Thursday 1 October 2015

Newsletter for 3/4 October - Sunday 27(B)

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The Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops takes place from 4 - 25 October 2015. Its theme is "The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and in the Contemporary World." Bishop Peter Doyle, Northampton, is Chair of the Bishops' Committee for Marriage and Family Life and will attend alongside Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops' Conference.

Pope Francis has asked us to pray for the Synod using this prayer, which you will also find in the newsletter:

Jesus, Mary and Joseph, 
in you we contemplate the splendour of true love, 
to you we turn with trust. 
Holy Family of Nazareth, 
grant that our families too may be places of communion and prayer,  
authentic schools of the Gospel and small domestic Churches. 
Holy Family of Nazareth, 
may families never again experience violence, rejection and division; 
may all who have been hurt or scandalised 
find ready comfort and healing. 
Holy Family of Nazareth, 
may the approaching Synod of Bishops make us more mindful 
of the sacredness and inviolability of the family, 
and its beauty in God’s plan. 
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, 
graciously hear our prayer. 
Amen.