2017 USCCB Convocation Participants Guidebook and Journal | Page 64

Beyond the Convocation
discern their vocational call. This is especially important as the Holy Father calls the entire Church to reflect on this accompaniment model in preparation for the XV Synod of Bishops on“ Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment.”
• Seek to support other participants after the Convocation for Catholic Leaders is over. Reflect on the following scripture passages and pray for the participants you have kept in touch with from your delegation or from other delegations:
o“ We must consider how to rouse one another to love and good works.”( Heb 10:24)
o“ Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, as indeed you do.”( 1 Thes 5:11)
o“ Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins. Be hospitable to one another without complaining. As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’ s varied grace.”( 1 Pt 4:8-10)
• How can you“ rouse one another,”“ encourage one another,”“ build one another up,” and above all, love and serve other Convocation participants in the weeks, months, and years to come?
o Pray for your fellow delegates on a regular basis, and pray for all those who experienced the Convocation in-person in Orlando or who followed along at home. Mutual prayer will be a source of strength for the journey.
o Offer support and advice, encourage, and accompany other Catholic leaders by meeting up socially( especially with those in your community) at
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