An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral.
Interpretation
An evangelizer should convey joy and hope rather than sadness.
This quote by Pope Francis emphasizes the importance of presenting a joyful and hopeful demeanor when sharing one's beliefs or engaging in evangelization. The metaphor of not looking like someone who has just returned from a funeral conveys the idea that one should inspire positivity and enthusiasm, rather than despair, when promoting faith and spirituality.
In practice
During a church gathering, to encourage members to present their faith positively.
We are a church of sinners but we must not be afraid of holiness. Do not be afraid to aim for holiness and turn yourselves over to the love of God. Holiness does not mean performing extraordinary things but carrying out daily things in an extraordinary way that is with love, joy and faith.
I join the March for Life in Washington with my prayers. May God help us respect all life, especially the most vulnerable.
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If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
Let us be aware of our power to create a dream of heaven where everything is possible. Help us to use our imagination to guide the dream of our life, the magic of our creation. Today let something extraordinary happen that will change our life forever; let everything we do and say be an expression of the beauty in our heart, always based on love
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Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality.
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