The Instrumentum Laboris (IL, Latin for Working Document) for the first session of the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops (Oct. 4-29, 2023) is now available. Links to the IL are at a Synod webpage HERE.
This document is a culmination of input of thousands of
Catholics, from laity to leaders, from local to Rome. As Cardinal Mario Grech,
Secretary General of the General Secretariat of the Synod said, "The IL is
not a document of the Holy See, but of the whole Church” (link to IL Introduction
webpage HERE).
The IL synthesizes certain themes that have emerged from all
the work, and provides worksheets for the participants of the Synod to
contemplate.
Since I have not read the whole thing yet and am
still catching up with other reading, I won’t make more comments now. I just
wanted to get the links into my blog now that they are available.
