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a
) the reform of the Church in her missionary
outreach;
b
) the temptations faced by pastoral workers;
c
) the Church, understood as the entire People of
God which evangelizes;
d
) the homily and its preparation;
e
) the inclusion of the poor in society;
f
) peace and dialogue within society;
g
) the spiritual motivations for mission.
18.âI have dealt extensively with these topics,
with a detail which some may find excessive. But
I have done so, not with the intention of provid-
ing an exhaustive treatise but simply as a way of
showing their important practical implications
for the Churchâs mission today. All of them help
give shape to a definite style of evangelization
which I ask you to adopt
in every activity which you
undertake
. In this way, we can take up, amid our
daily efforts, the biblical exhortation: âRejoice in
the Lord always; again I will say: Rejoiceâ (
Phil
4:4).
