Synodality represents the main road for the Church, called to renew Herself under the action of the Spirit and by listening to the Word. The ability to imagine a different future for the Church and Her institutions, in keeping with the mission She has received, depends largely on the decision to initiate processes of listening, dialogue, and community discernment, in which each and every person can participate and contribute. At the same time, the decision to “journey together” is a prophetic sign for the human family, which needs a shared project capable of pursuing the good of all. A Church capable of communion and fraternity of participation and subsidiarity, in fidelity to what she proclaims, will be able to stand beside the poor and the most vulnerable to lend them Her own voice. This journey [of Synodality], which follows in the wake of the Church’s “renewal” proposed by the Second Vatican Council, is both a gift and a task. By journeying and reflecting together on the progress that has been made, the Church will be able to learn through Her experience which processes can help Her to live communion, to achieve partici-pation, and to open Herself to mission. Our “journeying together” is, in fact, what most effectively enacts and manifests the nature of the Church as the pilgrim and missionary People of God. The three purposes of the Synod process are: