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Praying for care of creation

Catholics will celebrate the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation on 1st September, and many
bishops are calling for celebration of a Time of Creation or Season of Creation, 1 Sept 4 Oct, as has
already been celebrated on some continents, including Australia and Europe, for the past decade.
This year, Francis called for a change that unites us all in avideo
(https://youtu.be/19v0A19DDXs)project from the popes Worldwide Prayer Network.
Believers and unbelievers agree that the Earth is our common heritage, the fruits of which should
benet everyone, Francis says in the video. However, what is happening in the world that we live in?
The relationship between poverty and the fragility of the planet requires another way of managing the
economy and measuring progress, conceiving a new way of living. Because we need a change that
unites us all, the pope says.
Prayer services around the world are posted online at seasonofcreation.org. Links to resources for
events are available below.
TheWorld Council of Churcheshas compiled a greatlist of liturgical resources
(https://www.oikoumene.org/en/what-we-do/climate-change/time-for-creation)from its member
churches to be used during the Season of Creation.
TheVaticans Pontical Council Justice and Peacehas prepared this one-hourEucharistic
Adoration service (http://www.iustitiaetpax.va/content/giustiziaepace/en/speciale-laudatosi/world-day-of-prayer-for-the-care-of-creation---1-sept--2015.html)for Creation Day on September
1.
Season of Creation resources from Uniting Church (Australia):seasonofcreation.com
(http://seasonofcreation.com/)
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Season of Creation Liturgical Resources from the United States Conference of Catholic
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Season of Creation resources from Let All Creation Praise (United
States):letallcreationpraise.org/season-of-creation (http://www.letallcreationpraise.org/season-ofcreation)
Prayers from Pope FrancisLaudato Si:A Christian Prayer in Union with Creation
(http://seasonofcreation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/CreationPrayer.pdf)andA Prayer for
our Earth (http://seasonofcreation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/APrayerForOurEarth.pdf)
TheAnglican Church of Southern Africahas put together these three beautiful toolkits with
different themes for the Season of Creation:
General Season of Creation One:Season of Creation 1 (http://seasonofcreation.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/08/SOC-1.pdf)
Season of Creation Two including a Blessing of Animals on St. Francis Day (October
4th):Season of Creation Two (http://seasonofcreation.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/08/Season-of-Creation-Two-revised.pdf)
Season of Creation Three including the life and example of Wangari Maathai:Season of
Creation Three (http://seasonofcreation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Season-ofCreation-Three.pdf)
Season of Creation Four (http://seasonofcreation.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Seasonof-Creation-Four.pdf)
Catholic Season of CreationToolkit
(https://www.columban.org.au/assets/les/jpic/resources/catholic-season-of-creation-2016complete-resource.pdf)from the Columban Missionary Society.
Outline for aCatholic Prayer Vigil for Creation
(https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G6KmOjR400Ta3S1nfaEfEOFSSlOo6p6teofFvxhmfc/edit)from GCCM.
Interfaith prayers:Click here (http://www.greenfaith.org/les/prayers-interfaith.pdf)for
GreenFaiths extensive collection of interfaith prayers for the earth.
Guided Rosary on Caring for Creation
(https://franciscanaction.org/sites/default/les/C4C%20Guided%20Rosary.pdf)from the
Franciscan Action Network
Eco-Congregation Scotlandhas developedthese materials for Creation Time 2016
(http://www.ecocongregationscotland.org/creationtime).Theyfollows the theme, Followers of
Jesus, Caring for Creation, emphasising the readings from the Gospel of Luke which appear in the
Revised Common Lectionary in September.
The Franciscan Missionaries of Maryin the Philippineshave developed the following resources
for Season of Creation:
Sept 1: Creation Day (Holy Hour) (http://seasonofcreation.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/08/Sept-1-Creation-Day-Holy-Hour.pdf)
Week 1: Throwaway Culture (MorningPrayer) (http://seasonofcreation.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/08/Wk-1-Throwaway-Culture-MorningPrayer.pdf)
Week 2: Climate Change (EveningPrayer) (http://seasonofcreation.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/08/Wk-2-Climate-Change-EveningPrayer.pdf)
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Week 3: Celebrating with Sister Water (Paraliturgy) (http://seasonofcreation.org/wp MENU

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Week 4: Ecological Way of the Cross with Pope John Paul II (http://seasonofcreation.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/08/Wk-4-Ecological-Way-PJP2.pdf)
Oct 4: Kinship with Creation (Evening Prayer) (http://seasonofcreation.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/08/Oct-4-Kinship-with-Creation-Evening-Prayer.pdf)
TheChurch of Englandoffers the following resources:

Material for Seasons and Festivals of the Agricultural Year

(https://www.churchofengland.org/media/41161/tsagyear.pdf)from Common Worship: Times
and Seasons
Resources for worship and prayer
(https://www.churchofengland.org/media/2555436/creationtide_and_environment_resources.pdf)produc
by the Environment Task Group
A series of liturgical resources (http://www.cofeguildford.org.uk/docs/default-source/defaultdocument-library/trial-creationtide-liturgy7f3f234c90046456ad78ff0000437928.docx),
including collects, post-communion prayers, forms of intercession and additional material for
the Eucharistic Prayer, produced for trial use by the Diocese of Guildford
A liturgy for All-Age Worship
(https://www.churchofengland.org/media/2555423/%20creation_all_age.pdf), produced by
Canon Johnson while an incumbent in the Diocese of Manchester.

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