Eight years have passed since I published the Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’, when I wanted to share with all of you, my brothers and sisters of our suffering planet, my heartfelt concerns about the care of our common home. Yet, with the passage of time, I have realized that our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point. [Laudate Deum 2]
Today, Pope Francis released his new environmental document titled, ‘Laudate Deum’, which means, ‘Praise God’. This Apostolic Exhortation is a follow-up document to his 2015 Encyclical, Laudato Si.
October 4th, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi is also the first day of a monthlong assembly for the Synod on Synodality and the conclusion of the Season of Creation, a Vatican-supported ecumenical initiative about caring for the environment.
Five Takeaways from Laudate Deum
1. Climate change is real and caused by human activity.
2. Climate change damage is often irreversible and unequally distributed.
3. Technocracy is not the answer.
4. World cooperation is necessary, but our responses so far have been inadequate.
5. Humanity is intimately connected with the rest of God’s creation.
Read More From Maryknoll’s Article
Saint Francis’s Prayer in Praise of God, Given to Brother Leo
You are holy, Lord, the only God, and Your deeds are wonderful.
You are strong.
You are great.
You are the Most High.
You are Almighty.
You, Holy Father are King of heaven and earth.
You are Three and One, Lord God, all Good.
You are Good, all Good, supreme Good, Lord God, living and true.
You are love.
You are wisdom.
You are humility.
You are endurance.
You are rest.
You are peace.
You are joy and gladness.
You are justice and moderation.
You are all our riches, and You suffice for us.
You are beauty.
You are gentleness.
You are our protector.
You are our guardian and defender.
You are our courage.
You are our haven and our hope.
You are our faith, our great consolation.
You are our eternal life, Great and Wonderful Lord, God Almighty,
Merciful Savior.
Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment