v. Administration, Ministry
Act 1:25 take part of this ministry already
Rom 1:5 through whom we receive grace and the a
Gal 2:8 he who acted in Peter for the a of the
This term is usually used to refer to the task or activity of doing good to others, through the proclamation of the Word of God (ministry of the Word) or through Samaritan actions (Ministry of charity).
It is a reference to the task of the immediate followers of Jesus, specially chosen by God for this task. Jesus’ disciples were many, up to seventy-two (Lk. 10. 2), in addition to the women (Lk. 8. 1-3) who accompanied the Master. But he entrusted a special mission to “the twelve” that Jesus himself called apostles (Mk. 3.14), a denomination that comes out 80 times of the almost three hundred occasions in which the sendings, the envoys, the mission received from Jesus are alluded to. .
In this evangelical context and in reference to the exemplary people who were the Apostles, rather than alluding to the term that etymologically means sending (apo-stello = sending towards), the tradition of speaking of “apostolate” is framed in reference to the task which is exercised under divine inspiration for the good of men, of believers who have already received the message and of the infidels who still do not know Christ
“Father… Consecrate them in the truth, because the truth is your message. As You have sent me into the world, I also send them into the world. For them I consecrate myself to You, so that they too may be consecrated in truth.
And I do not ask you for them only, but for how many, through them, will believe in me through the announcement of their messages. May all be one, as You, Father, are with me and I with you. May they also be with us, so that the world believes that it is You who has sent me.” (Jn 17. 14-21)
APOSTOLIC REFERENCES Apostle Called
References Texts Pedro/
Simon
Santiago
John In the lake Jn. 1.42
on the boat
Mt 4.21
Jordan Jn. 1. 25-30 At Bethsaida. Galilee. Fisherman. Major. Fisher of men
Son of Zebedee Disciple Brother of Santiago Mt.4.21 Follower of the Baptist Jn. 1.25 Addicted to Jesus Mt. 4.18; Mc. 1.16 Mt. 26. 69-75 Ac 4.1-22
Mt. 3.17 Mk. 5. 37 and 13.3 Mt. 27.56 Mc.9.2 and 14.8 Jn. 19.27
Andrew
Philip
bartholomew
Thomas
Matthew/
Levi
Santiago
Thaddeus.
Jude Simon
In the lake.
Jn. 1.42
Chosen Jn. 1. 43-51
By Philip. Jn. 1.43 Not stated
Mt 9. 9-13
Not included or provided.
Mark 3.13
There is no Mc. 3.13 Not stated.
Mc. 3.13
Peter’s brother
Jn. 1.16-18 Disciple of the Baptist
Jn.1.35 Mediator with the Gentiles Jn. 12.21 he was from Bethsaida De Cana. Named Nathanael
Incredulous Resurrection He was Didimo (twin) Collector. publican evangelist
Son of Cleopas.
Mc. 15.40 Relative (brother)
of Jesus the Jealous. Jn. 14.22 From Cana. Mc. 3.16
Mc. 1.16-18 Jn. 12. 22
Jn.43-46 Jn. 6. 5-7 Jn. 20.24 Jn 1. 43-45 Jn. 5.20; Mt. 21.2 Mt. 11. 16 Mt. 9.9-13; Lc.15. 1-2 Mc. 2.14 Mt. 13.55
Jn. 19.25
Jn. 6. 67-72 Jn. 6.15
Judas Iscariot
Not included or provided. Mc. 3.13
Traitor.
John 6.71; Mt.10.4 Rejected for such.
Mt. 26.25 Suicide. 27.3.10
Jn.6. 67-72
Jn.6.15 Act. 1.16-19
Pedro Chico González, Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy, Editorial Bruño, Lima, Peru 2006
Source: Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy
The “sending” to evangelize
If the word “apostle” indicates the quality of a person who has been “sent”, the expression “apostolate” indicates the end of the sending, that is, the action to be carried out. Today there is also talk of mission, evangelization and evangelizing action. “Apostolate” refers to all the activity of the Mystical Body that tends to spread the Kingdom of Christ throughout the earth” (CEC 863; cf. AA 2).
In fact, when Jesus chose the “Apostles”, in the same text the objective is indicated “To send them to preach” (Mk 3,14). This action is the announcement of the “gospel” or the “Good News of the Kingdom of God” (Mk 1,14).
apostolic identity
The apostolate is carried out as proclamation and testimony, celebration of the salvific signs instituted by Christ, communication of his grace and new life, construction of the community according to the mandate of love. It is, therefore, prophetic, liturgical, diaconal, community, experiential.
The fruitfulness of the apostolate will depend on the “vital union with Christ” (CCC 864; cf. Jn 15,5). Success depends on grace, which calls for the cooperation of the apostle. As an extension of the same apostolic action of Christ, the apostolate has its origin in the Trinity (from the Father, through the Son, in the Holy Spirit) and tends to the Trinity, when all humanity will arrive, at the end of the times, to eschatological fullness thanks to the Risen Christ.
References Evangelization action (pastoral), proclamation, apostle, evangelization, mission, pastoral.
Reading of documents AG 10-21; AA 9-22; EN40-48; CEC 863-865.
