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The new evangelization

weekly Letter from the Archbishop of Tarragona
for Sunday March 27, 2011

few weeks ago I referred to the Gospel mandate expressed by Jesus himself, to evangelize all peoples. Today I wish to address the issue of the "new evangelization" as he called John Paul II referring to the need to return to countries with a great story Christian faith that guided previous generations and many have lost. It was during his first trip to Poland in 1979, when, remembering the grand cross of Nowa Huta that challenged the official atheism, Pope John Paul II spoke for the first time the need for this new evangelization.

Pope wanted the teachings of Vatican II were to all nations, but also see that countries like Italy, France, Spain, Ireland and Europe in general, away from its Christian roots, symbol of which was the denial that contained neither a reference to them in the European Constitution was being drafted and ultimately fell through.

whole Church was in pain the removal of Christian and sacramental practice of many people and the emergence of laws passed by parliament in favor of ways of life-or-phase and for structures family at odds not only with the Christian view, but even with the same nature.

At the same time, however, note a thirst for God, perhaps for many young unknown god. Is that we have to advertise. This thirst for God is evident in the search for new spiritualities and disappointment with regard to offers of a consumer society that seems to be self-sufficient.

The Church needs to make its voice heard in this world more eager than ever to real evidence. Is there now a lot of confusion between real and virtual world? There are many people who visit online social networks for constructed its own image and to relate to others. Costs several times to distinguish reality from appearance, what is true than it is a hoax. Nothing can replace the example of a person consistent with his ideas and beliefs. Perhaps this is the key to the admiration of the said Pope John Paul II, whose tomb records 23,000 visits per day as reported by L'Osservatore Romano.

This same consistency of life is what we are called Christians. Our area of \u200b\u200bevangelization is about: the environment in which we move, starting with our family, friends and coworkers. Also for people in need, old age, illness, or living in harsh conditions of immigrant.

The new evangelization is here, just around the corner, is the work of each. It should be an overflow of our love for God.

† Jaume Pujol Balcells

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tarragona