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Evangelii gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) is a 2013 apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis "On the proclamation of the Gospel in today's world". In its opening paragraph, Pope Francis urged the entire Church "to embark on a new chapter of evangelism ". [ 1 ]
Within Gaudium et spes are the themes of gift of self and the promotion of peace. [3] While initial reception of the document was focused on the shift in theological considerations, reception of Gaudium et spes today marks the document as a turning point in the Church's focus on the world. [3]
Evangelii gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel, 2013) Amoris laetitia (The Joy of Love, 2016) Gaudete et exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad, 2018) Christus vivit (Christ is Alive, 2019) [4] [5] Querida Amazonia (Beloved Amazon, 2020), a post-synodal exhortation on the Amazon Region [6] Laudate Deum (Praise God, 2023) [7] C'est la confiance (It is ...
Jesuit John Zupez wrote, "In his programmatic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, after just three sentences of introduction, Francis launches into a call for a more expansive Christian spirit: 'The great danger in today's world, pervaded as it is by consumerism, is the desolation and anguish born of a complacent yet covetous heart, the feverish ...
The new evangelization is the particular process by which baptized members of the Catholic Church express the general Christian call to evangelization.. According to Pope Francis in Evangelii gaudium in 2013: "the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops gathered from 7–28 October 2012 to discuss the theme: The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith.
Gaudete et exsultate follows Francis's previous apostolic exhortations, Evangelii gaudium and Amoris laetitia. It is shorter, being 44 pages in length, compared to the 256 of Amoris laetitia [6] and not post-synodal (being related to a meeting of the Synod of Bishops).
It is a successor to Pope Paul VI's document on evangelism, Evangelii nuntiandi, and is a predecessor to Pope Francis' Evangelii gaudium. Table of contents ...
On November 24, 2013, Pope Francis issued the apostolic exhortation Evangelii gaudium. A significant portion of Chapter Three, "The Proclamation of the Gospel", is devoted to the prayerful preparation of the homily. He recommends homilists practice lectio divina. [3] "It consists of reading God’s word in a moment of prayer and allowing it to ...