SYNOD OF BISHOPS ON THE NEW EVANGELIZATION RELEASES COMPLETED MESSAGE............

The current three week World Synod of Bishops in Rome which concludes this Sunday, today released the text of the Synod message on the New Evangelization, that will be the official document issued by this gathering. The 262 representative body of bisjops, is the 23rd Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, since the first one was convened in 1967.  In this Synod's message on the specified theme of the, "New Evangelization", the document speaks of our task being like the Samaritan Woman at the Well in Sacred Scripture in the Personal Encounter with Jesus Christ we share in the Church.  By taking the occasions we have to Encountering Jesus and Listening to the Scriptures, we can succeed in Evangelizing Ourselves and Opening Ourselves to Conversion by Seizing  the Opportunities for Evangelizaion in the World Today.  The Synod Document goes on to address Evangelization in the light of the Family and Consecrated Life, by focusing on the Ecclesial Community and the many Agents of Evangelization.  It underscores the importance of Youth Encountering Christ, that the Gospel in Dialogue with Human Culture and our Experiences with Religions, and Remembering the Second Vatican Council, and Referring the Catechism of the Catholic Church, in this Year Of Faith, Contemplating on the Paschal Mystery and being at the Side of the Poor, all all vital components of the New Evangelization.  It is addressed to the Churches in the Various and is guided by the Star of Mary, that Illumines the Desert we must pass through in effectively embracing and extending the New Evangelization throughout the Church and the World.  We will hear, read, and learn, more about this Synodal Document and the role it will play in the Mission and Ministry of Being Church as the focus and fruits of the New Evangelization unfold as we go forward as Catholic-Christians in the post conciliar, third Millennium of evangelizing and being evangelized in Jesus, our Lord and Savior and the Light of the World............Fr.  Troy