Synod 2021-2023: Communion, participation, mission.
For a Synodal Church: communion, participation and mission. We have prepared for you a Lenten itinerary based on the proposal of the Synod of Bishops convoked by Pope Francis.
For a Church of communion, participation, and mission
The whole Church is called by Pope Francis to walk the path towards the Synod (October 2023): "For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation and Mission". Thus, he "invites the whole Church to question itself on a theme which is decisive for her life and mission: "The way of synodality is precisely the way God expects of the Church of the third millennium".
The Church of Jesus Christ, throughout its history, has taken many steps and learned many lessons. It was notably during the Second Vatican Council (1962-1965) that it was clearly understood that the best way to be and to walk, in order to fulfill its mission, is the "synodal way". This is not an easy task; it requires much preparation and a profound conversion of all to God's plan.
Synodality is the collective effort and the continuous search to learn to "walk together" as brothers and sisters.
The purpose of this retreat
The main objective of this Synod is to reflect on the missionary nature of the Church. What Pope Francis desires is a synodal Church, that is, a Church of communion and missionary Church that must be built in unity. A synodal Church is a missionary Church.
All who are baptised are called to make their contribution to this reflection.
During this retreat we will understand, together with participants from around the world, what this synodal path means and how we can experience, in practice, the communion, participation and mission suggested by Pope Francis.
The programme
Day 1 - Communion: a sign of the human family's intimate union with God - with the Mercy Alliance Community, Brazil.
Day 2 - Cohesion and interior fullness, in grace, in truth, in collaboration - with the Augustinian Province of Brazil
Day 3 - Going beyond formalism
Day 4 - For a Church of the fragility, poverty and wounds of our time - with the Franciscans of Colombia
Day 5 - The Church, a matter for all the people of God- with the Community of the Children of Mary
Day 6 - Appeal to the responsibility of the baptised - with the Community of St. Martin, France
Day 7 - Going beyond intellectualism - with the Dominican students of the United Kingdom
Day 8 - Become a Listening Church - with the Augustinian Recollects
Day 9 - Apostolic Commitment in the contemporary world - with Brother Samuel Mary, CSJ.
Day 10 - Overcoming immobility - with the Fraternity of Mary Mother of Apostles, France
Day 11 - Becoming a church of proximity
Day 12 - Towards a Synodal Church - with the Comunidade Recado, Brazil.
Day 13 - You too are the Synodal Church!
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Here is the official Vatican site of the Synod if you wish to read up.