Benedict XVI announced that he will soon sign the apostolic exhortation on the conclusions of the Synod of Bishops on the Eucharist held in 2005."I can say that I will soon sign the postsynodal exhortation on the Eucharist, which will then be available to the Church. It is a document that calls for meditation," the Pope said on Thursday during a question-and-answer session with the Roman clergy in the Hall of Blessings.
"It will help both the liturgical celebration as well as personal reflection, both the preparation of homilies as well as the celebration of the Eucharist. And it will serve to guide, illuminate and revitalise popular devotion," added the Pontiff.
The Holy Father said that the document addresses the importance of Eucharistic adoration: "During the Synod of the Eucharist the bishops spoke much about their experiences, how new life is restored in communities when this adoration, also nocturnal, takes place, and how in this way new vocations are also born."
In June 2006, the bishops who make up the ordinary council of the Synod completed a final text on the previous year's Synod on the Eucharist, to be submitted to the Pope as the basis for his apostolic exhortation.
The Synod of Bishops met in October 2005 to discuss the theme, “The Eucharist: Living Bread for Peace in the World,” with 256 bishops from 118 countries participating in the discussions.
In a break from the usual practice, the Synod fathers made public an “unofficial” list of the 50 propositions approved at the conclusion of their deliberations.
Ordinarily the propositions remain confidential to be used by the Pope in preparing an apostolic exhortation on the topic of the Synod's deliberations.
But Pope Benedict approved the public release of the conclusions.
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