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29. there is a marian style to the churchs work of evangelization. whenever we look to mary, we come to believe once again in the revolutionary nature of love and tenderness. in her we see that humility and tenderness are not virtues of the weak but of the strong who need not treat others poorly in order to feel important themselves. contemplating mary, we realize that she who praised god for bringing down the mighty from their thrones and sending the rich away empty (lk 1:52-53) is also the one who brings a homely warmth to our pursuit of justice. she is also the one who carefully keeps all these things, pondering them in her heart (lk 2:19). mary is able to recognize the traces of gods spirit in events great and small. she constantly contemplates the mystery of god in our world, in human history and in our daily lives. she is the woman of prayer and work in nazareth, and she is also our lady of help, who sets out from her town with haste (lk 1:39) to be of service to others. this interplay of justice and tenderness, of contemplation and concern for others, is what makes the ecclesial community look to mary as a model of evangelization. we implore her maternal intercession that the church may become a home for many peoples, a mother for all peoples, and that the way may be opened to the birth of a new world. it is the risen christ who tells us, with a power that fills us with confidence and unshakeable hope: behold, i make all things new (rev 21:5). with mary we advance confidently towards the fulfilment of this promise, and to her we pray:

18. by this we have shown that it is not enough to have faith, in order to make progress. in order to become mature, we must also be in touch with the world and be able to make a real contribution to the human family.
199. the collegiality of the episcopal conference is in itself a source of life. this collegiality, although based on the hierarchy, cannot be reduced to a hierarchical structure or to the hierarchy of personal prestige or authority. the episcopal conference is the place where bishops meet together, not to replace each other, but to work together in order to do the mission of jesus. it is a laboratory for living together with others, especially with the poor and those who are of different status or position. the episcopal conference is where bishops can make the church a living sign of the presence of god in the world. it is in the episcopal conference that churches can turn the world upside down, transforming it into a city of peace. in the episcopal conference the bishops can meet together to reflect on the meaning and mission of the church. they can meet together to reflect on the personal, social and political implications of the gospel. the episcopal conference is the place where bishops can meet together to explore the meaning and content of the gospel, and it is there that the councils teaching can be explained to the entire church. the episcopal conference is also the place where bishops can meet together to assess the needs of a certain area. it is here that churches can express their understanding of the particularity of god s mercy. the episcopal conference is the place where the complex work of communication can take place between bishops and dioceses, between bishops and the episcopal conference, between dioceses and the episcopal conference, between dioceses and their pastors, between pastors and their people, between pastors and their bishops, and between bishops and their people. the episcopal conference is where bishops can make their people church of god, where they can do the work of evangelization.
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