Every month the Vatican publishes the prayer-intention of the Holy Father for the coming month. For the month of October, the Holy Father asks us to join with him in this prayer:
That the Synod of Bishops may help
the pastors and theologians, the catechists and promoters
who are engaged in the service of the Word of God
to courageously transmit the truth of faith
in communion with the entire Church.
The Synod of Bishops that B16 refers to is a meeting coming up in a few days of Bishops, Scripture Scholars and Theologians meeting in Rome this month. Their topic:
The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church.
Thanks to my friend, A Concord Pastor, I am reminded of a wonderful piece of music by Leonard Bernstein. Specifically, it is one "movement" entitled "Epistle" from the 1971 theater-piece he entitled "MASS." Remember, back in the early 1970's we had just received the first round of translations of the Mass in English, and there was little to no concern about inclusive-language. So, the words of the song may sound sexist to us today, but the underlying meaning of the words of the song/psalm/epistle are timeless. Check out this video with contemporary images to go along with this glorious song:
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