Fourth Synod Compiled Acts, Declarations and Statutes

Table of Contents Prayer for the Fourth Synod of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois .................................. 3 2017 Diocesan Synod General Timeline ................................................................................... 4 Directory for the Fourth Diocesan Synod................................................................................. 5 Questions for the Preliminary Phase of the Synod ............................................................... 11 Sample Cover Letter to Synod Members................................................................................ 12 Sample Decree Convoking Synod and Appointing Members ............................................ 13 Diocese of Springfield in Illinois 2017 Synod Official Members......................................... 14 Decree to Open the Fourth Diocesan Synod .......................................................................... 21 Decree Promulgating the Declarations and Statutes of the Fourth Diocesan Synod of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.............................................................................................. 22 Decree to Close the Fourth Synod of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois ...................... 23 2017 Synodal Declarations ........................................................................................................ 24 2017 Synodal Statutes ................................................................................................................ 29 Record of Voting Regarding Synodal Declarations and Statutes ....................................... 66 Homily for the Prayer Service for the Opening of the Preliminary Phase of the Diocesan Synod Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield ........................................... 67 Homily for the Chrism Mass and Opening of the Fourth Diocesan Synod Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception April 11, 2017 ............................................................................ 72 Homily for the Prayer Service for the Opening of the First Session of the Fourth Diocesan Synod of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Springfield ............................................................................................................ 75 Homily for the Synodal Consultation with Consecrated Religious ................................... 79 Homily for the Closing of the Fourth Diocesan Synod on the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception November 26, 2017..................................................................................................................... 82 Catholic Times January 8, 2017 Lex Cordis Caritas The Law of the Heart is Love............ 89 Catholic Times January 22, 2017 Lex Cordis Caritas The Law of the Heart is Love.......... 92 Catholic Times March 5, 2017 Lex Cordis Caritas The Law of the Heart is Love .............. 94 Catholic Times April 16, 2017 Lex Cordis Caritas The Law of the Heart is Love .............. 97 Catholic Times November 26, 2017 Lex Cordis Caritas The Law of the Heart is Love..... 99

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