AMECEA: Remembering the Synod on New Evangelization
The Thirteen Ordinary General
Assembly for the New Evangelization, which begun on 8th October,
ended on 28th October with Holy Mass by the Holy Father, Pope
Benedict XVI. The Holy Father offered a reflection on the Gospel reading of the
day (John 9:39-41), which spoke about the healing of Bartimaeus, the last
miracle Jesus performed before his passion.

The Pope in his reflection
presented the Gospel reading as an inspiration to the spirit of the Synod on
the New Evangelization. He says that the healing of Bartimaeus, a blind man,
invites us to proclaim Christ anew in places where the light of faith has been
weakened; to stir the flame of faith in the human heart; to engage in
proclaiming Christ in places where he is not known; to allow the fire of the
Spirit of Christ to animate life as Christians; to be nourished by the
Sacraments and to speak the language that is intelligible to all and can lead
them to true conversion of heart.
The Synod has ended, what is
next? I think it is now time to vigorously reflect on ways of translating the
contents of the Synod proceedings into practical pastoral resolutions. In order
to assist in this, the AMECEA Pastoral Department has, on its blog on AMECEA
Web-site (: www.amacea.org, then go to pastoral department
link), posted a full text of the Message of the Synod, the Synod Propositions
and also the thirteen interventions by the Archbishops and Bishops who were
delegates at the Synod from AMECEA Countries. The Synod on New Evangelization
has raised a lot of challenging issues and ways of reawakening the flame of the
work of evangelization. The universal Church is inviting us, at all levels of
pastoral ministry, to lead one another to the similar encounter that Bartimaeus
had when he encountered Jesus.
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