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On this weeks podcast we are joined by Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick to discuss the Synod on Synodality which was held in Rome during the month of October 2023 - the first phase of the meetings on the issue, the second phase is to be held in October 2024.

Bishop Brendan attended the Synod as one of the representatives of the Irish bishops and he takes us through his reflections and observations of the various events including the pre-synod retreat for the participants and then onto the sessions of the Synod themselves.  We discuss how the synod participants worked through the "conversations in the Spirit" methodology and ultimately the various topics and issues which came up in the final synthesis document. 

The final synthesis document is divided into three sections:

• The Face of the Synodal Church
• All Disciples, All Missionaries
• Weaving bonds, Building Communities 

Each subsection is divided into the areas of convergence, areas or matters for future considerations, and agreed proposals.  Every one is encourage  to take up the document and work through it. 

Resources available:

• Synod.ie website
• Final Universal Synod’s Synthesis Report
• Vatican News summary article by Salvatore Cernuzio - Synod Report: A Church that involves everyone and is close to world’s wounds
• Vatican News general reportage under hash tag #Synod2023 including the inputs at the retreat before hand and the daily briefings.
• Ecumenical Prayer Vigil at beginning of Synod
• iCatholic have a lot of video coverage during and since the Synod including interviews with the Irish Bishop delegates
• Learnings from the Synod on Synodality in Rome - Bishops Alan McGuckian and Bishop Brendan Leahy share their reflections after attending the first session of the Synod on Synodality in Rome (4th - 29th Oct 2023)

On this weeks podcast we are joined by Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick to discuss the Synod on Synodality which was held in Rome during the month of October 2023 - the first phase of the meetings on the issue, the second phase is to be held in October 2024. We have our regular run through the liturgical odds and ends for the coming week, and also our weekly reflection on the Sunday gospel (Matthew 25:31-46) which is the gospel for the feast of Christ the King..

Bishop Brendan attended the Synod as one of the representatives of the Irish bishops and he takes us through his reflections and observations of the various events including the pre-synod retreat for the participants and then onto the sessions of the Synod themselves.  We discuss how the synod participants worked through the "conversations in the Spirit" methodology and ultimately the various topics and issues which came up in the final synthesis document. 

The final synthesis document is divided into three sections:

• The Face of the Synodal Church
• All Disciples, All Missionaries
• Weaving bonds, Building Communities 

Each subsection is divided into the areas of convergence, areas or matters for future considerations, and agreed proposals.  Every one is encourage  to take up the document and work through it. 

Resources available:

• Synod.ie website
• Final Universal Synod’s Synthesis Report
• Vatican News summary article by Salvatore Cernuzio - Synod Report: A Church that involves everyone and is close to world’s wounds
• Vatican News general reportage under hash tag #Synod2023 including the inputs at the retreat before hand and the daily briefings.
• Ecumenical Prayer Vigil at beginning of Synod
• iCatholic have a lot of video coverage during and since the Synod including interviews with the Irish Bishop delegates
• Learnings from the Synod on Synodality in Rome - Bishops Alan McGuckian and Bishop Brendan Leahy share their reflections after attending the first session of the Synod on Synodality in Rome (4th - 29th Oct 2023)

On this weeks podcast John and Shane sit down virtually with Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick to catch up on a few things including his thoughts on the contribution of the late Pope Benedict XVI, where things are at with the Irish Synodal Pathway, the current pastoral situation in the diocese and the hard choices we face in the next 3 to 5 years and the issue of vocations to the priesthood. 

We have  our regular run through all things liturgical for the coming week as well as a reflection on this Sunday's gospel which is Luke's account of the Road to Emmaus. 

On this weeks podcast John and Shane sit down virtually with Bishop Brendan Leahy of Limerick to catch up on a few things including his thoughts on the contribution of the late Pope Benedict XVI, where things are at with the Irish Synodal Pathway, the current pastoral situation in the diocese and the hard choices we face in the next 3 to 5 years and the issue of vocations to the priesthood. 

On this week's programme the SS102fm team continue our reflection on Bishop Brendan Leahy's Lenten Pastoral Letter "This Is What God Wants Of Us – Our Holiness." Of course, just because Lent is over and we are well into the season of Eastertide doesn't mean that we can forget about holiness! The call to holiness is both universal (meaning that we are all called to holiness) and ongoing. It is a life-long endeavour of saying 'yes' to God's grace. As Bishop Brendan succinctly puts it - holiness is "love lived to the full, love of God and one’s neighbour." 

In this week's programme we look at the section on 'Why is holiness important?' Bishop Brendan suggests that although we may not be perfect, the overall trend of our life and our effort to be holy matters:  "Each one of us not only has a mission but is a mission. God wants some particular aspect of the Gospel to shine out in our lives. If we live our life living love to the full, that is, in holiness, God’s word gets pronounced, as it were, more clearly to the benefit of many."

Bishop Brendan also invites us to reflect on the following question: "You might think of people you know who you consider holy and ask yourself what specific word does their life speak to you. Each of our lives is speaking a word to the world around us." So we invite you to do the same during the coming week. Think about what word you proclaim to the world and what words those who are holy proclaim to the world.

On this week's programme the SS102fm team continue our reflection on Bishop Brendan Leahy's Lenten Pastoral Letter "This Is What God Wants Of Us – Our Holiness." We also have our usual reflection on the Sunday Gospel and local notices. 

John and Lorraine continued our reflection on Bishop Brendan's pastoral letter "This is What God Wants of Us - Our Holiness." Of course, just because Lent is over and we are well into the season of Eastertide doesn't mean that we can forget about holiness! The call to holiness is both universal (meaning that we are all called to holiness) and ongoing. It is a life-long endeavour of saying 'yes' to God's grace. As Bishop Brendan succinctly puts it - holiness is "love lived to the full, love of God and one’s neighbour." 

In this week's programme we look at the section on 'Why is holiness important?' Bishop Brendan suggests that although we may not be perfect, the overall trend of our life and our effort to be holy matters:  "Each one of us not only has a mission but is a mission. God wants some particular aspect of the Gospel to shine out in our lives. If we live our life living love to the full, that is, in holiness, God’s word gets pronounced, as it were, more clearly to the benefit of many."

Bishop Brendan also invites us to reflect on the following question: "You might think of people you know who you consider holy and ask yourself what specific word does their life speak to you. Each of our lives is speaking a word to the world around us." So we invite you to do the same during the coming week. Think about what word you proclaim to the world and what words those who are holy proclaim to the world.