A working tool for the Second Session
Today’s Office of the Readings
“How can the identity of the synodal People of God in mission take concrete form in the relationships, paths and places where the everyday life of the Church takes place❓”, when at St. Mary’s Cathedral Bishop Zurek’s clericalism is more intent on developing, “an incredible sense of Reverence for the Deacons, Priests and especially for the Bishops” instead of synodality; accordingly, the, “Instrumentum laboris serves that purpose, cohering also with what was said about the Instrumentum laboris prepared for the First Session: “it is not a document of the Magisterium of the Church, nor the report of a sociological survey; it does not offer the formulation of operative indications, of goals and objectives, nor the complete elaboration of a theological vision” (n. 10, cf. DCS n. 8). To understand this document, it is essential to place it within the synodal process as a whole. It is shaped by the circularity of dialogue between the Churches, supported by the work of the General Secretariat of the Synod.“; indeed, if Bishop Zurek had “come” to his cathedral for the celebration of the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, wouldn’t that have shown us that he was aware that, “…it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith; not by anything of your own, but by a gift from God; not by anything that you have done, (such as showing, “an incredible sense of Reverence for the Deacons, Priests and especially for the Bishops“) so that nobody can claim the credit; ” So then, (Bishop Zurek’s Cathedral celebrated) the great Mother of God, so mysteriously united to Jesus Christ from all eternity by the same decree of predestination, immaculately conceived, an intact virgin throughout her divine motherhood, a noble associate of our Redeemer as he defeated sin and its consequences, received, as it were, the final crowning privilege of being preserved from the corruption of the grave and, following her Son in his victory over death, was brought, body and soul, to the highest glory of heaven, to shine as Queen at the right hand of that same Son, the immortal King of Ages.”; however, Bishop Zurek didn’t “come“…
From a letter from Bishop Patrick J. Zurek to the Faith Community at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Amarillo.
From a letter from Bishop Patrick J. Zurek to the Faith Community at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Amarillo.
Today’s First Reading
…nevertheless, “The First Session of the Assembly (2023) gathered the fruits of the local and continental consultations in search of the “characteristic signs of a synodal Church and the dynamics of communion, mission and participation that inhabit it” (Synthesis Report, Introduction). Through prayer, dialogue and discernment, the First Assembly drew forth and expressed in the Synthesis Report the convergences, the matters that require consideration and the proposals. What emerged can be understood as an initial response to the question, “How does a Synodal Church describe itself❓”; likewise, the Mass last Sunday for the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary opened God’s temple in heaven, “and the ark of his covenant could be seen“; however, Bishop Zurek didn’t “come“…
Today’s Responsorial Psalm
…nonetheless, “The Second Session does not retrace these steps but is called to go further, focusing on its guiding question: “How to be a synodal Church in mission❓”. Other questions that emerged during the journey are the subject of work that continues in other ways, at the level of the local Churches as well as in the ten Study Groups“; furthermore, has not God promised that throughout this process at St. Mary’s Cathedral, “The queen stands at your right hand, arrayed in gold.“; however, Bishop Zurek didn’t hear that promise because Bishop Zurek didn’t “come“…
Today’s 2nd Reading
…still, “The two Sessions cannot be separated, nor can they be opposed. They are in continuity, and above all, they are part of a broader process which, as the Apostolic Constitution Episcopalis communio states, will not cease at the end of October 2024.“, “For Christ must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.“, even if Bishop Zurek didn’t “come“…
Today’s Alleluia
…R. Alleluia, alleluia.
Mary is taken up to heaven;
a chorus of angels exults.; however, Bishop Zurek didn’t “come“
R. Alleluia, alleluia…
Today’s Gospel
…finally, just as, “We have come to see ourselves as (Sister, Mother Earth’s) lords and masters, entitled to plunder her at will.“, hasn’t Bishop Zurek’s clericalism come to see himself as St. Mary’s Cathedral’s lord and master because, although with synodality, “the mother of my Lord should come to“, those not as graced as she; conversely, doesn’t it seem that His Excellency doesn’t feel the same way since on the titular celebration of his Cathedral, His Excellency didn’t “come” ❓
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