We stand before You,
Holy Spirit,
as we gather together
in Your name.
With You alone to guide us,
make Yourself at home
in our hearts;
Teach us the way we must go
and how we are to pursue it.
We are weak and sinful;
do not let us promote disorder. Do not let ignorance
lead us down the wrong path
nor partiality
influence our actions.
Let us find in You our unity
so that we may journey
together to eternal life
and not stray
from the way of truth
and what is right.
All this we ask of You,
who are at work
in every place and time,
in the communion
of the Father and the Son,
forever and ever. Amen.
What is now Synod 2021 - 2024 (since Pope Francis announced that the synod's final phase would take place in two sessions) on the Church's Communion|Mission|Partipation has entered a new phase with the publication of the Working Document for the Continental Phase, which you can read here:
Enlarge the Space of Your Tent - Isaiah 54.2
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops welcomed the Working Document, describing how they anticipate participating in this phase of the synodal process. Read their statement here:
USCCB Statement on the Synod's Continental Phase
More informationa about the Continental Phase, including FAQs, is here:
During the first phase of listening sessions, the Secretariat also drafted a document on the spirituality emerging from the process: