(Vatican Radio) In his homily during the “Mass for the Evangelization of Peoples,” celebrated in Quito’s Parque Bicentenario (Bicentennial Park), Pope Francis focused on the theme of unity and independence. The Holy Father spoke of Jesus’ cry for unity at the Last Supper, and Latin America’s cry for independence which is commemorated in the Park where the Liturgy took place. “I would like to see these two cries joined together,” he said, “under the beautiful challenge of evangelization.” He continued, "We evangelize not with grand words, or complicated concepts, but with 'the joy of the Gospel'."
The full text of Pope Francis’ prepared homily for the Mass for the Evangelization of Peoples can be found below:
Mass for the Evangelization of Peoples
Quito, Parque Bicentenario
Tuesday, 7 July 2015

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