"to reveal God to men. And only where God is seen does life truly
begin. Only when we meet the living God in Christ do we know what life
is...
There is nothing more beautiful that to be surprised by the
Gospel, by the encounter with Christ. There is nothing more beautiful
than to know him and to speak to others of our friendship with him."
Preaching the Gospel is an invaluable service that the Church can offer
to the whole of humanity that journeys through history... The mission of
proclaiming the Gospel to all peoples entails a critical judgment on
the worldwide transformations that are now substantially changing
humanity's culture. The Church present and active on the geographical
and anthropological frontiers bears a message that has been passed down
through history, in which she proclaims inalienable human values, with
the proclamation and witness of God's saving plan made visible and
operative in Christ. Preaching the Gospel is the call of God's children
to freedom, to the construction of an ever more just and solidary
society, and to our preparation for eternal life. Whoever participates
in Christ's mission must inevitably face tribulation, conflict, and
suffering, because they will come up against the resistance and the
powers of this world... Evangelization needs Christians with their arms
raised towards God in prayer, Christians moved by the knowledge that the
conversion of the world to Christ is not brought about by us, but given
to us."
Pope Benedict XVI
Murray Clan 13!!
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