re-edition of Pope Francis Evangelii Gaudium. ch 3 parts 3 + 4, preparing to preach and kerygma

1. APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
EVANGELII GAUDIUM
OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS
TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY,
CONSECRATED PERSONS
AND THE LAY FAITHFUL
ON THE PROCLAMATION
OF THE GOSPEL
IN TODAY’S WORLD
Ch 3 The Proclamation of the Gospel
Parts 3 + 4
3 - Preparing to preach
4 - Evangelization and a deeper
understanding of the kerygma

2. Introduction – the joy of the gospel
1 The Church’s missionary transformation
2 Amid the crisis of communal commitment
3 The proclamation of the Gospel
4 The social dimension of evangelization
5 Spirit-filled evangelizers

3.  I. The entire people of God
proclaims the Gospel [111-134]
 II. The homily [135-144]
 III. Preparing to preach [145-159]
 IV. Evangelization and the deeper
understanding of the kerygma
CHAPTER THREE
THE PROCLAMATION
OF THE GOSPEL [110]

4. Preparing to preach 145-59

5. III PREPARING TO PREACH (145-159)
Reverence for truth 146-8
Personalizing the Word 149-51
Spiritual Reading 152-3
An ear to the people 154-5
Homiletic Recourses 156-9

6. Preparation for preaching is so important a task that a
prolonged time of study, prayer, reflection
and pastoral creativity should be devoted to it. EG 145

7. El culto a la verdad
Because of this love, we can take as much time as we need,
like every true disciple: “Speak, Lord,
for your servant is listening” (1 S 3,9). EG 146
Reverence for truth

8. Even if we think we understand the words
translated into our own language,
this does not mean that we correctly understand
what the sacred author wished to say
EG 147

9. Certainly, to understand properly the meaning
of the central message of a text we need to
relate it to the teaching of the entire Bible
as handed on by the Church. EG 148

10. If we have a lively desire to be the first to hear the word which we must preach,
this will surely be communicated to God’s faithful people, for
“out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks”(Mt 12,34). EG 149
Personalizing the word

11. preaching will consist in that activity,
so intense and fruitful, which is
“communicating to others what
one has contemplated”. EG 150

12. The Holy Spirit, who inspired the word,
“today, just as at the beginning of the Church,
acts in every evangelizer who allows himself
to be possessed and led by him.
The Holy Spirit places on his lips the words
which he could not find by himself”. EG 151

13. “Lectio divina” the reading of God’s word in a moment of prayer
and allowing it to enlighten and renew us EG 152
Spiritual Reading

14. “Lord, what does this text say to me?
What is it about my life that
you want to change by this text?

15. What is it about this word that
moves me? What attracts me?
Why does it attract me?” EG 153

16. He always invites us to take a step forward, but does not demand a full response
if we are not yet ready. He simply asks that we sincerely look at our life
and present ourselves honestly before him, and that we be willing to continue
to grow, asking from him what we ourselves cannot as yet achieve. EG 153

17. The preparation and preaching becomes an exercise in discerning the gospel,
where we try to recognise, by the light of the Spirit, “a call which God makes
in a particular historic situation and by which He calls the believer. EG 154
An ear to the people

18. The preacher also needs to keep his ear to the people
and to discover what it is that the faithful need to hear. EG 155

19. Concern for the way we preach is likewise a profoundly spiritual concern.
It entails responding to the love of God by putting all our talents
and creativity at the service of the mission which he has given us;
at the same time, it shows a fine, active love of neighbour. EG156
Homiletic resources

20. . A good homily, an old teacher once told me,
should have “an idea, a sentiment, an image.” EG 157

21. “the faithful… expect much from preaching,
and will greatly benefit from it,
provided that it is simple,
clear, direct, well-adapted”. EG 158

22. Another feature of a good homily is that it is positive.
It is not so much concerned with pointing out what shouldn’t be done,
but with suggesting what we can do better. EG 159

24. IV Evangelization and the deeper
understanding of the kerygma (160-177)

25. IV. Evangelization and the deeper understanding of the kerygma [160-175]
Kerygmatic and mystagogical catechesis [163-168]
Personal accompaniment in processes of growth [169-173]
Centred on the word of God [174-175]

26. IV Evangelization and the deeper understanding of the kerygma
The Lord’s missionary mandate includes a call to growth in faith:
“Teach them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Mt 28:20).

27. “The one who loves his neighbour has fulfilled the whole law…
therefore love of neighbour is the fulfilling of the law” (Rom 13:8, 10).
“For the whole law is fulfilled in one word,
‘you shall love your neighbour as yourself’”. Ga 5,14 EG 161

28. “May the Lord make you increase and
abound
in love for one another and for all” (1 Ts 3,12).

