AAS 80 - La Santa Sede
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1538 Acta Apostolicae Sedis r- Commentarium Officiale III Ad Zambiae episcopos sacra limina visitantes.* Dear Brothers in our Lord Jesus Christ, 1. I have been pleased to nieet individually with each of you, the Bishops of the Zambia Episcopal Conference, on the occasion of your ad Limina visit and now I join together with ali of you in this moment of collégial communion. Our assembly today calis to mind that it was the will of the Lord Jesus that Peter and the other Apostles form a college. We are gathered here as their successors in the bonds of unity, charity and peace. 1 I wish to express my gratitude for the kind words of greeting which you have conveyed on behalf of your priests, Religious and laity. Each of you represents in a special way the locai Church entrusted to your care and thus I wish to offer through you my cordial greetings to ali the People of God in Zambia. Repeating the words of the Apostle Paul, "I thank my God in ali my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you ali, making my prayer with joy, thankful for your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now". 2 As shepherds of the locai Churches in Zambia you have come "to see Peter" 3 and together with him to renew once again your profession of faith m Jesus, "for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved". 4 In the name of Jesus and through the Holy Spirit we give thanks and praise to the Father for the many grâces and blessings bestowed on the Church in Zambia since the first missionarios preached the Gospel and planted the seed of the faith in many hearts. 2. It is with joy that I have learned of the préparations now under way to celebrate in 1991 the centenary of the arrivai of the Catholic faith in your région of Africa. For the years leading up to the jubilee you have chosen as a thème : "The Formation of Adult Christians, Truly African in Families and in Small Christian Communities". Your choice of this thème emphasizes the urgent pastoral priority * Die 5 m. Maii a. 1988. 1 Of. Lumen Gentium, 22. 2 Phil 1:3-5. 3 Gal 1:18. 4 Acts 4:12.
Acid Ioannis Pauli Pp. II 1539 for the Church in Zambia to form lay leaders. Moreover it echoes a concern which was repeatedly expressed during the last Synod of Bishops on the Vocation and Mission of the Laity. In their concludine message addressed to the People of God the Synod Fathers state : "There exists every where among the lay faithful a real thirst for the interior life, a thirst for a deeper spirituali ty, and a fervent desire to share in the missionary and apostolic work of the Church ... The integral spiritual formation of all the faithful, lay, religious and clergy, should be a pastoral priori ty today". 5 In this central endeavour of the formation of lay leaders for the future of the Church in Zambian society, I note the particular emphasis which you are giving to "small Christian communities" as a means of improving the full and active participation of the faithful as well as their catechesis. These communities pro vide a setting for sharing more intensely in the Church's life. They can also be useful in uniting the People of God in order to meditate upon the Word of God and to celebrate the sacraments. Thus they offer the important opportunity of forming adult Christians, deepening their faith through catechesis, prayer and fraternal charity. At the same time the "small Christian communities" must always remain a part of your local Churches and never become isolated. In this way they will fulfil their most funda mental vocation and themselves become proclaimers of the Gospel. 6 3. It is my fervent prayer that you will renew your efforts in the great task of evangelization which constitutes the essential mission of the Church. I wish to praise ali the courageous initiatives that you have already undertaken for proclaiming the Gospel and I am aware of the many difficulties which you must face in communicating the Good News of salvation to many who have not yet heard of or accepted Christ. The Church exists in order to evangelize and you are called to lead your flocks in giving daily witness to Christ in a society where many are in search of a fuller understanding of God and of his designs for the human family. Your dedicated witness of an exemplary Christian life constitutes an initial act of evangelization but it must be accompanied by the ex plicit proclamation of the Kingdom of God and the person of Jesus Christ, who by his Cross and Résurrection won for us our eternai 5 No. 12. 6 Cf. Evangelii Nuntiandi, 58.
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1538 Acta Apostolicae Sedis r- Commentarium Officiale<br />
III<br />
Ad Zambiae episcopos sacra limina visitantes.*<br />
Dear Brothers in our Lord Jesus Christ,<br />
1. I have been pleased to nieet individually with each of you, the<br />
Bishops of the Zambia Episcopal Conference, on the occasion of your<br />
ad Limina visit and now I join together with ali of you in this<br />
moment of collégial communion. Our assembly today calis to mind<br />
that it was the will of the Lord Jesus that Peter and the other Apostles<br />
form a college. We are gathered here as their successors in the bonds<br />
of unity, charity and peace. 1<br />
I wish to express my gratitude for the kind words of greeting which<br />
you have conveyed on behalf of your priests, Religious and laity. Each<br />
of you represents in a special way the locai Church entrusted to your<br />
care and thus I wish to offer through you my cordial greetings to ali<br />
the People of God in Zambia. Repeating the words of the Apostle<br />
Paul, "I thank my God in ali my remembrance of you, always in every<br />
prayer of mine for you ali, making my prayer with joy, thankful for<br />
your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now". 2<br />
As shepherds of the locai Churches in Zambia you have come "to<br />
see Peter" 3 and together with him to renew once again your profession<br />
of faith m Jesus, "for there is no other name under heaven given<br />
among men by which we must be saved". 4 In the name of Jesus and<br />
through the Holy Spirit we give thanks and praise to the Father for<br />
the many grâces and blessings bestowed on the Church in Zambia since<br />
the first missionarios preached the Gospel and planted the seed of the<br />
faith in many hearts.<br />
2. It is with joy that I have learned of the préparations now under<br />
way to celebrate in 1991 the centenary of the arrivai of the Catholic<br />
faith in your région of Africa. For the years leading up to the jubilee<br />
you have chosen as a thème : "The Formation of Adult Christians,<br />
Truly African in Families and in Small Christian Communities".<br />
Your choice of this thème emphasizes the urgent pastoral priority<br />
* Die 5 m. Maii a. 1988.<br />
1 Of. Lumen Gentium, 22.<br />
2 Phil 1:3-5.<br />
3 Gal 1:18.<br />
4 Acts 4:12.
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