Reconciliation with Creation

Laudato Si’ Week 2022, from May 22-29  (the 7th anniversary of Pope Francis’ landmark encyclical on creation care) offers the opportunity to unite  globally in listening and responding together ‘to the cry of creation’.  It’s time for a ‘Reconciliation with Creation’.  We need to seize it  as a vital opportunity to  intensify our efforts through the dynamic Laudato Si’ Action Platform, walking the “Synodal” path.

Prayer for the grace of
conversion

In my desire for reconciliation
with creation, I ask God for
forgiveness and the grace
of ecological conversion.

I acknowledge the ways in
which I personally have chosen
convenience, selfishness, and
greed over ecological and social
justice.

I also acknowledge
the ways structures, patterns,
and cultures of sin impact
my life, the lives of people on
the margins and the earth.

Through my recognition of
where I have fallen short in
caring for creation and my
brothers and sisters, and
through God’s mercy,

I pray for
a conversion of heart to amend
my ways.

I seek through my
prayer and actions to reconcile
myself with God, creation and
humanity.

[From the Laudato Si’ Prayer Book this excerpt is from the Ecological Examen developed by the Office of Justice and Ecology of the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States & Ignatian Solidarity Network www.ecologicalexamen.org ]

You can also download the Laudato Si Week Celebration Guide for LSW

See also The Earth is ours to heal – Presentation Sisters Union North East Ireland (presentationsistersne.ie)

And Prayer to Mary – Presentation Sisters Union North East Ireland (presentationsistersne.ie)

As well as Our beloved Amazon – Presentation Sisters Union North East Ireland (presentationsistersne.ie)