Resumen:
heongoing synodal process (16thOrdinary General Assembly:For a SynodalChurch: Communion, Participation and Mission), which began in October 2021 and will culmin-ate in the same month of 2024, is encouraging a broad participation of the faithful in the syn-ods, starting from the particular Churches. In terms of its concrete objective, it is a reflectionon synodality and its exercise around synodal assemblies. This article explores synodality asa constitutive dimension of the Church and its meaning in practice. It delves into the organiccooperation between pastors and faithful as the basis for the participation of the baptised insynods. It looks at some specific aspects of synods: their service in favour of communion andmission, as an instrument of discernment of the ¿dynamic fidelity¿ which characterises theChurch¿s journey; the appropriateness of a journey from the peripheries to the centre; the atti-tudes proper to those who participate in a synod; and the theological-pastoral dimensions of thesynod. All this, taking into account the experience of the Church and the current reflection
