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CHAPTER 1: CATECHESIS AND EVANGELIZATION Go...and make disciples of all nations. Matthew 28:19
Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to carry out everything I have commanded you. And know that I am with you always, until the end of the world (Matthew 28:19-20). The early Church clearly understood that this missionary mandate of Jesus Christ gave the Church its reason for being. The Holy Spirit propelled those who knew Jesus to go out, to teach, to preach, to baptize, to make disciples; in short, to spread the Good News of Salvation to the ends of the known world. The Church, today, continues to respond to this missionary call given in Matthew 28 and has reconfirmed, in many recent Church documents, that evangelization is the very heart of the Churchs mission. The task of evangelizing all people constitutes the essential mission of the Church. It is a task and mission which the vast and profound changes of present-day society make all the more urgent.Evangelizing is in fact the grace and vocation proper to the Church, her deepest identity. She exists in order to evangelize (EN, 14). Evangelization is not the task of a few persons, called to a specific ministry of evangelization; it is the responsibility of the whole Church. The Second Vatican Council clearly states that ...the whole Church is missionary, and the work of evangelization is a basic duty of the People of God (AGD, 35). Evangelization is not another subject to be taught, committee or office to be established, or program to be designed. Evangelization is a dynamic reality. It is a process by which the Church, moved by the Spirit, proclaims and spreads the Gospel throughout the entire world (GDC, 48). Evangelization is not UN tema del programa para cada parroquia; evangelización es EL agenda. An evangelizing spirit needs to be integrated into the life and ministry of each believer and into the vision and direction of every parish community. In 1992, in an effort to make American Catholics aware of the need for evangelization and their responsibility in the process of evangelization, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued Ir y hacer discípulos, una estrategia y un plan nacional para la evangelización católica en la
1.Para lograr en todos los católicos tal entusiasmo por su fe que, en vivir su fe en Jesús, libremente compartan con otras personas; 2.Invitar a todas las personas en el 3.To foster gospel values in our society, promoting the dignity of the human person, the importance of the family, and the common good of our society, so that our nation may continue to be transformed by the saving power of Jesus Christ. (See GMD, 1993.)
Vayan y hagan discípulos proceeds to outline several objectives and suggested strategies for meeting each goal. Many dioceses and parishes use this document as a tool to determine how the Bishops goals for Evangelization can be integrated in the lives of Catholic Christians. Parishes implementing the goals of this document will form disciples who will, in turn, go out and make more disciples. In the Diocese of San Diego, parishes are challenged, in policy form, [ Consulte Política de 400 y Política de 402 ] to promote a process of evangelization which is sensitive to persons of various cultures, races, language groups, ages, abilities and disabilities. For example, when there is a significant Hispanic community present in the parish, programs in English and in Spanish should be provided. Parishes are encouraged to review each aspect of parish life and ministry through the lens of evangelization. It is highly recommended that parish leadership study Vayan y hagan discípulos and determine how an evangelizing spirit can be integrated into all parish activities so that the goals of this important document can be achieved. [ Consulte Practical Help 19: Evangelizing Parish ] It is not necessary for parishes to create a myriad of new programs, but rather to see how each liturgy, each program, each gathering can become more of a moment for evangelization. A study of the document provides an opportunity to review how even a seemingly insignificant event such as a phone call, an appointment, or a parent registering a child for a sacrament, can become an evangelizing moment. The Office for Evangelization and Catechetical Ministry provides resources, leadership inservices, periodic workshops and training sessions to assist parishes in becoming evangelizing communities. Representatives of parish evangelizing ministries are invited to be members of the Commission for Evangelization and Catechetical Ministry, advising the OECM Staff on ways to integrate evangelization into policies and programs and strengthen the commitment to evangelize. While the evangelizing spirit is evident in many persons, programs and parishes, we are still far from having our parish communities filled with the enthusiastic evangelists called for in Vayan y hagan discípulos . In the Foreword to the Tenth Anniversary Edition of this document, it is noted that while we have made some strides in evangelization, we are still only beginning to implement [the plan] in our parishes and dioceses (GMD, 2002, ix).
When the Directorio General de catequesis fue promulgada en 1997, se formó una unidad coherente con Sobre la evangelización en el mundo moderno (Evangelii Nuntiandi), la exhortación apostólica sobre la evangelización promulgada por el Papa Pablo VI en 1975 y Sobre la catequesis en nuestro tiempo (Como Tradendae), the apostolic exhortation on catechesis issued by Pope John Paul II in 1979. The Directorio General , a document for the entire Church, fully situates catechesis within the context of evangelization and notes that catechesis is an essential moment in evangelization. The Directorio states that catechesis receives from evangelization a missionary dynamic which deeply enriches it and defines its own identity. The ministry of catechesis appears...as a fundamental ecclesial service for the realization of the missionary mandate of Jesus" (GDC, 59). La Directorio General de catequesis begins with the Parable of the Sower (Mark 4:3-8), which it calls the inspiration for evangelization. The Sower, casting seeds with broad strokes, sows the seed allowing it to fall where it will. All of the seeds do not yield results, but some of them produce abundant results. The seeds of faith today need to be sown no less broadly. The Directorio General establece tres situaciones específicas en las que las semillas del Evangelio deban ser plantadas:
a) those persons and situations in which Christ and his Gospel are not known. These persons need to be invited to initial conversion. b) those persons who have heard the word and want to grow and mature in faith. This refers to the ongoing catechesis with children, youth and adults which leads them to mature faith and makes evangelizers of those who have been evangelized. c) those who have lost a living sense of the faith. They may have been baptized but no longer consider themselves members of the Church and live a life removed from Christ and his Gospel. These persons are in need of a new evangelization. (See GDC, 58.)
Tras la publicación de la Directorio General , Cada Conferencia de los Obispos fue invitado a preparar una guía que se basa en la Directorio General y ser sensible a las necesidades culturales y el maquillaje de sus propios países. En 2005, la Conferencia Estadounidense de Obispos Católicos (USCCB) publicó el Directorio Nacional para la Catequesis (NDC) . Este documento, destinado a ser una fuente de inspiración para la catequesis (NDC, p. 17), tiene tres propósitos básicos:
1. Proporcionar los principios teológicos y pastorales fundamentales extraídas de la Magisterio Iglesias y aplicarlos a la actividad pastoral de catequesis 2. Ofrecer directrices para la aplicación de los principios teológicos y pastorales fundamentales en este país con el fin de continuar con la renovación de la catequesis 3. Exponer la naturaleza, finalidad, objeto, funciones, contenidos básicos, y las diversas metodologías de la catequesis.
