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Update from the Synod Synthesis...THE DIACONATE IN THE
SYNOD SYNTHESIS
Australian Sr. Elizabeth Young RSM reviews the passages in the synod’s synthesis report relevant to the diaconate.(Liturgy on the Margins, November 2, 2023)
REFLECTIONS FROM OLG PARISHIONERS & STAFF ON THE FEAST OF ST. PHOEBE September 3-4, 2023- Sarah Riggio (Saturday 5:30 Mass)
- Sharon Callahan (Sunday 8:30 Mass)
- Helen Oesterle (Sunday 11:00 Mass)
How can the Church of our time better fulfill its mission
Did you know that this is one of the questions Church leaders will be deliberating when they gather this October in Rome for the General Assembly of the Synod? Since the beginning of the global Synod on Synodality in 2021, the call to rethink women’s participation in the Church has emerged on every continent. Moreover, according to the recently released Instrumentum Laboris, which sets the agenda for October’s synod gathering, “Most of the Continental Assemblies and the syntheses of several Episcopal Conferences call for the question of women’s inclusion in the diaconate to be considered” (B 2.3 #4) In fact, it was one of the key themes that emerged in our own parish's synodal listenings sessions.
through greater recognition and promotion of the
baptismal dignity of women?
In the Letter to the Romans, St. Paul commends St. Phoebe to the church in Rome, introduces her as a deacon (diakonos) of the church at Cenchreae, and asks that they “receive her in the Lord” (Romans 16:1-3). We join over a hundred Catholic communities across the U.S. and beyond in celebrating St. Phoebe and asking for her intercession during the month of September as church leaders prepare to gather in Rome in October for the General Assembly of the Synod. Among the themes considered will be women’s participation in the Church, both broadly and specifically as deacons. In celebrating as a faith community, we join in prayer for the Global Synod, deepen our devotion to an inspiring but little-known saint, and honor the gifts of women ministers and leaders in our local church community. Let us follow in the footsteps of St. Phoebe as we seek to journey with our global Church in synod!