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The word synod comes from the Greek "synodos", which means "coming together" or "a meeting on the way"
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Synod on synodality: "Communion, pArticipation, Mission"
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Pope Francis opened the Synod on Synodality in Rome in October 2021. The original plan envisioned a three-year process (2021-2024) that would involve every Church on all the inhabited continents.
Click on the links on the right to learn more (or refresh your memory) about this significant journey in the life of our Church that is still ongoing!
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prayer for the synodWe stand before You, Holy Spirit,as we gather together in Your name.
With You alone to guide us,
make Yourself at home in our hearts;
Teach us the way we must go
and how we are to pursue it.
We are weak and sinful;
do not let us promote disorder.
Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path
nor partiality influence our actions.
Let us find in You our unity
so that we may journey together to eternal life
and not stray from the way of truth
and what is right.
All this we ask of You,
who are at work in every place and time,
in the communion of the Father and the Son,
forever and ever.
Amen.
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For a synodal church
BISHOP KEVIN J. SWEENEY
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October 14, 2021
Have you ever heard of a “Vademecum?” Personally, I cannot recall hearing of a “Vademecum” until a month or so ago. If you look up or Google the definition, you will find:
Noun: vademecum; borrowed from the Latin, “go with me,” a handbook or guide that is kept constantly at hand for consultation; “His book is an excellent vademecum for writers.”
In early September, all of the Bishops and Dioceses in the United States received the “Vademecum for the Synod on Synodality“, the Official Handbook for Listening and Discernment in Local Churches: First Phase (Oct. 2021–April 2022) in Dioceses and Bishops Conferences, Leading up to the Assembly of Bishops in Synod in October 2023.”
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