US Bishops Discuss Forming ‘Eucharistic Missionaries’ and Synodality at Spring Meeting ncregister.com

During the first public session of their spring meeting in Orlando, Florida, the U.S. bishops discussed spreading the love of the Eucharist as part of their three-year Eucharistic Revival initiative, the Holy Father’s emphasis on synodality, and the ways in which the two are connected as they heard updates on both efforts.

Synodality and the Eucharist
The morning opened with an address from apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, who told the bishops assembled that “the synodal path is less about a ‘program’ and more about a way of being Church.”

Archbishop Pierre said synodality is not like GPS technology, with turn-by-turn directions, but more like a compass, where “Jesus Christ and his kingdom are the ‘true north,’” and “to find the proper path, we have to immerse ourselves in the reality of our people and listen carefully to the questions and concerns of their hearts.”

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