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5/25/2018

Pope Francis’ “Prayer for Our Earth” from his letter on “Care for our Common Home”

A recent film about Pope Francis has highlighted his alerting our Catholic community to the importance of the environment as part of our religious commitment.

Director’s Reflection

Dear Companions on the Journey,

A recent film about Pope Francis has highlighted his alerting our Catholic community to the importance of the environment as part of our religious commitment. Here is Pope Francis’ “Prayer for Our Earth” from his letter on “Care for our Common Home”:

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

What do you think?
And let us pray for/with one another.
Michael
The Paulist Center