One Bishop, Two Synods, Ten Years Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall This Week in History October 5, 2015 Ten years ago this week, on October 2, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI officially declared the XIth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops open. The focus of this particular synod was “The Eucharist: Living Bread for the Peace of the World.” Of the approximately 300 bishops from around the world who participated, five were from Canada, including our own Bishop Paul- André Durocher. During the first two weeks of the Synod, each of the bish- ops was called upon to make a presentation on an aspect of the Sacrament of the Eucharist. During the third week, the delegates were divided into linguis- tic groups for the discussion phase when proposals were formulated. Follow- ing a process of amendments and suggestions, the approved proposals were forwarded to a post-synodal council constituted by the Pope. The end result was the apostolic exhortation: SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS. To read the full text of the papal document go to the following link: http://goo.gl/g6IPui The following is a summary of Bishop Paul-André’s presentation. The cross of Christ, made of a tree trunk and a beam, recalls the two dimensions of the saving death of Christ: vertical, the glorification of the Father; horizontal, the salvation of humanity. The cross calls the Christian community to unite in Christ according to these two dimensions - praise of the Father and prayer for the world - making of the Eucharist a liturgical action both doxological and mission- ary. But in our contemporary world, we tend to look first at our own personal fulfilment as well as for immediate gratification. In such a cultural context, we risk reducing the Eucharist to the narrowness of our own needs and desires. We must therefore develop these doxo- logical and missionary dimensions cultivating the art of celebrating, remaining attentive to the possibilities of praise and openness to the world present in the heart of the liturgy, and even developing new forms of prayer, new prefaces and a new concluding rite. All of this in order to bring to life within the mass what the cross symbolizes. This past Sunday, October 4, 2015, Pope Francis officially declared the XIVth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops open. The theme of this synod is "The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and in the Con- temporary World". Once again, Paul-André, though now Archbishop of Gat- ineau, is one of the five Canadian delegates. You can follow the progress of the Synod in a variety of ways. The Vatican’s Official Synod Website: http://goo.gl/WuNSh0 Salt + Light TV: http://saltandlighttv.org/synod/ Archbishop Paul-André’s Blog: http://singandwalk.blogspot.ca/ www.alexandria-cornwall.ca From left to right: Most Rev. Clément Fecteau (Sainte-Anne- de-la-Pocatière), Most Rev. Thomas Collins (Toronto), His Eminence cardinal Marc Ouellet (Québec), Most Rev. Gerald Wiesner, O.M.I. (Prince George), Most Rev. Paul-André Durocher (Alexandria-Cornwall) Archbishop Paul-André Durocher making his presentation at this year’s Synod Scenes from the opening days of the Synod by L’Osservatore Romano
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One Bishop, Two Synods, Ten Years
Diocese of Alexandria-Cornwall
This Week in History October 5, 2015
Ten years ago this week, on October 2, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI officially
declared the XIth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops open.
The focus of this particular synod was “The Eucharist: Living Bread for the
Peace of the World.” Of the approximately 300 bishops from around the world
who participated, five were from Canada, including our own Bishop Paul-
André Durocher. During the first two weeks of the Synod, each of the bish-
ops was called upon to make a presentation on an aspect of the Sacrament of
the Eucharist. During the third week, the delegates were divided into linguis-
tic groups for the discussion phase when proposals were formulated. Follow-
ing a process of amendments and suggestions, the approved proposals were
forwarded to a post-synodal council constituted by the Pope. The end result
was the apostolic exhortation: SACRAMENTUM CARITATIS. To read the
full text of the papal document go to the following link: http://goo.gl/g6IPui
The following is a summary of Bishop Paul-André’s presentation.
The cross of Christ, made of a tree trunk and a beam, recalls the two dimensions of the saving death of Christ: vertical, the glorification
of the Father; horizontal, the salvation of humanity. The cross calls the Christian community to unite in Christ according to these two
dimensions - praise of the Father and prayer for the world - making of the Eucharist a liturgical action both doxological and mission-
ary. But in our contemporary world, we tend to look first at our own personal fulfilment as well as for immediate gratification. In such
a cultural context, we risk reducing the Eucharist to the narrowness of our own needs and desires. We must therefore develop these doxo-
logical and missionary dimensions cultivating the art of celebrating, remaining attentive to the possibilities of praise and openness to
the world present in the heart of the liturgy, and even developing new forms of prayer, new prefaces and a new concluding rite. All of
this in order to bring to life within the mass what the cross symbolizes.
This past Sunday, October 4, 2015, Pope Francis officially declared the XIVth
Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops open. The theme of this
synod is "The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and in the Con-
temporary World". Once again, Paul-André, though now Archbishop of Gat-
ineau, is one of the five Canadian delegates.
You can follow the progress of the Synod in a variety of ways.
The Vatican’s Official Synod Website: http://goo.gl/WuNSh0
From left to right: Most Rev. Clément Fecteau (Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière), Most Rev. Thomas Collins (Toronto), His Eminence cardinal Marc Ouellet (Québec), Most Rev. Gerald Wiesner, O.M.I. (Prince George), Most Rev. Paul-André Durocher (Alexandria-Cornwall)
Archbishop Paul-André Durocher making his presentation at this year’s Synod Scenes from the opening days of the Synod by L’Osservatore Romano