I received the following from
the Catholic Climate Covenant and wanted to share it with all. Friday, September 1st is World Day of Prayer
for the Care of Creation, celebrated by the Orthodox Church since 1989 and by
the Roman Catholic Church since 2015. It is also the beginning of the Season of
Creation, which ends on October 4th, the feast day of St. Francis.
On Friday, September 1st let
us take a moment to appreciate and give thanks for God’s gifts of nature. Join
with Christians around the world praying for creation. Together with Pope
Francis, pray for our common home:
A Prayer for Our Earth
All-powerful God, you are
present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures. You embrace with your tenderness all that
exists. Pour out upon us the power of
your love, that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no
one. O God of the poor, help us to
rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes. Bring healing to our lives, that we may
protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and
destruction. Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of
the poor and the earth. Teach us to
discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to
recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey
towards your infinite light. We thank you for being with us each day. Encourage
us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace.
-From Pope Francis’
Laudato Si’
Pat Schifini, OSU
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