THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS
ON THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL
IN TODAY’S WORLD
20. Each Christian and every community must discern the path that the Lord points out, but all of us are asked to obey his call to go forth from our own comfort zone in order to reach all the “peripheries” in need of the light of the Gospel. ON THE PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL
IN TODAY’S WORLD
30. Each particular Church…is the Church incarnate in a certain place, equipped with all the means of salvation bestowed by Christ, but with local features. …To make this missionary impulse ever more focused, generous and fruitful, I encourage each particular Church to undertake a resolute process of discernment, purification and reform.
Afterword: The Hartford Catholic Biblical School is commissioned to help individuals and faith communities to listen to the Gospel authentically, coming to know both the original meaning of the Word of God and the fuller meaning for today, that they might be better equipped to "discern the path" and "undertake a resolute process of discernment, purification and reform."
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