The second and final session of the Synod takes place in October from Wednesday 2nd to Sunday 27th. See here for the document which sums up the work of the Synod so far, and will be the ‘working paper’ for the final session.
Here is the Vatican website for the Synod.
Click here for the Letter in which the bishops reflect on the end of the first session of the Synod of Bishops, and look forward to the second, final session, in October 2024:
“As Pope Francis requested two years ago, a long process of listening and discernment was initiated, open to all the People of God, no one being excluded, to ‘journey together’ under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, missionary disciples engaged in the following of Jesus Christ.”
See here for a useful Timeline: The synod process in the Catholic church under Pope Francis by Christoper Lamb, the Tablet Rome correspondent. “From 4 to 29 October, Catholic bishops, priests, and lay women and men from all over the world gather in Rome for the Synod of Bishops to discuss “synodality” — the way in which all members of the church participate in the church and its mission. It it is part of an extraordinary three-year renewal process initiated by Pope Francis, with all 1.3 billion Catholics invited to contribute, culminating in two synod meetings of bishops in Rome in October 2023 and a year later in 2024. This timeline shows key moments in that process.
Synodal Prayer
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 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, for ever and ever.
Amen.
