20 - 天主教會台灣主教團

Pastoral Letter for 2010 of the Bishops of Taiwan
Pastoral Letter for 2010 of the Bishops of Taiwan
(Chinese Regional Bishops’ Conference)
Row into the deep, evangelize with enthusiasm!
Dear priests, consecrated persons belonging to religious communities and
secular institutes, and faithful in Christ,
May the loving God grant you during this New Year peace, good health
and joy!
I. CONTINUE THE SPIRIT OF THE CELEBRATION OF
THE 150th ANNIVERSARY
The Church in Taiwan successfully celebrated the 150th anniversary of
evangelization of Taiwan at the thanksgiving ceremony held in the National
Taiwan Sport Stadium, Linkou. Those who attended were all in high spirit
and until now they still kept a very ardent enthusiasm. This great event that
covers such amplitude is a rare scene recently experienced by the Catholic
Church. It not only enhanced the nearness of the faithful towards the
Church, but also sparked the missionary zeal for evangelization.
THE REAL TREASURES OF THE CHURCH
The real treasures of the Church are not the properties that the Church
possesses, nor the towering majestic churches, nor the beautiful religious
arts, the impressive liturgy… the real treasure is Jesus Christ who founded
the Church and to whom she belongs. Moreover, it is the Lord Jesus
Christ whom the world needs. Thus, all the activities of the Church have
the ultimate goal to bring Christ to others: “to preach to the Gentiles the
inscrutable riches of Christ…” (Eph. 3:8). Only Jesus Christ is the hope and
Savior of mankind, the message and content of evangelization.
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