September 3, 2023
Season of Creation – September 1 – October 4
“Let Justice and Peace Flow”
The Season of Creation is a month-long prayerful observance that calls upon Catholics to pray and care for God’s creation.
Reflect
It’s a time to reflect on our relationship with the environment, how we live and how our lifestyles impact the natural world, humans and other creatures inhabiting it. This “time for creation” offers, in the words of Pope Francis, “individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which has been entrusted to our care and to implore God’s help for the protection of Creation…”
Act
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops reminds us that “we show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship of Creation.” Pope Francis urges us to recognize our connectedness with the natural world, saying, “Nature cannot be regarded as something separate from ourselves or as a mere setting in which we live. We are part of nature, included in it and thus in constant interaction with it.” (LS 139)
Advocate
Advocating respect for creation helps safeguard the inheritance the Creator has given us, an inheritance essential to our well-being. Pope Benedict XVI told us that protecting this inheritance is a way of fulfilling our role as stewards of creation.
What are some positives and negatives I am aware of in my relationships with creation? What can I do to support well-being among my brothers and sisters, human and otherwise? How can I speak up for the protection of members of creation whose voices cannot be heard?
Season of Creation – September 1 – October 4
“Let Justice and Peace Flow”
The Season of Creation is a month-long prayerful observance that calls upon Catholics to pray and care for God’s creation.
Reflect
It’s a time to reflect on our relationship with the environment, how we live and how our lifestyles impact the natural world, humans and other creatures inhabiting it. This “time for creation” offers, in the words of Pope Francis, “individual believers and communities a fitting opportunity to reaffirm their personal vocation to be stewards of creation, to thank God for the wonderful handiwork which has been entrusted to our care and to implore God’s help for the protection of Creation…”
Act
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops reminds us that “we show our respect for the Creator by our stewardship of Creation.” Pope Francis urges us to recognize our connectedness with the natural world, saying, “Nature cannot be regarded as something separate from ourselves or as a mere setting in which we live. We are part of nature, included in it and thus in constant interaction with it.” (LS 139)
Advocate
Advocating respect for creation helps safeguard the inheritance the Creator has given us, an inheritance essential to our well-being. Pope Benedict XVI told us that protecting this inheritance is a way of fulfilling our role as stewards of creation.
What are some positives and negatives I am aware of in my relationships with creation? What can I do to support well-being among my brothers and sisters, human and otherwise? How can I speak up for the protection of members of creation whose voices cannot be heard?