The New Evangelisation in Lincolnshire : WHAT IS THE NEW EVANGELISATION?

WHAT IS THE

NEW EVANGELISATION?

Only by re-catechising &

re-evangelising ourselves can

we become faithful Catholics striving to

be more faithful to Christ and, through

this, begin to evangelise the world

once again.

THE NEW EVANGELISATION IS…

1. It is about re-catechising &

re-evangelising ourselves so that we

truly understand who Christ is, why He

came, and why He is the reason for

our hope.

2. It is about engaging with God more

than once a week at Mass so that we

start entering into discipleship

with Christ.

3. It is about encouraging us to engage

with the Gospel rather than be a

by-stander. To do this we must start to

'put aside our old self' (Ephesians 4:22).

We must learn to be 'in the world, but not

of the world'.

3. It is about encouraging us to pray and

read the scriptures to discover what

God's plan is for us in our lives.

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4. It is about rejecting personal

interpretation of scripture and Church

teaching and trusting that Christ's

promise concerning the protection of

His Church is true. It is also about

understanding that the Holy Spirit guides

the teaching of Christ's Catholic

Church at all times.

5. It encourages us to pray everyday,

morning and night. However, beyond

this it encourages Catholics to keep

speaking to Him, throughout the day,

so that He also becomes a central

part of our life.

6. It encourages Catholics to attend

Adoration. Here we can contemplate

the Body, Blood, Soul, & Divinity of

Our Lord Jesus Christ made fully

present in the Holy Eucharist.

7. It encourages young & adult

Catholics to return to the Sacrament

of Confession, but also not to take part

in communion when we are in a state of

mortal sin. Your relationship will become

deeper with Christ the more you

reconcile yourself to His Father.

8. It encourages us to explore the

Catechism of the Catholic Church and

read the lives of the Saints so that we

can become well versed in Catholic

teaching. This is essential for building

up our own faith, and for the building

up the Church.

9. It encourages us to surrender ourselves

to Christ so that we can accomplish what

God wants most for us in our lives. It

also encourages us to be available to

God at every moment so that He can

work through us, so that we are able to

minister to & evangelise others.

10. It highlights the fact that even the

smallest reference to faith, in a

conversation to a non-believer, is crucial.

Despite it appearing insignificant, it may

very well be a small link in a long chain

of events that will eventually lead

someone to God.

11. It encourages you to discover a

'reason for your hope in Christ' so that

when it comes to actually speaking to a

non-believer you will be able to...

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'Witness to Christ by testifying to

them of the hope you have

within you'.

1 PETER 3:15