Make your voice heard with the synod
The Synod has three key words: communion, participation, and mission.
Communion expresses the very nature of the Church, while pointing out that the Church has received the mission of proclaiming and preparing the way among all the peoples for the coming of the kingdom of God, and is, on earth, the seed and beginning of that kingdom. (Lumen Gentium, 5) Participation follows on the faith received in Baptism. (1Cor. 12:13) In the Church, everything starts with Baptism. Baptism, the source of our new life in Christ, gives rise to the equal dignity of the children of God, albeit in the diversity of ministries and charisms. Consequently, all the Baptized are called to take part in the Church’s life and mission. (Oct. 9, Opening Address)