Vatican City, 8 January 2014 (VIS) –
The Holy Father has written a letter, dated 17 December 2013, for the
13th Inter-ecclesial Meeting of the Basic Ecclesial Communities
(CEB), which will be held from 7 to 11 January in the city of
Juazeiro do Norte in the Brazilian state of Ceara. The meeting will
be dedicated to the theme: “Justice and prophesy in the service of
life”.
The Pope conveys to the participants
his wish that “the light of the Holy Spirit help you live with
renewed enthusiasm the commitments of the Gospel of Jesus within
Brazilian society”, and, recalling the Aparecida document, remarks
that the CEB constitute a tool for ensuring “greater knowledge of
the Word of God, social commitment in the name of the Gospel, the
appearance of new lay services and education in faith for adults”.
He goes on to reiterate that the CEB
must be characterised by “a new evangelical impulse and the
capacity to relate to the world for the renewal of the Church”, and
that it is therefore necessary “not to lose touch with the rich
reality of the local parish, and to integrate the organic pastoral of
the particular Church”.
Pope Francis concludes the letter by
mentioning that evangelisation is the duty of all the Church, of all
the People of God: “we must all be pilgrims, in the field and in
the city, bringing the joy of the Gospel to all men and women. May
the words of St. Paul resound in our hearts: 'Woe to me if I do not
preach the gospel!'”.
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