The Season of CreationNews and events

The Season of Creation is marked throughout the Christian world from 1 September to the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi on 4h October. It celebrates the joy and beauty of creation and encourages awareness of our responsibility to protect our God-given home.
 
During this holiday month of August,  we cannot ignore the calamitous fires, droughts and floods that are marking this summer. The Season of Creation must surely include some lament for our indifference and ill-treatment of God's gift. Truly it is an issue of the Sacredness of Life, which the Church seeks to uphold.
 
Pope Francis appealed to us to recognise our shared responsibility:
'The catastrophic effects of climate change hold us accountable before God who has entrusted us with the care of creation, before our neighbours and before future generations.'
 
Can we pause and reflect on this accountability in preparation for the Season of Creation? Listen for the Holy Spirit?
 

 

 

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