We Aren’t the Only Ones Preparing for the Synod

Here on Open Wide the Doors, we have been preparing for the upcoming Synod on the New Evangelization by working through the Lineamenta and Instrumentum Laboris for the council.

But we aren’t the only ones curious and excited about the Synod.

Fr. James Wehner, rector of Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, wrote about why the Synod and the New Evangelization are important for U.S. Catholics.  Carl Anderson, Supreme Knight of the Knights of Columbus, says he will focus on promoting the role of the family and the laity in the New Evangelization while at the Synod. U.S. Catholic shared a story about the record number of women named for the Synod. And Pope Benedict XVI reminded bishops before the Synod that they are to be “bold heralds of the New Evangelization.”

And do not forget St. John of Avila and St. Hildegard of Bingen, who will be proclaimed as Doctors of the Universal Church during the opening Mass for the council.

Our hearts are ready, oh God, our hearts are ready! Your Church is ready for this Synod on the New Evangelization and for the inspiration of the Your Holy Spirit.