Synod 2021 – 2023

Synod 2021 – 2023: For a synodal Church:

communion, participation and mission.

 

PASTORAL LETTER TO THE DIOCESE OF TRENTON
To the clergy, consecrated religious and lay faithful of the Diocese of Trenton,
I rarely enjoy traveling alone, whether for business or pleasure. When going somewhere, especially on a longer trip, I prefer the company of others for conversation, for the exchange of ideas, for sharing different experiences, and, quite simply, just for companionship. In many ways, I think that preference explains why I began my journey to the priesthood in a religious community where the emphasis is on life and ministry with a “band of brothers” joined together by the charism of a common founder, spirit and purpose. That is the point, really, of religious life and, perhaps a unique contribution I make to diocesan priests as their diocesan bishop. I enjoy “journeying together!”   – Bishop David O’Connell

 

The Church of God is convoked in Synod. With this convocation, Pope Francis invites the whole Church to question itself on synodality: a decisive theme for the life and mission of the Church.

 

SYNOD EXPLAINED

VATICAN PREPARATORY DOCUMENT

BISHOP O’CONNELL’S MESSAGE

VATICAN SITE

DIOCESAN SITE

SYNOD PRAYER CARD

SYNOD REGISTRATION FORM

Link to view synod listening session schedule:

Progress at St. Anthony Parish:

Facilitators and Note-takers trained: 23
Sessions completed: 12
Participants: 70

BISHOP O’CONNELL EXPLAINS 
THE SYNODAL PROCESS

 

FACILITATOR’S TRAINING (Via Zoom)
Topic: Synod Facilitators Sharing & Support
Time: Thursday evenings

Feb 3, 2022 07:00 PM
Feb 10, 2022 07:00 PM
Feb 24, 2022 07:00 PM
Mar 10, 2022 07:00 PM
Mar 24, 2022 07:00 PM
Apr 7, 2022 07:00 PM
Apr 28, 2022  07:00 PM

Diocese of Trenton resources for Facilitators

 

Prayer for the Synod:
Adsumus Sancte Spiritus

Every session of the Second Vatican Council began with the prayer Adsumus Sancte Spiritus, the first word of the original Latin, meaning, “We stand before You, Holy Spirit.” As we embrace this Synodal Process, the following prayer invites the Holy Spirit to be at work in us so that we may be a community and a people of grace.

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;
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.

To download the prayer in English, click here.

ADSUMUS, SANCTE SPIRITUS
ORACIÓN POR EL SÍNODO

Cada sesión del Concilio Vaticano II comenzó con la oración Adsumus Sancte Spiritus, las primeras palabras del original latino que significan: “Estamos ante ti, Espíritu Santo.” Al ser llamados a abrazar este camino sinodal del Sínodo 2021-2023, esta oración invita al Espíritu Santo a actuar en nosotros para que seamos una comunidad y un pueblo de gracia.

Estamos ante ti, Espíritu Santo,
reunidos en tu nombre.

Tú que eres nuestro verdadero consejero:
ven a nosotros, apóyanos,
entra en nuestros corazones.
Enséñanos el camino,
muéstranos cómo alcanzar la meta.
Impide que perdamos
el rumbo como personas
débiles y pecadoras.
No permitas que
la ignorancia nos lleve por falsos caminos.
Concédenos el don del discernimiento,
para que no dejemos que nuestras acciones se guíen
por perjuicios y falsas consideraciones.
Condúcenos a la unidad en ti,
para que no nos desviemos del camino de la verdad
y la justicia,
sino que en nuestro peregrinaje terrenal nos
esforzemos por alcanzar la vida eterna.
Esto te lo pedimos a ti,
que obras en todo tiempo y lugar,
en comunión con el Padre y el Hijo
por los siglos de los siglos. Amén.

Para bajar la oración en español, presione aquí