Nine months of the in-tense synodal meetings at different levels ended June 11 with the diocesan pre-Synodal meeting in Agartala, capital of the northeastern Indian state.
As many as 92 representatives of laity, catechists, women’s groups, youth religious and priests attended the day-long prayer, reflection, discernment and planning for the future of the Church in Tripura.
The participants have resolved to make the spirit of Synodality, “Journeying together” beyond the diocesan synod meeting into their daily lives. “The meeting provided an opportunity for diverse members of the diocese to come together for a liturgical celebration, pray together, and reflect on their experience of the Synodal process,” said Jesuit Father Irudhaya Jothi, the contact person for the Synodal preparation in the diocese of Agartala.
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