The relationship between the apparitions of Garabandal and the mission of evangelization operates on two levels: Firstly, the content of the core messages attributed to Garabandal – the calls for conversion, penance, prayer, renewed devotion to the Eucharist, and leading good lives – aligns substantially with the fundamental themes and
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Beyond the two formal messages, the Garabandal narratives include prophecies of three major future events, plus other related predictions. The Warning (Aviso): This is described as a future, universal, supernatural event originating directly from God, which science will be unable to explain. It is depicted as having both an external
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Two formal ‘messages’ were given for public dissemination, forming the core of the Garabandal communications. First Message (October 18, 1961): This message was reportedly delivered through St. Michael the Archangel. It contained a call to action: “We must make many sacrifices, perform much penance, and visit the Blessed Sacrament frequently.
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Between June 1961 and November 1965, the remote, traditionally Catholic mountain village of San Sebastián de Garabandal in Cantabria, northern Spain, became the site of reportedly numerous extraordinary events centered around four young schoolgirls. These girls – Conchita Gonzalez (b. 1949), Mari Loli Mazón (1949–2009), Jacinta González (b. 1949), and
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Failure is rarely comfortable, often discouraging, and sometimes even humiliating. Yet failure is not foreign to the Gospel or to the Christian life. Our life journey whether in personal growth, mission, or evangelization, is rarely a straight line. In fact, it is often marked by stumbling, learning, getting up, and
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Evangelization is not first an activity but a life lived in communion with God. It begins in intimacy, deepens through the renewal of the heart and of the mind, and naturally flows outward in mission. • Talk to God – Abide.Begin with intimacy. Not as duty, but as relationship. This
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“The heart of Jesus aches for the lost — for every soul wandering in darkness, unaware of His love. His is a heart that seeks, pursues, and never gives up, burning with mercy and longing to bring each one home to the Father.” To understand evangelization in its deepest sense
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The Catholic Charismatic Renewal represents a significant movement within the Church that emphasizes the active and experiential presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. Originating in 1967, the Catholic Renewal has been described as a “current of grace” intended for the renewal of the entire Church, not
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In every age, the Gospel has called believers to something greater than comfort or routine. It invites us to a life of witness. The world is searching. People are hungry for truth, for peace, for something deeper than the noise and conflict that surrounds them. As followers of Christ, we
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DOWNLOAD THE SELF-ASSESMENT TOOL HERE Pierre-Alain Giffard, Director of Pastoral WorkEmail: pierre.alain.giffard@gmail.com Book on parish revitalization and gowth: BOOK – Revive and Thrive: Transforming Parishes into Mission Driven Communities provides a blueprint to breathe new life into parish communities and engage in the core principles of evangelization and disciple-making. Articles on evangelization
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