THE LAITY *
THE LAY PERSON’S ROLE AND PRIORITIES IN SOCIETY Pope Paul VI, Evangelii nuntiandi, Chapter VI, especially n.70. Cardinal Daneels, L’humanite de Dieu, p.60.
LAY PERSON’S PRIORITIES Family. Work (school/ workplace). Secular society. Church community.
LAY EVANGELIZATION Pope Paul VI
PRIMARY TASK politics society economics
PRIMARY TASK culture sciences and arts international life mass media
PRIMARY TASK love family education of children
PRIMARY TASK professional work suffering
LAY EVANGELIZATION Cardinal Daneels
DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY family professional life politics
DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY economics culture
JESUS, THE CHURCH, AND THE CHRISTIAN Jesus is sent by God. The Church is sent by God. Every Christian sent by God.
EVANGELIZERS All Christians The laity Families Youth
All Christians by baptism ministers of the Gospel
primary and immediate task: The laity primary and immediate task: be active as Christians, present in secular realities, directing them towards the Kingdom of God
Families in which the Gospel is transmitted (evangelized) from which the Gospel radiates (evangelize)
Youth apostles of youth stress a positive approach to life
COOPERATION BETWEEN THE LAITY AND THE CLERGY Different lay ministries. Respect for unity.
CATEGORIES OF MINISTRY Word. Church community. Church’s social services.
TRAINING Serious preparation needed. Necessary for ministry of the Word. Diocesan training programme.
FALSE EXPECTATIONS All in a parish organization. Not the Pope’s expectation. Opportunity not open to all.
COOPERATION BETWEEN LAITY AND RELIGIOUS LAY EXPECTATIONS COOPERATION BETWEEN LAITY AND RELIGIOUS
Vital and reciprocal communion receive spiritual formation safeguard charism regain community
Vital and reciprocal communion directed to Kingdom of God keep updated grow out of paternalism
At the level of association learn about lay associations help to be significant give spiritual assistance
At the level of association do courses of renewal relate with laity as equals
At all levels: create mixed organisms consecration of religious professionalism of laity