Dearest brother Bishops, you to whom I address this report, I greet with the Psalmist’s words “O quam bonum est et quam jucundum habitare fratres in unum” (Psalm 132: 1).
Indeed, it is good to be together. United in prayerful communion with the Holy Father, with each other, and with the Church universal, we are blessed this week with an opportunity, afforded to us only once a year, to gather as the episcopate in Canada and under the guidance of the Holy Spirit to address important questions, to shed light on emerging concerns as well as to identify and chart the course of pastoral activity which deserves special attention on the part of the Church in our country.