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Prayer to the Holy Spirit at the opening of a synod

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Philip Kosloski - published on 10/08/21
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The Church has traditionally recited the prayer Adsumus Sancte Spiritus at the beginning of each council and synod.

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Whenever bishops gather together to deliberate on important matters in a council or synod, they traditionally recite a special invocation to the Holy Spirit.

According to the official website of the 2021-2023 Synod, this tradition was repeated during the Second Vatican Council.

Here is an English translation of this prayer, which will be used in the upcoming Synod on Synodality.

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