Pope Francis asks Catholics to focus on praying for our common home from Sept. 1 to Oct. 4, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi – a “Season of Creation” during which we thank God for the amazing wonder and gift of creation, and we focus our efforts to protect our planet for ourselves and future generations.
The theme for the 2022 Season of Creation is “Listen to the Voice of Creation.”
This Season of Creation, consider reading the pope’s 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home.”
Resources, prayers and information about Catholic teaching on the environment can be found online at www.laudatosimovement.org and www.usccb.org/environment.
In addition, the website of the Laudato Si’ Action Platform, www.laudatosiactionplatform.org, promoted by the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, has guidance and resources so that we all might build a better future together.
— Joseph Purello