Each year the Church in the United States celebrates Catechetical Sunday. It is a day set aside when we recognize the role of Catechesis (teaching the Faith). This applies, certainly, to our teachers - both in our CCD program and in our Catholic School. However, this year, the Bishop's have expanded the focus a bit to remember, as we say so often, that "Parents are the first teachers of their children in the ways of faith."
The National Director for Catechesis reminds us that: "The ministry of the Word is a fundamental element of evangelization through all its stages because it involves the proclamation of Jesus Christ, the eternal Word of God… The Word of God nourishes both evangelizers and those who are being evangelized so that each one may continue to grow in his or her Christian life. (National Directory for Catechesis [NDC] [Washington, DC: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, 2005], no. 17)
This year, Catechetical Sunday, September 19, 2010, focuses on the theme, “Matrimony: Sacrament of Enduring Love.” Those who have been designated by the community to serve as catechists will be called forth to be commissioned for their ministry. Catechetical Sunday is a wonderful opportunity to reflect upon the role that each person plays, by virtue of Baptism, in handing on the faith and being a witness to the Gospel. Catechetical Sunday is an opportunity for all to rededicate themselves to this mission as a community of faith.
There are two WONDERFUL documents which you may find helpful as we celebrate this Catechetical Sunday. Links to them are here:
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