Evangelisation

Evangelization - go and share the lives of others, to accompany them on the journey of faith, to help them grow on the journey of faith...you must proclaim Him with the Word — but above all with your life.

Pope Francis 09.09.16 Holy Mass, Santa Marta

The Joy of the Gospel

1. "I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ."

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2. "There are Christians whose lives seem like lent without Easter... I understand the grief of people who have to endure great suffering, yet slowly but surely we all have to let the joy of faith slowly revive."

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3. "For if we have received the love which restores meaning to our lives, how can we fail to share that love with others?"

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4. "Goodness always tends to spread...If we wish to lead a dignified and fulfilling life, we have to reach out to others and seek their good."

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5. "Those who enjoy life most are those who leave security on the shore and become excited by the mission of communicating life to others."

Quoted in Pope Francis, The Joy of Gospel 10

6. "When the Church summons Christians to take up the task of evangelisation, she is simply pointing to the source of authentic personal fulfilment."

Quoted in Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel 10

7. "Life is attained and matures in the measure that it is offered up in order to give life to others. This is certainly what mission means."

Quoted in Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel 10

8. "May the world of our time, which is searching... be enabled to receive the good news not from evangelisers who are dejected, discouraged, impatient or anxious, but from ministers of the Gospel whose lives glow with fervour, who have first received the joy of Christ."

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9. "The joy of evangelising always arises from grateful remembrance: it is a grace which we constantly need to implore. The apostles never forgot the moment when Jesus touched their hearts."

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10. "Christians have the duty to proclaim the Gospel without excluding anyone... It is not by proselytising that the Church grows, but 'by attraction'."

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11. "...today missionary activity still represents the greatest challenge for the Church, and 'the missionary task must remain foremost'. What would happen if we were to take these words seriously?"

Quoted in Pope Francis, The Joy of the Gospel 15

12. "The Gospel speaks of a seed which, once sown, grows by itself, even as the farmer sleeps (Mk 4: 26-29)

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