Nowa ewangelizacja w Polsce

Abstract

New evangelization has in recent years dominated the consciousness of the Catholic Church. It has become its main tasks and programme. In 1979 John Paul II began the work of new evangelization in Poland, during his first pilgrimage to his homeland. In successive pilgrimages he would explain the essence of new evangelization and its aims. During the Ad limina visit of the Polish bishops in 1993 John Paul II stated that new evangelization should follow two directions: internally (ad intra) and extensively (ad extra). New evangelization has not been precisely defined by the pope. One may, however, say that it is a second call to preach the Gospel of the world which due to secularization does no longer know the fullness of the Message of Salvation. New evangelization is in a way a pastoral stimulus, which is supposed to prepare the whole Church for the celebration of 2000th jubilee of Christianity in the world. A preparation for this jubilee is to remind man at the tum of the 20th century that "God loves you, Christ has come to you". This second preaching of the Message of Salvation calls for a language and form of communication available to the contemporary man. We mean such ways of proclaiming Christ which would interest and reach the heart of each man. One should tum greater attention in the communication of the Revealed Truths on the personal relations: man - God; I and You. The personal religious experience seems to be the key to new evangelization.