latin american bishops. Young people and the new evangelization alvaro rodriguez echeverria, fsc, superior general at the conclusion of the second vatican council, the church had a message for young people, among others, and on october 12 of this year 2012 another message was delivered to a group. Let us examine some of the comments of the bishops in the lineamenta for the synod on the new evangelization, a document written in preparation for the synod. Please see synod of bishops, lineamenta for the 2012 synod. The obstacles to the new evangelization are precisely a lack of. Here is the final list of the propositions of the synod of bishops on the new evangelization for the transmission of the christian faith released by the holy see press office. Proclamation is not a matter of preaching a word of consolation, but rather a word which disrupts, which calls to conversion and which opens the way to an encounter with the one through whom a new humanity flowers lne, no. The word of god in the life and mission of the church. Frank donio, sac, dmin, serves as the director at the catholic apostolate center in washington, d.
Oct 28, 2012 2014 third extraordinary general assembly. In its preparation phase, the council members, with the assistance of experts, drafted the customary lineamenta, released on 4 march 2011, which presented the topic and provided questions for discussion and prayer at the local level. The unique benefits of new media and why the catholic church should engage them. The new evangelization has been the topic of much writing and consideration in the papacies of both the servant of god pope paul vi and blessed pope john paul ii.
The star of the new evangelization while in mexico, the pope had dedicated the americas to the virgin mary. Many people immediately assume that the new of new evangelization means we should use new media. The new evangelization for the transmission of the christian faith was sent to all bishops of the world to help them to prepare themselves and their dioceses for the synod on the new evangelization. The new evangelization for the transmission of the christian faith, october 7 22, 2012. The new evangelization is a frameofmind, a courageous manner of acting and christianitys capacity to know how to read and interpret the new situations in human history which, in recent decades, have become the places to proclaim and witness to the gospel. Chapter one of the lineamenta on the new evangelization for the transmission of the christian faith calls for a reevaluation of the churchworld relationship and invites us, among other things, to search for new ways of being church. Economic justice in the new evangelization paradigm. Paul street evangelization i, having personally participated in their work of street evangelization, enthusiastically endorse this group i encourage you to join me in offering your prayers and support for this organization. One way is to download the book below and add it via itunes. Pope benedict xvi and the future of the new evangelization. The goal of all evangelisation is to create the possibility for this. The strength of the church at this era is not limited to the number of bishops and bishoprics. To facilitate the preparation of this event, the lineamenta was prepared, including questions to be answered by the bishops conferences, synods of bishops of the eastern catholic. Vatican council an impetus to the new evangelization in the greek catholic church in slovakia.
Barbara humphrey mccrabb, mdiv, is the assistant director for higher education, secretariat of catholic education for the united states conference of catholic bishops. Day of recollection for the sisters for life and other cmswr communities villa guadalupe, stamford, ct october 3, 20 women of faith for the new evangelization introduction o today the church in the us celebrates the memorial of st. The many new situations requiring the churchs attention and pastoral care. Lineamenta presentation following pope benedicts call to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the second vatican councils declaration gravissimum educationis october 28, 1965 and the twentyfifth anniversary of the apostolic constitution ex corde ecclesiae august 15, 1990, the plenary assembly. The new evangelization is the opposite of selfsufficiency, a withdrawal into oneself, a status quo mentality and an idea that pastoral programmes are simply to proceed as they did in the past. Blessed john paul ii describes a situation between the first two options where entire groups of the baptized have lost a living sense of the faith, or even no longer consider themselves members of the church, and live a life far removed from christ and his gospel. Breaking open the lineamenta, st patricks cathedral hall, parramatta 28 september 2011 partners in dialogue trish madigan op director, centre for interfaith, ministry, education and research an important element in the new evangelization is witness. Lineamenta the vocation and mission of the family in the church and contemporary world. Rather, the new evangelization is new energy, methods, and language used to make comprehensible the gospel message in the context of ones life, personally and socially. Vatican ii and the new evangelisation thinking faith. The new evangelization invites people into a relationship with jesus christ and his church. Courtyard of the gentiles office for the new evangelization. Lineamenta, it is not merely reevangelization but rather a. It was blessed john paul ii who first coined the term, new evangelisation, describing it as the commitment not to evangelization, but rather of a new evangelization.
The new evangelization for the transmission of the christian faith, which will meet from october 722, 2012 is an important moment for ongoing reflection on the meaning of evangelization today. Give present ministries a clearer evangelizing focus. General secretariat of the synod of bishops published the lineamenta. A shift in terms in the pages that follow, i would like to propose that the term and practice of.