Please Note!
Links to the he Pastoral Letter from the Bishop prior to him going to the Synod next month Letter and the prayer he asks we use during October while the Synod is on Prayer .
Season Of Creation:
In this season (September 1st to Oct 4th) we are invited to recite the Prayer for Creation. We are all at different stages along the paths of ‘ecoconversion’ as suggested by Pope Francis on his letter to all humanity ‘Care for Our Common Home’ (Laudato Si 2015). As the threat facing humanity grows, as illustrated by the awful recent events in Libya, Pope Francis is to publish an annex to that letter on October 4th. A copy of the Prayer is available in the two porches. It begins: ‘Creator of All, from your communion of love life sprung forth like a mighty river and the whole cosmos came into being. On this Earth of overflowing love, the Word was made flesh and went forth with the life-giving waters proclaiming peace and justice for all creation.’ It ends: ‘Bless us to walk together with all people of good will…. In the name of the One who came to proclaim good news to all creation, Jesus Christ. Amen.’ †
St Teresa Benedicta Walkers:
The next walk will be on Thursday 26th September. Meet at 1:00pm at the Baildon side of Roberts Park.
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy!
Hail, our life, our sweetness, and our hope! To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this vale of tears. Turn, then, O most gracious Advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus; O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary.
THE SYNODAL PROCESS: 2021 - 2023
† Prayer †
The official prayer to prepare for the Synod
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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.
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I. The journeying companions
As we journey together let us look around. Who are you on the journey with and what persons or groups are marginalised and why?
II. Listening
How might our local Church better listen to lay people (and especially young people and women) and minorities and those who are not respected?
III. Speaking out
How can everybody be encouraged to communicate appropriately what is important to them?
IV. Celebrating
How might I be better able to participate in Mass and other liturgies?
V. Co-responsible in the mission
How can each Baptised person become a “missionary disciple”, revealing Christ to others through their words and deeds?
VI. Dialogue in Church and society
How might we improve our conversations within our diocesan family and also outside of it, (for example with people of different faiths, those who have no faith and those who have particular roles and duties in society)?
VII. With the other Christian denominations
Are our relations with our Christian brothers and sisters good? How might they be improved?
VIII. Authority and participation
How might we develop teamwork and a sense of co-responsibility in our local Church?
IX. Discerning and deciding
How might we improve the process of decision-making in our local Church, so that we truly listen and recognise that the Holy Spirit can speak through each one of us?
X. Forming ourselves in synodality
What formation is necessary within the local Church if we are to become better at listening to one another and sharing our insights with one another?
