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Evangelization
 


The Church's evangelizing mission is the response to the cry "Come, Lord Jesus" that pervades all of salvation history and continues to rise from believers' lips. Come, Lord, transform our hearts, so that justice and peace may be spread in the world!

 
Angelus Address
St Peter's Square
23 December 2007

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


Jesus Christ, consecrated by the Father in the Holy Spirit, is the true and perennial subject of evangelization. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the good news to the poor” (Lk 4:18). This mission of Christ, this movement of his continues in space and time, over centuries and continents.

 
Homily
Opening of the Year of Faith

St Peter's Square

11 October 2012

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


We cannot be silent about what we know. Go and tell the whole world the marvels of God, present at every moment of our lives, in every place on earth.

 
Address
Procession
Lourdes, France
14 September 2008

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


“Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation. The one who believes and is baptized will be saved” (Mk 16:15-16). To evangelize means to bring the Good News of salvation to others and to let them know that this Good News is a person: Jesus Christ. When I meet him, when I discover how much I am loved by God and saved by God, I begin to feel not only the desire, but also the need to make God known to others.

 
Message for 28th WYD
The Vatican
18 October 2012

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


We cannot be silent about what we know. Go and tell the whole world the marvels of God, present at every moment of our lives, in every place on earth.

 
Address, Procession
Grottto of Lourdes
France
14 September 2008

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


Do not be afraid! Have the courage to live the Gospel and the boldness to proclaim it

 
Vespers
Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Paris, France
12 September 2008

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


What marvels surround our work in the service of God's word! We are instruments of the Holy Spirit; God is so humble that he uses us to spread his word. We become his voice, once we have listened carefully to the word coming from his mouth. We place his word on our lips in order to bring it to the world. He accepts the offering of our prayer and through it he communicates himself to everyone we meet.

 
Vespers
Cathedral of Notre-Dame
Paris, France
12 September 2008

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


Lent begins a "powerful" liturgical season, a time of peace and of commitment to serving our brothers and sisters, to be lived keeping our gaze always fixed on Jesus, who is setting out towards his death and Resurrection.

 
General Audience
Paul VI Audience Hall
21 February 2007

 

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