Irish National Synodal Assembly to take place in Gormanston on October 17

Delegates from dioceses and various parts of the Church across Ireland will gather in Gormanston, Co. Meath, on Saturday, October 17, for the Irish National Synodal Assembly. The meeting serves as a milestone in the five-year Irish Synodal Pathway, moving the process from listening and discernment toward implementation.

Participants will use a working document titled “Is not this what God asks of you?” to guide their prayer, conversation, and deliberation. During the assembly, delegates will review suggested actions that emerged from years of listening throughout the Irish Church. The assembly will then present its recommendations to the bishops of Ireland for consideration.

The Archdiocese of Armagh has invited its parishes and communities to pray for the participants. Archbishop Eamon Martin recently issued a pastoral letter inviting the archdiocese to begin implementing findings from its own Diocesan Congress on Youth, Family and Faith.