The Joy of the Gospel

On the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium

Abstract

The first words of the apostolic exhortation Evangelii Gaudium indicate the proposal that runs through this work: “to invite a new evangelizing stage marked by joy, to show paths for the progress of the Church in the coming years”. This is the first thing we must understand: have we carried out a new evangelizing stage, marked by that joy? We must think that this new stage takes shape in concrete events, but it requires us to listen to our hearts and that of the entire Church.