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(Lk 4:16-21).

I will give you as a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth" (Is 49:6).

"And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and he went to the synagogue, as his custom
was, on the sabbath day. And he stood up to read; and there was given to him the book of the prophet
Isaiah. He opened the book and found the place where it was written, 'The spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the
captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the
acceptable year of the Lord'. And he closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and sat down;
and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. And he began to say to them: 'Today this
scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing'"

Part 4 : Those to be catechized

The Kingdom is for all"

163. At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus proclaimed that he had been sent to announce a joyful
message (34) to the poor, making it plain and confirming by his life that the Kingdom of God is for all
men, beginning with those who are most disadvantaged. Indeed he made himself a catechist of the
Kingdom of God for all categories of persons, great and small, rich and poor, healthy and sick, near and
far, Jews and pagans, men and women, righteous and sinners, rulers and subjects, individuals and
groups. He is available to all. He is interested in the needs of every person, body and soul. He heals and
forgives, corrects and encourages, with words and deeds.

Jesus concluded his earthly life by sending his disciples to do the same, to preach the Gospel to every
creature on earth,(35) to "all nations" (Mt 28,19; Lk 24,47) "to the end of the earth", (Acts 1,8) for all time,
"to the close of the age" (Mt 28,20).

164. Throughout her two-thousand-year history, the Church, continually prompted by the Holy Spirit,
has accomplished the task of paying her obligation of evagelizing "both to Greeks, and to Barbarians,
both to the wise and the foolish" (Rm 1,14) with an immense variety of experience in proclamation or
catechesis. In this way the characteristics of a pedagogy of the faith have been articulated in which
the universal openness of catechesis and its visible incarnation in the world of those to whom it is
addressed, are clearly linked.

The meaning and purpose of Part Four

165. Attention to the diverse life situations of people (36) moves catechesis to employ many
different approaches to meet them and to adapt the Christian message and the pedagogy of the
faith to different needs.(37) The catechesis of initial faith is for catechumens and neophytes.
Attention to the development in faith of the baptized gives rise to catechesis designed to deepen faith
or indeed to recover faith, for those who need to discover that essential orientation again. When
considering the physical and psychological development of those to be catechized, catechesis is
developed according to age. In socio-cultural contexts, again, catechesis is developed within these
categories.

166. Because it impossible to deal with every type of catechesis, this Part will restrict itself to a
consideration of those aspects of catechesis which are of importance in any situation:

– general aspects of catechetical adaptation (chapter 1);

– catechesis based on age (chapter 2);

– catechesis for those who live in special circumstances (chapter 3);

– catechesis in various contexts (chapters 4 and 5).

The question of inculturation will also be approached in general terms, especially with reference to the
content of the faith to persons and to cultural contexts. It is for particular Churches, in their national and
regional catechetical directories, to give more specific directions with regard to concrete conditions and
local needs.

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