Upcoming Synod: Ecumenical Prayer Vigil
Pope Francis will preside over the ecumenical prayer vigil ahead of the upcoming Synod’s General Assembly in St Peter’s Square on Saturday, 30 September.
This vigil of prayer will welcome the participation and presence of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I; the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, and many other Church leaders, as well as thousands of Christians from different denominations.
Saturday evening’s prayer vigil, is intended to entrust to the Holy Spirit the work of the 16th General Assembly of the Synod, taking place in the Vatican on 4-29 October, and will include listening to the Word of God, praise and intercession, Taizé songs and silence.
Source: Vatican News
