The word 'Advent' means 'coming' or 'arrival'. The season of Advent marks the time we prepare for the birth of Jesus at Christmas. This year Advent starts on Sunday, 29 November. It spans four Sundays and four weeks of preparation for Christmas.
A Synod is an opportunity for the bishops, working collaboratively with the pope, to discuss subjects of importance for the universal Church at a particular time. The 2023 Synod will be...
A Synod is an opportunity for the bishops, working collaboratively with the pope, to discuss subjects of importance for the universal Church at a particular time. The 2023 Synod will be a Synod on Synodality itself. In other words, it will help map the future of how decisions will be made which affect the whole Church. Every parish in every diocese in this country, and throughout the world, is invited to take part in the preparations for the Synod.