Support the Amazon Synod: 6-27 October 2019
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UISG invites Congregations worldwide to support the Synod in these ways:
Symbolic Space
- build/make a symbolic tent/space in their community as a reminder to pray for the Synod and to create awareness.
The tent is “a space to meet, to listen and pray for those who want to know the reality and spirituality of the Amazon Region.”
Online Prayer:
- join an online prayer reflection on Tuesday, 8 October (Your time here) and Tuesday, 24 October at 2pm Rome Time (Your time here).
Webinar:
- participate in the Webinar on 16 October: 'Sowing Hope for the Planet: Amazon' (5 languages)
Meeting online:
- meet on line or at UISG “The Synod through the eyes and hearts of the Religious Sisters who attend the Synod” (5 languages)
Links for the Events online (October 8, 16, 24, 28)
English: https://zoom.us/j/362299086
Español: https://zoom.us/j/946090485
Italiano: https://zoom.us/j/713019306
Français: https://zoom.us/j/743060256
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Getty Images/Andreas Solaro. Used under licence
Websites to Watch During the Synod:
Amazon: Common Home
Developed by Global Catholic Climate Movement (3 languages)
Synod2019Sisters Voice
Blogspot developed by UISG (Spanish & English)
General Secretariat for Synod of Bishops (5 languages)
Reports from/on the Synod
Dossier Sinodio De La Amazonia - 5-7 Octobre Dossier Sinodio De La Amazonia - 8-9 Octobre Dossier Sinodio De La Amazonia - 10-11 Octobre Dossier Sinodio De La Amazonia - 12-14 Octobre Dossier Sinodio De La Amazonia - 15-16 Octobre Dossier Sinodio De La Amazonia - 17-18 Octobre Dossier Sinodio De La Amazonia - 19-21 Octobre Dossier Sinodio De La Amazonia - 22-23 Octobre Dossier Sinodio De La Amazonia - 24-26 OctobreAmazonia: Nuevos Caminos para la Iglesia Y por una Ecología Integral
Día 22 ~ 27 de octubre de 2019: Elizabeth Davis rsm
Reflections on/ from the Synod
'Amazonia: New Paths for the Church And for an Integral Ecology Day 22-27 October 2019': Elizabeth Davis rsm
‘Amazon Synod: The Church committed to be an ally with Amazonia’
‘Pope Francis' Off-the-Cuff Comments at 16th and Final General Congregation of the Special Assembly’
‘Cardinal Hollerich: Amazon synod should lead to “ecological conversion”’
#AmazonSynod: The Synod in one minute
Pope Francis sums up the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon Region in his homily for the closing Mass on Sunday, 27 October 2019.
Background Reading
'The Special Synod on the Amazon: A Call to the Universal Church to Consider New Pathways and an Integral Ecology' by Sheila Curran rsm
Messages to: MGP Guiding Group