Synod organizers released the calendar of events for the General Assembly of the Synod, which will be held at the Vatican from 4-29 October.
The schedules are mainly focused as the experience of a pilgrimage for participants which is set for the afternoon of 12 October; details of the pilgrimage have yet to be determined.
On the evening of Thursday, 19 October, Pope Francis will lead a Prayer for Migrants and Refugees, which will take place in St Peter’s Square. And on Wednesday, 25 October, the Holy Father will preside at the recitation of the Holy Rosary in the Vatican Gardens.
The General Assembly of the Synod will open with a Solemn Mass in St. Peter’s Square on 4 October.
The work of the Synod will then be carried out in four “modules” focusing on different aspects of synodality, with a final module dedicated to a Synthesis Report that will be produced with the approval of the Synod.
Each module will involve a presentation of the theme, followed by small group sessions that will report back to the General Assembly. A commission will produce the Synthesis Report, which will then be discussed and modified before being presented to the Synod for approval.