United States Catholic Catechism for Adults

502 • Conclusion and Appendices

and God’s will for human beings from his self-revelation. The Gospel of Jesus Christ is relevant for all times and all places. This Catechism provides Catholics with a knowledge and under standing of the Gospel that enables them to give an account of their faith to all whom they meet with clarity and persuasiveness. They are more effectively enabled to proclaim what God has done for them through his Son in the Holy Spirit, and to explain the rich tradition of belief that is our heritage. This proclamation and catechesis are essential to the new evangelization to which the Church commits herself today: to bring the Gospel of salvation to those near and far.