Bibliography X. ARNOLD, Pour une théologie de l’apostolat (Tournai 1961); J. ESQUQERDA BIFET, Theology of evangelization (BAC, Madrid, 1995) chap. IV and VII; C. KENNEDY, PF D’ARCY, The genoius of the apostolate (New York, Sheed and Ward, 1965); C. FLORISTAN, M. USEROS, Theology of pastoral action (BAC, Madrid, 1968). See bibliography in Evangelization action, apostle, evangelization, mission.
(ESQUERDA BIFET, Juan, Dictionary of Evangelization, BAC, Madrid, 1998)
Source: Dictionary of Evangelization
” Apostle, is derived from the Greek and means “sent,. Therefore, ((apoStolado, means “sending”, “charge”, “action of the apostle,.
The name “apostle” is used in classical Greek to indicate people or things that belonged to a naval expedition or a war fleet. This usage prevailed in the New Testament, where “apostle” indicates a man “sent, by God or by Jesus with certain powers.
“Apostle, is the Christian designation of the bearer of the Good News in the New Testament (Mt 10,2).
The “apostolate” is based on an authority that goes back to Jesus: it is a permanent institution that is not limited to a place or a time, but is valid always and for the whole Church:
” Then he constituted Twelve, whom he called apostles, to accompany him and to send them to preach with power to expel demons, (Mk 3,14).
The verb “constituted” refers to a very specific event. The Twelve were called to do what Jesus did: announce the Kingdom of God, expel demons as a sign of the power of the Kingdom. Jesus does not limit himself to establishing a few disciples, but entrusts them with a ministry of eschatological witness.
AA Tozzi
Bibl.: FX, Arnold, Theology and history of pastoral action, Barcelona ]969; AA, W. Ministry and ministries according to the New Testament, Cristiandad, Madrid ]975.
PACOMIO, Luciano, Encyclopedic Theological Dictionary, Divine Word, Navarra, 1995
Source: Encyclopedic Theological Dictionary
SUMMARY:
Introduction:
1. Crisis and renewal of the apostolate;
2. Definition of the concept
I. Missionary dimension of the whole Church:
1. The three sources of mission;
2. The three functions of the unique mission
II. The recovery of the biblical values of the apostolate:
1. Faith, not works;
2. Evangelization, not sacramentalization;
3. Spontaneity, not institution;
4. Irradiation, not ghetto;
5. Martyrdom, not success
III. The content of the message: integral salvation:
1. The new theological discovery;
2. Operational consequences
IV. The recipients of the apostolate: the distant,
the de-Christianized, the faithful, the non-believers,
the non-practitioners
V. The operators of evangelization: the hierarchy, the religious,
the laity, youth, family, ecclesial communities
basic
SAW. Evangelization in the context of cultures:
1. The postulate;
2. Its realization in churches with a long tradition:
3. Its realization in the young churches
VII. Apostolic Spirituality:
1. The Trinitarian sense of sending;
2. The yes to God and to the world;
3. The value of the share;
4. The testimony of life.
Introduction
1. CRISIS AND RENEWAL OF THE APOSTOLATE – Today’s Christian easily takes the term apostolate as a partial synonym of intrusion, importunity, sectarianism, and, furthermore, has largely lost the self-confidence that the term contained in times past. In the Middle Ages, fire and torture were used against those who thought differently and crusades against the Saracens were enthusiastically proclaimed. In the colonial period, the inhabitants of other continents were seen as savages, pagans and idolaters, and their souls were going to be torn from hell. In the decades prior to Vatican II, characterized by the rise of Catholic organizations, the Christian confession was often confused with parades and triumphalism. All this is something else. The outline has changed and, above all, new ideas have appeared (the Church as a mystery, freedom of conscience, the new theology of non-Christian religions, etc.), which have had effects that were not always in line with reality. effective, and that have caused a crisis in the apostolate.
In any case, a healthy reaction has already begun. In a world in which all religions and all ideologies uphold their conviction against all odds, would Christians precisely lack the courage to confess their faith? His apostolate is obviously renewed, but it is not eliminated. Given the cultural and philosophical pluralism in which we live, the Church must necessarily accept more and more the situation of competition typical of the free market. The one who offers the most will prevail.
2. DEFINITION OF THE CONCEPT – a) The term. Apostle derives from the Greek and means sent. Apostolate means, then, sending, ministry, action of an apostle in the broadest sense of the term. Missionary and mission etymologically indicate the same thing, but derive from Latin. Starting with Vatican II, the term evangelization has been introduced into Catholic language, which was later spread and consolidated by the 1974 Synod of Bishops, as well as the apostolic exhortation of Paul VI, “Evangelü nuntiandi” (=EN), of December 8, 1975. While the first two terms express the sending itself, the term evangelization underlines the purpose of the sending: the preaching of the gospel throughout the world. b) The reality. The Christian apostolate consists in participating in the apostolate of Jesus and in the concern for the salvation of men and the world’, or also in any activity of the mystical body aimed at achieving the goal of the Church (AA 2). It extends in time from the first to the second coming of Christ and contributes to everything reaching its own fullness. The decisive element, then, is not external forms, organizations or structures, but rather the presence of the Church in our ever-evolving world. In many countries the apostolate is officially prohibited; however, the presence of the Church can for that very reason put greater irradiation.
I. Missionary dimension of the whole…