Our gift to the Church has always been that of preservation
of the faith so the call to the New Evangelization is a perfect fit for us. As
a family we are planning together to prepare for the Synod on the New
Evangelization. This is being done through prayer, reflection, dialogue and
action. Our Plan is detailed below:
Plan for the Missionary Cenacle Family to prepare for the
Synod on the New Evangelization - October 2012.
1. Prayer: Each member of the Missionary Cenacle Family will
make a renewed effort to live out our devotion to the Holy Spirit.
To pray the traditional Novena and Litany of the Holy
Spirit, or any of the other Novena Prayers personally and with others.
To renew our efforts to make the Holy Spirit part of our
daily lives.
2. Reflection: In all of the various ways that Cenacle
people gather; Missionary Cenacle meetings, Local Councils, Family Area
Councils, etc - to make every effort that each gathering take time to reflect
on the Holy Spirit and our evangelizing efforts, using the writings from
Scripture, the Church and Father Judge. The following documents on
Evangelization are proposed as resources.
ON EVANGELIZATION IN THE MODERN WORLD ((Evangelii
Nuntiandi) written by Pope Paul VI in 1975.
ON THE MISSION OF THE REDEEMER (Redemptoris Missio) written
by Pope John Paul II in 1990.
GO AND MAKE DISCIPLES - a national plan for Catholic
Evangelization in
the US put out by the National Conference of Catholic
Bishops in 1992.
(Although 20 years old it contains material that is useful
for reflection).
THE NEW EVANGELIZATION FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH - Lineamenta for the Synod of Bishops
meeting October 7-28, 2012
Documents from the V Celam meeting in Aparecida, Brazil -
available on line in English and Spanish.
Also, many other documents and articles are available online
in both English and Spanish. "Google" New Evangelization and you will
be surprised at the number of resources there are.
Upcoming Reflections on "how" evangelization takes
place:
a. Witness of life (EN 41; RM 42)
b. Preaching (EN 42-43; RM 20)
c. Catechesis (EN 55; RM 73)
d. Mass
Media (EN 45)
e.
Sacraments (EN 47)
f. Popular Piety (EN 48)
g. Solidarity with the Poor (EN 31; RM 60)
h.
Comunidades eclesiales de base (RM51)
Each month a reflection on one of the above will be sent out
to keep us focused on the New Evangelization throughout the coming year.
3. Dialogue:
To share with your group how evangelization has a place in
the providence of YOUR everyday life. To set and share PERSONAL goals regarding
evangelization.
To set and share goals regarding evangelization with the
Cenacle group with
which you take council.
To share the Gospel values inherent in your living out of
your Catholic faith. To share those values which are inherent in humanity and
could provide a foundation for Gospel values.
To set out to learn how others incorporate different customs
into their expression of faith.
4. Action
Prepare a response from your group based on the dialogues
you have held and return these to the Committee members for creating a final
report to the Missionary Cenacle Family. These may be returned at any time, but
prior to September 2012.
Create an action plan for implementing some aspect of the
"New Evangelization" in your Cenacle group or in your place of
ministry and share this with the Committee as per the above. These may be
returned at any time, but prior to September 2012.
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