2023-09-18 13:41:31
Before the opening of the Synod of Bishops in October, the Secretary-General of the Synod of Churches called on the world’s bishops to call on the faithful to pray so that the Lord can enlighten us and “not to subject God’s will to ours.”
(Vatican News) Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of the Church, sent a letter to Latin and Eastern rite bishops around the world, asking them to call on the faithful to participate in and support the Synod of Bishops in a prayerful way on the theme of solidarity with the Church. Proceedings of the 16th Regular Session. The Secretariat of the Synod stated in an official announcement that this letter is intended to remind people that the Synod is first and foremost an event of spirituality, prayer and listening to the Holy Spirit. The real protagonist of the Synod is the Holy Spirit.
In conjunction with this invitation, the Secretariat of the Church Synod has prepared a “Blessing” to be recited together with the prayer at the end of Mass every Sunday. Furthermore, Cardinal Grech’s letter mentions the possibility of different ways of praying.
First there is “listening” to the word of God; then there is “adoration” of the Eucharist, which transforms the heart “from resigned sorrow” to “wonder at what God says to his Church”; then there is “intercession”, but this ” Not to submit God’s will to ours, but to implore the Lord to enlighten our hearts with the power of his Spirit of life”; and finally, the prayer of “Thanksgiving”, which, as Cardinal Grech emphasized, is a “ “Healing” prayer is the acknowledgment that God’s grace precedes us. “Before we learn to think, we are thought; before we learn to love, we are loved.”
The announcement from the Secretariat of the Synod explains that Cardinal Grech’s invitation to prayer is one of a series of initiatives to remind people of the spiritual character of the upcoming Synod of Bishops, including in 2021 with the Pontifical Global Prayer Network and The website (www.prayforthesynod.va), launched in cooperation with the International Union of Sisters Superiors (UISG), proposes to devote the first Monday of every month to praying for the Synod.
In addition, Christians will hold a vigil and prayer on the evening of September 30. The event will be broadcast live online from 4:30 pm Rome time on the Vatican News Network (vaticannews.va). Subsequently, on the eve of the opening of the Synod of Bishops, participating members will participate in retreat activities from October 1st to 3rd.
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