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Evangelization
 


In order that there be a decisive commitment to evangelization, it is necessary that all Christians and communities truly believe that the 'Word of God is the saving truth needed by all men in all times'.

 
Address
General Assembly of the
Pontifical Missionary Works
14 May 2011

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


Those who have discovered Christ must bring others to him too, given that a great joy should not be kept for oneself but passed on.

 
International Congress
UNIV
10 April 2006

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


The act of evangelization consists precisely in the fact that the distant God draws near, that he is no longer far away, but is close to us, that this "known and unknown" figure now makes himself truly known, shows his Face, reveals himself: the veil covering his Face disappears and he shows his true Face.

 
Homily at Vespers
Cathedral of Aosta, Italy
24 July 2009

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


Every baptized person, as a vine united to the branch, can… cooperate in the mission of Jesus which can be summarized thus: to bring to every person the good news that "God is love" and, precisely for this reason, wants to save the world.

 
Angelus Address
World Mission Day
22 October 2006

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


In our daily lives, dear friends, there are so many opportunities to proclaim this faith of ours to others simply and with conviction, so that from our encounter their faith can grow.
And it is more urgent than ever that the men and women of our age know and encounter Jesus, and, also thanks to our example, allow themselves to be won over by him.

 
Regina Caeli
Castel Gandolfo
9 April 2007

 
 
 
Evangelization
 


The Virgin Mary, who did not communicate to the world an idea, but Jesus, the Incarnate Word, is an unparalleled model of evangelization.
Let us invoke her with trust so that, in our time too, the Church may proclaim Christ, the Savior.

 
Angelus Address
St. Peter's Square
23 December 2007

 

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