Synod 21-24
Official Synod Website - https://www.synod.va/en.html
“We recall that the purpose of the Synod is not to produce documents, but to plant dreams, draw forth prophecies and visions, allow hope to flourish, inspire trust, bind up wounds, weave together relationships, awaken a dawn of hope, learn from one another and create a bright resourcefulness that will enlighten minds, warm hearts, give strength to our hands” - Pope Francis 2018
Synod 21-24 consists of four phases listed below with the relevant Hamilton Diocese, NZCBC and Vatican documents.
1. The Diocesan Phase - October 2021 – April 2022:
Catholic Diocese of Hamilton - Diocesan Synthesis (To open a simple black and white text version of the synthesis click this link.)
2. National/Episcopal Conference Phase:
NZ Catholic Bishops Conference - National Synod Document
3. Continental Phase - September 2022 – March 2023:
“Enlarge the space of your tent” [Is 54:2]. A working document for the Continental Stage (DCS).
Hamilton Diocese responses to DCS
February 2023 in Suva - Federation of Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania - continental (Oceania region) response to the Synod of Bishops ‘Document for the Continental Stage’
Final Document from Oceania Synod Gathering
4. The Universal Phase - October 2023
June 2023 - General Secretariat - Instrumentum Laboris 2
October 2023 - Synod of Bishops
Final Document from Synod on Synodality - Communion, Participation, Mission.
Click to download a copy of the Synod Prayer in PDF format.