Week Seven: Called to the Banquet
Opening scripture
Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them; and though there were so many, the net was not torn. Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because they knew it was the Lord. Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.
John 21: 10-13
Introduction to the theme
Through our baptism and confirmation, we know ourselves as gifted with the Holy Spirit, the same Spirit that impelled the disciples out of hiding on Pentecost morning into the streets of Jerusalem. As we now experience the glory of the resurrected Christ, where is the Spirit inviting you to go?
Reflect on this passage from the Final Synod Document:
Allow yourself to feel the joy of the disciples as they had their first breakfast with Jesus after the resurrection.
A question to ponder through your day…
Having travelled this synodal road through Lent to Easter, how has your heart been transformed? What new insights or practices have you gained?
Closing Prayer
Glory be to the Father to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be
world without end,
Amen.
Pope Leo XIV: General Audience
St Peter's Square, Wednesday, 5 November 2025
"Easter does not eliminate the cross, but defeats it in the miraculous duel that changed our human history. Even our time, marked by so many crosses, invokes the dawn of Paschal hope. Christ’s Resurrection is not an idea, a theory, but the Event that is the foundation of faith. He, the Risen One, through the Holy Spirit, continues to remind us of this, so that we can be His witnesses even where human history does not see light on the horizon. Paschal hope does not disappoint. To believe truly in the Pasch through our daily journey means revolutionising our lives, being transformed in order to transform the world with the gentle and courageous power of Christian hope.”
Want to know more about the Final Synod Document?
As we move into the implementation stage of the synodal process, here are some key resources from the School for Synodality to help guide our understanding of the Final Synod Document, including our Book Club taking it chapter by chapter with synod experts: