The Season of Creation is the annual Christian celebration to listen and respond together to the cry of Creation: the ecumenical family around the world unites to pray and protect our common home. The Season “Celebration” begins on 1 September, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, and ends on 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology beloved by many Christian denominations.
This year we will unite around the theme, “Listen to the Voice of Creation.” The Psalmist declares, “The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims God’s handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night declares knowledge…their voice is not heard; yet their voice goes out through all the Earth, and their words to the end of the world.” (19: 1-4) During the Season of Creation, our common prayer and action can help us listen for the voices of those who are silenced. In prayer we lament the individuals, communities, species, and ecosystems who are lost, and those whose livelihoods are threatened by habitat loss and climate change. In prayer we centre the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor.
May this 2022 Season of Creation renew our ecumenical unity, renewing and uniting us by our bond of Peace in one Spirit, in our call to care for our common home. And may this season of prayer and action be a time to Listen to the Voice of Creation, so that our lives in words and deeds proclaim good news for all the Earth.
Week One
Read about the Springfield Dominican corporate stances for the rights of Earth.
Listen & meditate on the official song of the celebration.
Pray the Season of Creation Prayer.
Week Two
Read Pope Francis' message for the 2022 Season of Creation.
Listen & meditate on the voice of creation: whales and the sounds of a "hidden universe".
Pray with the creation around you with the Earth Examen.
Week Three
Read About Jubilee Farm's recent award for sustainability leadership.
Listen & meditate on the "voice" of Archer Creek at Jubilee Farm.
Pray yourself, or create a prayer service for friends and family using this resource.
