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| | 11th Synod of Bishops: Opening Papal Reflection |
 | | On Monday morning, 3 October, the First General Congregation of the 11th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops opened with the celebration of the Hour of Terce. |
 | | Let us at the same time consider whether we really are prepared to open the doors of our heart; or perhaps this heart is crammed with so many other things that there is no room in it for the Lord, and for the time being we have no time for him. |
 | | Thus, insensitive, dead to his presence, distracted by other things, We fail to hear the essential: the Lord, knocking at the door; he is close to us, hence, true joy, which is more powerful than all the sorrows of the world or of our lives, is at hand. |
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