We are the Body of Christ, sharers—whether lay or ordained—in a common baptism. All have been given the gift of the Holy Spirit. Our oneness as Christ’s Body is celebrated, manifested, and deepened when we gather for Eucharist. We are in this together, not as isolated individuals or as ideological “camps.”


 

We are to be humble in listening and courageous in speaking, open to conversion and change. Dialogue and discernment (not power struggles and partisanship) are to be the order of the day. And that dialogue needs to include others with whom we share a common baptism, those of other faiths or no faith at all, and, especially, those on the margins, whose voices are rarely heard.
We are a Pilgrim People, a people of joy and hope, a Church on “the Way.”

....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.

“The Church of God is convoked in Synod.”

The Church is gathering around this question: A synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, “journeys together.” How is this “journeying together” happening today in your local Church? What steps does the Spirit invite us to take in order to grow in our “journeying together?”

Vatican Synod Website

• Preparatory Document [Documento Preparatorio]
• Handbook (Vademecum) [Vademécum en Español]
• Prayer to the Holy Spirit (multiple languages) [Adsumus disponible en varios idiomas]
• Resources for Listening [see also below for diocesan resources]
  • Glossary
  • Suggested tools for reflecting, sharing, and responding to the questions of the Synod
  • Sugerencias para reflexionar, compartir y responder a las preguntas del Sínodo
• Document for Community Discernment [Documento para el Discernimineto Communitario]
• Sharing Resources

The Church on the Way: Pray for a Synodal Church

Pope Francis

• Address to the Faithful of the Diocese of Rome
• Address Opening the Synod
• Homily: Mass Opening of the Synodal Path

Timeline

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• Update: 
  • Reports to the Diocese are now due by April 30, 2022.
  • Reports to the USCCB are now due by June 30, 2022.
  • National reports are now due in Rome by August 15, 2022. 

Synodal Spirituality: The Wisdom of Catholic Spiritual Traditions

• Augustinian
• Benedictine
• Community of Sant'Egidio
• Dominican
• Franciscan
• Ignatian
• Salesian

Resources from the General Secretariat of the Synod of Bishops

Discerning Deacons

• Synodal Animators Cohort
• Video Webinar: For a synodal Church

Video: From the Margins to the Center (A Webinar on LGBTQ Catholics & Synodality)

USCCB Website

Address of the Papal Nuncio to the USCCB - November Meeting, 2021
 

The Pentecost Vigil Project
Webpage
Facebook Page

Catholic Mobilizing Network
Webinar: "Five Lessons from Restorative Practices for the Synod on Synodality"

• Recording of the Webinar
• Webinar slide deck
• Graphic depiction of webinar themes
• List of referenced resources