Este recurso importante para la
Catequesis, como un momento esencial en la evangelización, las acciones de las características centrales de la evangelización, sino que expresa de una manera particular. La intención de la catequesis es hacer una fe de personas se viva, consciente y activa a través de la luz de la instrucción (AGD, 14). Nuestra Directorio Nacional , Citando a Como Tradendae deja claro que todos nuestros evangelizadora, la actividad de catequesis tiene un objeto o aimto definitiva poner a la gente no sólo en contacto, sino también en comunión e intimidad con Jesucristo (CT, 5; NDC p. 55). La catequesis debe formar informó discípulos (DGC, 56) de una manera sistemática para llevar a cabo la llamada Iglesias misioneras para transformar el mundo. Para el discípulo, la fe debe ser conocida, celebrada, vivida y expresada en la oración (NDC, p. 60). Catequesis lleva a cabo seis tareas fundamentales, y todos los esfuerzos en la evangelización y la catequesis debe incorporar estas tareas (NDC, p. 60):
1.La catequesis promueve el conocimiento de la fe (NDC, p. 60). Es fiel infunde en el creyente un conocimiento del contenido de los Dioses auto-revelación que se encuentra en la Sagrada Escritura, la Tradición y en el Credo. 2.La catequesis promueve el conocimiento del significado de la liturgia y los sacramentos (NDC, p. 60). El creyente llega a conocer a Cristo en la liturgia y los sacramentos, especialmente la Eucaristía. Catequesis promueve la participación plena, consciente y activa (SC, 14) en la liturgia de la Iglesia. Se prepara a las personas para la celebración inicial de los sacramentos y proporciona una comprensión más profunda y de enriquecimiento después de su recepción. 3.La catequesis promueve la formación moral en Cristo Jesús (NDC, p. 61). Se transmite el contenido de las enseñanzas morales de Cristo e invita a los creyentes a la transformación y conversión que se ajusten su vida a Cristo. Catequesis anima testigo fiel a las enseñanzas en la vida cotidiana y el ámbito público y social. 4.La catequesis enseña a los cristianos a orar con Cristo (NDC, p. 61). Se invita a la conversión a Cristo y la comunión con él. La catequesis está penetrada por un clima de oración, con el Padre Nuestro como modelo de toda oración y un resumen de la vida cristiana. 5.La catequesis prepara al cristiano a vivir en comunidad y participar activamente en la vida y misión de la Iglesia (NDC, p. 61). Se fomenta un espíritu de comunidad y participación activa en la vida y misión de la Iglesia y estimula el aprendizaje en la vida cristiana que se basa en las enseñanzas de Cristo sobre la vida en comunidad. Catequesis afirma la identidad católica, mientras que el fomento de la aspiración a la unidad entre todos los cristianos. Profundiza nuestro entendimiento y voluntad de diálogo con personas de otras tradiciones cristianas (ecumenismo). 6.La catequesis promueve un espíritu misionero que prepara a los fieles a estar presentes como cristianos en la sociedad (NDC, p. 62). Se faculta a los fieles a cumplir con su vocación en el mundo y de entender su papel en llevar a Cristo a todos los ambientes. Catequesis alimenta la actitud evangélica de Cristo, que busca el desarrollo de los creyentes que son compasivos, misericordioso y justo. (Ver NDC, pp 59-63 para la amplificación adicional.)
VENCIMIENTO DE LA INTENCIÓN DE TODAS LAS CATEQUESIS FAITHTHE
Catequesis se esforzará por llevar a todas las personas con una fe profunda y madura. En Nuestro corazón ardía dentro de nosotros, un Plan Pastoral para la catequesis de adultos en los Estados Unidos , Los Obispos en cuenta que la madurez de la fe es la intención de todas las catequesis de los primeros años (SANC, p. 13). Formación de adultos es la forma principal de la catequesis porque está dirigida a las personas que tienen mayores responsabilidades y la capacidad de vivir el mensaje cristiano en su forma plenamente desarrollada (CT, 43). Mientras los obispos hacen hincapié en que de ninguna manera quieren debilitar el compromiso con la formación catequética de los niños, también dejar muy claro que la fe del adulto es una prioridad y que la catequesis debe prestar más atención a los adultos que se ha acostumbrado a hacer (SANC, p. 14). Esta prioridad de la formación de adultos se ve reforzada en el Directorio Nacional when it notes that the catechetical formation of adults is essential for the Church to carry out the commission given the apostles by Christ (NDC, p. 187) and that formation needs to be addressed to adults in different stages in the development of their faith (NDC, p. 187). The Directorio también delinea las metas, tareas, contenido y metodología para la catequesis de adultos (véase NDC, págs. 188-193). Parish leaders are challenged to view catechesis as a tarea permanente beginning at birth and extending throughout the entire life cycle. ...It means calling and equipping all Christians of every age and stage of life to fulfill their baptismal call to holiness in family, Church, and societytheir mission is to evangelize and transform the world into a more caring and just society. Ongoing