29. fulfil “the royal law according to the Scripture:
You shall love your neighbour as yourself” (James2:8)

30. The Father’s free gift which makes us his sons and daughters,
and the priority of the gift of his grace (cf. Eph 2:8-9; 1 Cor 4:7),
enable that constant sanctification which pleases God
and gives him glory. EG 162

31. Education and catechesis are at
the service of this growth. EG 163
Catechesi tradendae 1979
General Catechetical Directory 1997
Kerygmatic and mystagogical catechesis

32. The kerygma is trinitarian.
The fire of the Spirit is given in the form of tongues
and leads us to believe in Jesus Christ who,
by his death and resurrection, reveals and
communicates to us the Father’s infinite mercy. EG 164

33. The centrality of the kerygma calls for stressing
those elements which are most needed today:
It has to express God’s saving love which precedes
any moral and religious obligation on our part;
it should not impose the truth but appeal to freedom;
it should be marked by joy, encouragement,
liveliness and a harmonious balance EG 165

34. mystagogic initiation. - - -
a progressive experience of formation
involving the entire community

35. and a renewed appreciation of the liturgical
Signs of Christian initiation. EG 166

36. Proclaiming Christ means showing that
to believe in and to follow him is not only
something right and true, but also something
beautiful, capable of filling life
with new splendour and profound joy,

37. we should appear as joyful messengers
of challenging proposals, guardians of
the goodness and beauty which shine
forth in a life of fidelity to the Gospel. EG 168

38. Personal support in processes of growth
The pace of this support must be steady and reassuring,
reflecting our closeness and our compassionate gaze
which also heals, liberates and encourages growth
in the Christian life.EG 168

39. To accompany them would be counterproductive
if it became a sort of therapy supporting their self-absorption
and ceased to be a pilgrimage with Christ to the Father.EG 170

40. Today more than ever we need men and women who,
on the basis of their experience of accompanying others,
are familiar with processes which call for prudence,
understanding, patience and docility to the Spirit,
so that they can protect the sheep from
wolves who would scatter the flock EG 171

41. Our personal experience of being accompanied
and assisted, and of openness to those who
accompany us, will teach us to be patient and
compassionate with others, and to find the right
way to gain their trust, their openness and their
readiness to grow. EG 172

42. Genuine spiritual accompaniment always
begins and flourishes in the context of
service to the mission of vangelization.
Ej. St Paul to Timothy (Tt 1,5; cf. 1 Tm 1,3-5), EG 173

43. Centred on the word of God
God’s word, listened to and celebrated, above all in the Eucharist,
nourishes and inwardly strengthens Christians, enabling them
to offer an authentic witness to the Gospel in daily life. EG 174

44. It is essential that the revealed word radically enrich
our catechesis and all our efforts to pass on the faith. EG 175

46. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH
Revised 27-5-2020
Advent and Christmas – time of hope and peace
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – In the Light of the Word
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – The Experiences and Challenges of Families
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 - Looking to Jesus, the Vocation of the Family
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - Love in Marriage
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Love made Fruitfuol
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Some Pastoral Perspectives
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Towards a better education of children
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Accompanying, discerning and integrating weaknwss
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – The Spirituality of Marriage and the Family
Beloved Amazon 1ª – A Social Dream
Beloved Amazon 2 - A Cultural Dream
Beloved Amazon 3 – An Ecological Dream
Beloved Amazon 4 - An Ecclesiastical Dream
Carnival
Christ is Alive
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – Church and Family today
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - God’s plan for the family
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – family as a Community
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – serving life and education
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – mission of the family in society
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - Family in the Church
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Football in Spain
Haurietis aquas – devotion to the Sacred Heart by Pius XII
Holidays and Holy Days
Holy Spirit
Holy Week – drawings for children
Holy Week – glmjpses of the last hours of JC
Inauguration of President Donald Trump
Juno explores Jupiter
Laudato si 1 – care for the common home
Laudato si 2 – Gospel of creation
Laudato si 3 – Human roots of the ecological crisis
Laudato si 4 – integral ecology
Laudato si 5 – lines of approach and action
Laudato si 6 – Education y Ecological Spirituality
Love and Marriage 1-
Love and Marriage 2 – growing up to sexual maturity
Love and Marriage 3 – psychological differences and complimentarity
Love and Marriage 4- causes of sexual attraction
Love and Marriage 5- freedom and intimacy
Love and Marriage 6 - human love
Love and Marriage 7 - destiny of human love
Love and Marriage 8- marriage between Christian believers
Love and Marriage 9 – sacrament of marriage
Lumen Fidei – ch 1,2,3,4
Medjugore Pilgrimage
Misericordiae Vultus in English
Mother Teresa of Calcuta – Saint
Pope Franciss in Thailand
Pope Francis in Japan
Pope Francis in Sweden
Pope Francis in America
Pope Francis in the WYD in Poland 2016
Querida Amazonia
Resurrection of Jesus Christ –according to the Gospels
Russian Revolution and Communismo 3 civil war 1918.1921
Russian Revolution and Communism 1
Russian Revolution and Communismo 2
Saint Joseph
Saint Patrick and Ireland
Sunday – day of the Lord
Thanksgiving – History and Customs
The Body, the cult – (Eucharist)
Valentine
Vocation – mconnor@legionaries.org
Way of the Cross – drawings for children
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47. LISTA DE PRESENTACIONES EN ESPAÑOL
Revisado 27-5-2020
Abuelos
Adviento y Navidad, tiempo de esperanza
Amor y Matrimonio 1 - 9
Amoris Laetitia – ch 1 – A la luz de la Palabre
Amoris Laetitia – ch 2 – Realidad y Desafíos de las Familias
Amoris Laetitia – ch 3 La mirada puesta en Jesús: Vocación de la Familia
Amoris Laetitia – ch 4 - El Amor en el Matrimonio
Amoris Laetitia – ch 5 – Amor que se vuelve fecundo
Amoris Laetitia – ch 6 – Algunas Perspectivas Pastorales
Amoris Laetitia – ch 7 – Fortalecer la educacion de los hijos
Amoris Laetitia – ch 8 – Acompañar, discernir e integrar la fragilidad
Amoris Laetitia – ch 9 – Espiritualidad Matrimonial y Familiar
Carnaval
Cristo Vive
Domingo – día del Señor
El camino de la cruz de JC en dibujos para niños
El Cuerpo, el culto – (eucarisía)
Espíritu Santo
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 1 – iglesia y familia hoy
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 2 - el plan de Dios para la familia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 1 – familia como comunidad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 2 – servicio a la vida y educación
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 3 – misión de la familia en la sociedad
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 3 – 4 - participación de la familia en la iglesia
Familiaris Consortio (FC) 4 Pastoral familiar
Fátima – Historia de las Apariciones de la Virgen
Feria de Sevilla
Haurietis aquas – el culto al Sagrado Corazón
Hermandades y cofradías
Hispanidad
Laudato si 1 – cuidado del hogar común
Laudato si 2 – evangelio de creación
Laudato si 3 – La raíz de la crisis ecológica
Laudato si 4 – ecología integral
Laudato si 5 – líneas de acción
Laudato si 6 – Educación y Espiritualidad Ecológica
Lumen Fidei – cap 1,2,3,4
Madre Teresa de Calcuta – Santa
María y la Biblia
Medjugore peregrinación
Misericordiae Vultus en Español
Papa Francisco en Bulgaria
Papa Francisco en Rumania
Papa Francisco en Marruecos
Papa Francisco en México
Papa Francisco – mensaje para la Jornada Mundial Juventud 2016
Papa Francisco – visita a Chile
Papa Francisco – visita a Perú
Papa Francisco en Colombia 1 + 2
Papa Francisco en Cuba
Papa Francisco en Fátima
Papa Francisco en la JMJ 2016 – Polonia
Queridas Amazoznia 1 un sueños social
Queridas Amazoznia 2 un suepo cultural
Queridas Amazoznia 3 un seuños ecologico
Queridas Amazoznia 4 un sueño eclesial
Resurrección de Jesucristo – según los Evangelios
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 1
Revolución Rusa y comunismo 2
Revolución Rusa y Comunismo 3
San José
Santiago Apóstol
Semana santa – Vistas de las últimas horas de JC
Vacaciones Cristianas
Valentín
Vocación – www.vocación.org
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48. APOSTOLIC EXHORTATION
EVANGELII GAUDIUM
OF THE HOLY FATHER FRANCIS
TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY,
CONSECRATED PERSONS
AND THE LAY FAITHFUL
ON THE PROCLAMATION
OF THE GOSPEL
IN TODAY’S WORLD

49. Introduction – the joy of the gospel
1 The Church’s missionary transformation
2 Amid the crisis of communal commitment
3 The proclamation of the Gospel
4 The social dimension of evangelization
5 Spirit-filled evangelizers

50.  I. The entire people of God
proclaims the Gospel [111-134]
 II. The homily [135-144]
 III. Preparing to preach [145-159]
 IV. Evangelization and the deeper
understanding of the kerygma
CHAPTER THREE
THE PROCLAMATION
OF THE GOSPEL [110]