Time moves on quickly, and the request from Pope Francis it is time for; and of great importance to the church that we have a Synod. It is now time to get this underway. Two key questions for us as we begin A) Why: Why do we need a Synod? B) How: How do we achieve the best outcome possible?, and the steps for us to take to do this.
The latest instalment that we have received is this:-
Synod of Bishops 2023 – not just for Bishops!
Pope Francis has said a synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, “journeys together:” He asks us “How is this “journeying together” happening today in your particular Church?”
The Pope is asking us to dream what the Church could be, and to walk together into God’s future, where that Church becomes a reality.
Let us pray that we can listen to, and journey together with as many of our communities as possible, so that together we help to build up the Church and pass that message, loud and clear, to the bishops of England and Wales, and then to the Pope himself.
Synod Prayer
We 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. 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.