PAPAL PRAYER INTENTION FOR SEPTEMBER: RESPECT FOR THE PLANET’S RESOURCES
The Vatican has released Pope Francis’ video message accompanying his prayer intention for September, which is Respect for the Planet’s Resources, that we “Take care of Creation responsibly.”
By Vatican News
In his prayer intention for September 2020, Pope Francis asks everyone to pray that we learn to respect the planet’s resources
It has become the custom of Pope Francis to release a video message detailing his prayer intention for each month.
Following is the full text:
We are squeezing out the planet’s goods. Squeezing them out, as if the earth were an orange. Countries and businesses from the global north have enriched themselves by exploiting the natural resources of the south, creating an “ecological debt.” Who is going to pay this debt?
In addition, this “ecological debt” is increased when multinationals do abroad what they would never be allowed to do in their own countries. It’s outrageous. Today, not tomorrow; today, we have to take care of Creation responsibly.
Let us pray that the planet’s resources will not be plundered, but shared in a just and respectful manner. No to plundering; yes to sharing.
Each year, the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation is observed on September 1. The international celebration marks the beginning of the Season of Creation, which extends to October 4, the feast of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology.
The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network of the Apostleship of Prayer developed “The Pope Video” initiative to assist in the worldwide dissemination of monthly intentions of the Holy Father in relation to the challenges facing humanity.
Click here for video: https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-08/pope-francis-video-prayer-intention-september-respect-planet.html
At the August 30 Sunday Angelus, Pope Francis spoke of this:
“Dear brothers and sisters, the day after tomorrow, September 1st, is World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. From this date, until October 4, we will celebrate with our Christian brothers and sisters from various Churches and traditions the ‘Jubilee of the Earth’, to commemorate the establishment, 50 years ago, of Earth Day. I send my greeting to the various initiatives promoted in every part of the world and, among them, the Concert held today in the Cathedral of Port-Louis, capital of Mauritius, where unfortunately an environmental catastrophe has occurred recently.”
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