Before Benedict XVI offered the synodal fathers points for reflection, the participants gathered in the Synod Hall in Vatican City to sing the hymn “Veni, Creator Spiritus” (Come, Holy Spirit).
After the intonation to the Holy Spirit, the Pontiff noted: “We just began our synodal encounter by invoking the Holy Spirit and knowing that we can’t do in this moment all that is needed to be done for the Church and the world: Only with the strength of the Holy Spirit will be able to find what is right so as to apply it later.”
Speaking of the action of the Holy Spirit, the Pope explained that it is only with that force that the Church can continue its work, and with his invocation, he prays that Pentecost be not only an event from the past but that it be recreated here and now.
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Pope: Love Conquers All, Even in Africa
Before Benedict XVI offered the synodal fathers points for reflection, the participants gathered in the Synod Hall in Vatican City to sing the hymn “Veni, Creator Spiritus” (Come, Holy Spirit).
After the intonation to the Holy Spirit, the Pontiff noted: “We just began our synodal encounter by invoking the Holy Spirit and knowing that we can’t do in this moment all that is needed to be done for the Church and the world: Only with the strength of the Holy Spirit will be able to find what is right so as to apply it later.”
Speaking of the action of the Holy Spirit, the Pope explained that it is only with that force that the Church can continue its work, and with his invocation, he prays that Pentecost be not only an event from the past but that it be recreated here and now.
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