2017 USCCB Convocation Participants Guidebook and Journal | Page 38

Preparation for the Convocation
• Let the words of your chosen passage(s) sink in, and come
back to them multiple times, every day if possible. Discuss
it with colleagues, friends, and family members. Consider
these questions:
o What is striking about these words of Pope
Francis?
o What is challenging about this passage?
o How does this passage apply to you or your
mission?
o How is Christ asking you to change or grow in
response to this passage?
o If you could respond directly to the Holy Father
about this passage, what would you say to him?
How might he respond to you in return?
• Read the statement from the USCCB Committee on
Evangelization and Catechesis, Living as Missionary
Disciples: A Resource for Evangelization, Part 1,
“Theological Summary of the New Evangelization.” Find
the document online at: http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-
teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/index.cfm.
• Spend time with your favorite saints, blesseds, or holy
people who are important to you or your apostolate or
ministry, or who inspire or motivate you to engage in your
apostolate, ministry, or focus area. Read their biographies,
pray with their words or writings, and ask for their guid-
ance as you seek to follow them as a missionary disciple.
Consider the following:
o How did they come to fall in the love with the Lord?
o What were the challenges of their times, and how
did they respond to them?
o How did they build community with other leaders
and disciples?
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