Synod Faces

What better way to finish my coverage of the Synod than by a few photographs that didn’t make it into earlier posts? Father Waldemar Linke from Poland Father Leo Bos from the Netherlands; behind him is Father Jesus Maria Aristin Father Antonio Curto from Italy listening Father Piergiorgio Bartoli from Italy listening, while Father Antonio [...]

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Synod Sketch – Day Ten

The Final Day at the Passionist General Synod. There was a change of timetable today. We had nothing to do until the first session at 9.00 a.m. which was to be followed by Mass. The usual routine has been as follows: Synod Mass at 7.00; morning sessions from 9.00 until 12.30, with dinner (-most people [...]

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Passionist Synod – Closing Homily

Homily of Most Reverend Father Ottaviano D’Egidio for the Closing of the 14th Passionist General Synod, Rome, 31 October 2010. My dearest Brothers of the Congregation, Let us thank God for these days that we have spent together. Let us do this with the Eucharist where Jesus himself becomes thanksgiving to the Father by his [...]

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Day Ten of the Synod – Summary from the Drafting Commission

The closing session began with a prayer reflection led by Fr Orven Gonzaga. The session was chaired by Fr Luigi Vaninetti, who began by saying that the session would consist of four parts: the reading by the Synod Secretary of the decisions taken by the Synod; a statement from the General Econome on the expenses [...]

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