Pope Francis reminds the Synodal Assembly that the Holy Spirit is the gathering’s protagonist, and offers his heartfelt thanks to all, as he addressed the closing session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod on Synodality, which concludes with the Holy Mass on Sunday in the Vatican.
By Deborah Castellano Lubov
The Holy Spirit is the protagonist of this Synod…
The Pope offered this powerful reminder during the closing session of the XVI Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, which took place Saturday in the Vatican, in his brief remarks.
The Holy Father began his remarks, in Spanish, thanking all those who have played a key role in the synodal gathering.
“I want to remind you that the protagonist of this Synod is the Holy Spirit, and so I suggest you take away with you the text of St Basil that was prepared for us by Father Davide Piras: keep meditating on it, it can help us.”
“I want to thank each and every one of you for your work,” he said, adding, “Cardinal Grech did not sleep at night, Cardinal Hollerich was ‘master of the novices’ Nathalie Becquart, Luis Marín de San Martín, Father Giacomo Costa, Father Riccardo Battocchio, Giuseppe Bonfrate, Sister Maria Grazia Angelini, Father Timothy Radcliffe who have shared their spiritual knowledge with us, and to the ‘hidden ones,’ all those who are here behind us, whom we do not see but who have made all this possible.”
“Thank you all from the bottom of my heart,” he said.
Today, the Synod Assembly voted on the Synthesis report, and tomorrow this phase of the Synod will officially close with Holy Mass celebrated by Pope Francis.
The 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops will be held in two moments, that is, in two sessions, spaced one year apart: the first from October 4 to 29, 2023, the second in October 2024.
Before praying together, and receiving the Holy Father’s blessing, Pope Francis concluded by offering his heartfelt thanks to all.
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