After three years of listening, preparation and engagement with laity, consecrated women and men, and clergy across the archdiocese, Archbishop Hebda released his pastoral letter this weekend, November 19-20.
This pastoral letter outlines his vision and Synod Priorities for our local church, informed throughfeedback from the Synod process.
We invite you to read his post-synodal pastoral letter, You Will Be My Witnesses: Gathered and Sent From the Upper Room by clicking the button below.
Holy Spirit,
renew your wonders in our time, as though in a new Pentecost,
and grant that this Archdiocese,
united in prayer around Mary, the Mother of Jesus,
and guided by St. Peter,
may spread the Kingdom of the divine Savior,
a Kingdom of truth, of justice, of love, and of peace.
Amen.
St. Paul, our great missionary patron, pray for us!
(Adapted from the Prayer of St. John XXIII at the calling of the Second Vatican Council.)
Quotes below are from Archbishop Hebda’s June 6, 2019 article in The Catholic Spirit. Find the full article at www.archspm.org/synod.
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