VATICAN CITY, FEB. 17, 2012 (Zenit.org).- Hours before receiving the red hat, Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, offered his soon-to-be brothers in the College of Cardinals a seven-point reflection on evangelization.

Cardinal-designate Dolan was chosen by the Pope to address the group for today’s Day of Reflection and Prayer on the vigil of the consistory.

The New York archbishop recommended the following seven pointers:

1) Remembering that even those who boast of their secularism have an innate longing for the divine; the first step of evangelization must be to keep the quest for God alive

2) “Be not afraid” — confident, without being triumphalist, since it is the power of God who sends his people to evangelize

3) Knowing that the new evangelization is not about presenting a doctrine or belief-system, but a Person, whose name is Jesus

4) Nevertheless, this Jesus is the Truth. Hence, evangelization is linked to catechesis

5) An evangelist must be a person of joy — someone who smiles

6) The new evangelization is about love — the love of God made concrete in service

7) Finally, martyrdom. A reminder that the Church is now peopled by those who are suffering persecution for their faith, and that these martyrs give impetus to the new evangelization

This delay has been a result of the Publishers – Ignatius Press and Paulines Africa – being concerned about the quality of the product. Lectionaries must be robust and dignified and are designed to provide up to 20 years of use. After evaluating the test print run the Publishers halted production to ensure delivery of a good, noble and worthwhile product that will be a suitable companion to the 3^rd edition of the Roman Missal.

The implementation of the new Lectionary (i.e. using the second Catholic Edition of the Revised Standard Version of the Bible and the new edition of the Grail Psalms) for the territory of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference was promulgated for Ash Wednesday (22 February 2012) but the delay referred to above will mean that the Lectionaries themselves will not yet be available on that date.

The Liturgy Office advises that having considered this situation, that the promulgation will remain Ash Wednesday but that parishes and communities would be required to begin using the new Lectionary only once it has arrived. The Paulines have advised us that the Peoples’ Daily and Sunday missals are expected to be available by the end of February and these could therefore be used as an interim measure while awaiting the arrival of the Lectionaries. The Peoples’ Missals will be available through the Paulines and will not be supplied by the Liturgy Office. Orders should therefore be placed with the Paulines.

The Liturgy Office regrets this delay, which is out of our hands. We undertake to keep all parishes and communities informed as soon as we have further information

Bishop Edward Risi OMI

Bishop of Keimoes

This Policy is a work in process and has been approved by the Bishops with the following status:

The Conference accepts in principle the SACBC Policy on “Safeguarding our Children” and resolves that, after further editing by the Committee, the policy be discussed by the Troika and LCCL(SA) Executive together before being submitted to the May 2012 Administrative Board meeting for promulgation. (Plenary Resolution 1.8 January 2012).

The Catholic Church in Southern Africa Protection Policy and Procedures for Minors  DOWNLOAD HERE.