Redemptoris missio

Ioannes Paulus PP_ II Encyclical Letter On the permanent validity of the Church's missionary mandate (1990 12 07)

Headings

9999 Blessing 1 INTRODUCTION 4 CHAPTER I - JESUS CHRIST, THE ONLY SAVIOR 5 "No one comes to the Father, but by me" 7 Faith in Christ Is Directed to Man's Freedom 9 The Church As Sign and Instrument of Salvation 10 Salvation in Christ Is Offered to All 11 "We cannot but speak" 12 CHAPTER II - THE KINGDOM OF GOD 13 Christ Makes the Kingdom Present 14 Characteristics of the Kingdom and Its Demands 16 In the Risen Christ God's Kingdom Is Fulfilled and Proclaimed 17 The Kingdom in Relation to Christ and the Church 20 The Church at the Service of the Kingdom 21 CHAPTER III - THE HOLY SPIRIT: THE PRINCIPAL AGENT OF MISSION 22 Sent Forth "to the end of the earth" 24 The Spirit Directs the Church's Mission 26 The Holy Spirit Makes the Whole Church Missionary 28 The Spirit Is Present and Active in Every Time and Place 30 Missionary Activity Is Only Beginning 31 CHAPTER IV - THE VAST HORIZONS OF THE MISSION AD GENTES 32 A Complex and Ever Changing Religious Picture 33 Mission Ad Gentes Retains Its Value 35 To All Peoples, In Spite of Difficulties 37 Parameters of the Church's Mission Ad Gentes 39 Fidelity to Christ and the Promotion of Human Freedom 40 Directing Attention Toward the South and the East 41 CHAPTER V - THE PATHS OF MISSION 42 The First Form of Evangelization Is Witness 44 The Initial Proclamation of Christ the Savior 46 Conversion and Baptism 48 Forming Local Churches 51 "Ecclesial Basic Communities" as a Force for Evangelization 52 Incarnating the Gospel in Peoples' Culture 55 Dialogue with Our Brothers and Sisters of Other Religions 58 Promoting Development by Forming Consciences 60 Charity: Source and Criterion of Mission 61 CHAPTER VI - LEADERS AND WORKERS IN THE MISSIONARY APOSTOLATE 63 Those Primarily Responsible for Missionary Activity 65 Missionaries and Religious Institutes Ad Gentes 67 Diocesan Priests for the Universal Mission 69 The Missionary Fruitfulness of Consecrated Life 71 All the Laity Are Missionaries by baptism 73 The Work of Catechists and the Variety of Ministries 75 The Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples and Other Structures for Missionary Activity 77 CHAPTER VII - COOPERATION IN MISSIONARY ACTIVITY 78 Prayer and Sacrifice for Missionaries 79 "Here I am, Lord! I am ready! Send me!" 81 "It is more blessed to give than to receive" 82 New Forms of Missionary Cooperation 83 Missionary Promotion and Formation Among the People of God 84 The Primary Responsibility of the\i Pontifical Mission Societies 85 Not Only Giving to the Missions But Receiving From Them As Well 86 God Is Preparing a New Springtime for the Gospel 87 CHAPTER VIII - MISSIONARY SPIRITUALITY Being Led by the Spirit 88 Living the Mystery of Christ, "the One who was sent" 89 Loving the Church and Humanity As Jesus Did 90 The True Missionary Is the Saint 92 Conclusion