faith formation is essential to accomplish this mission; it does not end at Confirmation or Graduation but continues until ones death (OHWB, p. 14). Catechesis for all levels and for all ages is a continuous process of being formed and informed by the Word of God, by the sacramental life of the Church, by the Church's rich tradition and by the Catholic value system. It is "an education in the faith of children, young people and adults which includes especially the teaching of Christian doctrine imparted...in an organic and systematic way, with a view to initiating the hearers into the fullness of Christian life" (CCC, 5). En Nuestros corazones se Burning dentro de nosotros , the Bishops pledged their support for adult faith formation and promised a renewed commitment to adult faith formation, positioning it at the heart of ...catechetical vision and practice (OHWB, 2). Parishes in the Diocese of San Diego are encouraged to use this important document as a tool to examine their own vision and practice in terms of catechetical formation and to determine if adult formation is at the heart of their formational efforts. The goals for adult faith formation, as put forth in this document, do not mean that parishes necessarily need to initiate many new programs. The document encourages parishes to examine existing programs to determine how their programs meet the goals for adult formation to: invite and enable ongoing conversion to Jesus in holiness of life; promote and support active membership in the Christian Community; call and prepare adults to act as disciples in mission to the world. (See OHWB, pp. 22-24.) Many parishes in the diocese have programs of sustained Scripture study, in-depth adult formation classes on specific topics, seasonal offerings during Advent and Lent, parish missions and retreats. Several parishes are strengthening their womb to tomb approach to catechesis using an assembly model which brings together the whole community for catechesis. It is the responsibility of each parish to provide for the formation of their parishioners. This is affirmed in Canon Law (CCL, 773, 776, 777) and Diocesan Policy. [ Consulte Política de 200 ] In addition, some parishes in the diocese have responded to the challenge of providing systematic formation for adults by forming small church communities which provide adult parishioners with an ongoing opportunity to pray, to study Scripture and apply the Sunday readings, to deepen their commitment to Christ and to carry out their discipleship through service and apostolic ministries. These groups of approximately eight to twelve persons build families of faith which provide a sense of community and an opportunity for ongoing conversion. Diocesan policy affirms the development of these small communities [ Consulte Política de 402 ] , pero advierte que estos grupos no deben convertirse en una aislada o autoservicio y deben permanecer en comunión con la Iglesia local y universal. The Office for Evangelization and Catechetical Ministry (OECM) assists parishes in providing adult faith formation for their parishes by providing courses, workshops, inservices and resources for parish leadership on topics pertinent to adult faith formation; by offering periodic study days on documents which affect adult faith formation; and by providing consultation to develop adult faith formation programs. When OECM programs are developed, the goals for adult catechesis a living faith, an explicit faith, a fruitful faith (OHWB, pp. 16-20)provide a vision and structure. OECM courses and workshops use current adult learning techniques and take into consideration the various learning styles and needs of adults. [ Consulte OECM Website for current Staff Listing ] The Office for Evangelization and Catechetical Ministry also provides an extensive Video/DVD Library for use in adult faith formation programs. A catalog of Video/DVD acquisitions is available on the OECM Website. [ Consulte OECM Website for Media Catalog/ Policies ] Materials can be reserved by email, by fax, or by phone.Representatives of adult faith formation ministries are members of the Commission for Evangelization and Catechetical Ministry and advise the office on matters pertaining to adult faith formation. While the OECM does not maintain a speakers list of persons who provide adult faith formation, the staff will work individually with parishes to suggest speakers for specific topics or needs. In addition to the Office for Evangelization and Catechetical Ministry, many other diocesan offices offer opportunities for adult ministers to grow in the understanding of their respective ministries through regular training programs, in-services and courses. The San Diego Diocesan Institute provides theology formation for adults seeking diocesan certification for ministry, enrichment of their faith life and continuing education in theology and pastoral ministry. Visit the Diocesan Website for information regarding program offerings and certificates. [ Consulte Guideline 5: San Diego Diocesan Institute Programs]
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