Tertio millennio adveniente
Tertio millennio adveniente is an Apostolic Exhortation from Pope John Paul II. It was published on November 10, 1994 and deals with the preparation for the Holy Year 2000 .
Call to prepare for the Holy Year 2000
In his letter Tertio Millennio Adveniente (TMA) , in which he addressed the bishops , priests and deacons , religious and laity , the Pope called on Christians all over the world the year 2000
"To be recognized as a challenge and a unique opportunity to jointly bear witness to the work of the living God in our world."
structure
- Part I. "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today ..." ( Letter to the Hebrews 13.8 EU )
- Part II. Jubilee of the year 2000
- Part III. The preparation of the great jubilee year
- Part IV. Immediate preparation
- a) First phase
- b) Second phase
- 1st year: Jesus Christ
- 2nd year: Holy Spirit
- 3rd year: God the Father
- c) In view of the solemn implementation
- Part V. "Jesus Christ is the same (...) forever" (Heb 13: 8)
Preparation phases and key topics
In preparation, the Pope established three phases and the general theme:
- 1995–1996 General preparations
- 1997–1999 Actual preparation
- 2000 celebration of the holy year.
"Jesus Christ as the only Savior of the world, yesterday, today and forever."
The emphasis was on renewing interest in the Bible , rediscovering baptism , strengthening the faith, and deepening the knowledge of the faith. (see TMA 39-43)
For the individual phases and the actual jubilee year, John Paul II laid down a theological and pastoral program. With this he wanted to emphasize the basic orientations and underline trend-setting measures. He clarified the turn of the year 2000 with regard to the birth of Jesus Christ and the history of God with man. He recorded positive and optimistic developments and underlined them as a Christian vision . The Pope emphasized the ecumenical dimension and called on the bishops and priests to integrate ecumenism (TMA 16) into their preparations. Furthermore, he presented the importance of the pastoral constitution “ Gaudium et spes ” in connection with the future and called for cooperation with the local and regional institutions (TMA 21).
With the key statement "Everyone is invited to do everything in his power so that the great challenge of the year 2000 (...) is not neglected" (TMA 55), the Pope emphasizes the demand that is important to him that the jubilee year 2000 should be The beginning of the church renewal and the continuation of the awakening that began after the Second Vatican Council . (TMA 18) Another focus of the preparation for the Holy Year for John Paul II was the commitment to solidarity in community and to stand up for human dignity .
Since great upheavals are recognizable in our societies, the Pope continues to write, which intervene in people's lives, he recalls the social encyclicals Rerum Novarum , Quadragesimo anno , Mater et magistra , Pacem in terris , Laborem exercens , published by him and his predecessors , Sollicitudo rei socialis , Centesimus annus , the encyclical Dominum et Vivificantem and the Apostolic Exhortation Octogesima adveniens . He reminded Christians around the world of their mandate to help shape the areas of social life. They should advocate that justice and solidarity penetrate into all areas of life and can work in the sense of the pastoral constitution “ The Church in today's world ”.
John Paul II emphasized the importance of martyrs and followed up with the call to the world's bishops' conferences to set up a “ martyrology of the 20th century”.
See also
- The Annunciation Bull " Incarnationis Mysterium " for the Jubilee Year 2000
- The final apostolic letter " Novo Millennio ineunte "
Individual evidence
- ↑ Witnesses for Christ. The German Martyrology of the 20th Century [1] ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
