1. Diocese of
Beaumont
Catechist Day
Open the
Door of
Faith

2. • Recognize the
labor of Catechists
• Rededicate
ourselves to the
Mission
-Recognize the labor of catechists
-Rededicate ourselves to the mission

4. “I stand at the door and knock”
–Revelation 3:20

8. New Evangelization?
What’s so new about it?
New Fervor
New Methods
The responsibility of all!

9. It Starts With
You!
-Sacrament of
Reconciliation
-Rekindle love for
Sacred Scriptures

10. -Re-propose the
Gospel
-Facilitate the
encounter with
Christ

11. Proclaiming the Good News

12. Catechesis as Key…
Great Commission:
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all that I have
commanded you.” Mt. 28:19-20
Make disciples Baptize Teach!

14. Catechesis as Key
And now what?...
• Inculturation and witness to secular world
• Proclamation of the Gospel
• Ongoing New Evangelization
• Continuing reflection on documents of Second
Vatican Council
• Sacrament of Reconciliation
• New methods
• Catechesis

15. Three (Four) Keys to Being a Good
Catechist-Pope Francis
• From this morning’s International Congress of
Catechesis
1. Familiarity with Jesus (be His disciples)
2. Go out to encounter others (go outside of
oneself)
3. Not be afraid to go to the periphery (be
missionery)
4. Love

16. CATECHESIS, CATECHISTS AND THE
CATECHISM
• Good Catechesis is essential for the New Evangelization. The Synod
calls attention to the indispensable service that catechists provide the
ecclesial communities and expresses profound gratitude for their
dedication. All catechists, who are at the same time evangelizers,
need to be well prepared. Every effort should be made within the
possibilities of the local situation to provide catechists with strong
ecclesial formation, that is spiritual, biblical, doctrinal and
pedagogical. Personal witness to the faith is itself a powerful form of
catechesis. The “Catechism of the Catholic Church” and its
Compendium are, above all, a resource for teaching the faith and
supporting adults in the Church in their evangelizing and catechizing
mission.

17. Thank You!
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