As the XV1 Synod of Bishops resumes in Rome for the third and final gathering during October,Pope Francis reminds us of the importance of walking together, making ourselves “co-responsible for the Church’s mission.”
In his message Pope Francis also emphasizes that priests are not “the bosses of the laity, but their pastors,” and that “Jesus called us, one and others – not one above others, or one on one side and others on another side, but complementing each other. We are community.”
Let us pray that the Church continue to sustain a synodal lifestyle in every way, as a sign of coresponsibility, promoting the participation, communion and mission shared by priests, religious and laity.
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Al reanudarse en Roma el XV1 Sínodo de los Obispos para la tercera y última reunión durante el mes de octubre, el Papa Francisco nos recuerda la importancia de caminar juntos, haciéndonos “corresponsables de la misión de la Iglesia.”
En su mensaje, el Papa Francisco también subraya que los sacerdotes no son “los jefes de los laicos, sino sus pastores”, y que “Jesús nos llamó, unos y otros – no uno por encima de otros, o uno en un lado y otros en otro, sino complementándonos. Somos comunidad”.
Recemos para que la Iglesia siga sosteniendo un estilo de vida sinodal en todos los sentidos, como signo de corresponsabilidad, promoviendo la participación, la comunión y la misión compartida por sacerdotes, religiosos y laicos.
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“God of love and justice,
«Dios de amor y justicia
Israel has agreed to send negotiators to a new round of talks over a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after a diplomatic push from the United States, Egypt and Qatar.
In a world experiencing tremendous challenges – “a third world war fought piecemeal; the flood of migrants…; the burgeoning numbers of the poor; the threat of irreversibly compromising the health of our planet. To say nothing of all the difficulties we encounter each day, which at times risk plunging us into resignation or defeatism”, Pope Francis calls all of us “to embody and communicate the Gospel message of hope”.
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Our sisters and brothers in these areas and in other parts of our world are experiencing profound suffering on a daily basis. In his Easter message, Pope Francis urged the world to resist “the logic of weapons” and made a strong appeal for Gaza’s access to humanitarian aid and for an immediate ceasefire in the area.
Bahkita, who is also the patron saint of Sudan, her homeland, was kidnapped and sold into slavery at a very young age – a victim of human trafficking. Eventuaslly freed, she became a Canossian nun and was declared a Saint in 2000.