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SONG FOR THE SEASON
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Each year since 1989 from September 1 to October 4 (feast of St. Francis), the Christian family unites for this worldwide celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. As followers of Christ from around the globe, we share a common role as caretakers of God's creation. We see that our well-being is interwoven with its wellbeing. We rejoice in this opportunity to care for our common home and the sisters and brothers who share it.
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2022 THEME:
LISTENING TO THE VOICE OF CREATION“If we learn how to listen, we can hear in the voice of creation a kind of dissonance. On the one hand,we can hear a sweet song in praise of our beloved Creator; on the other, an anguished plea,
lamenting our mistreatment of this our common home”.Pope FrancisThe 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) Creation never ceases to proclaim, but do we listen?
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 center the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor. Listening to the voice of creation offers members of the Christian family a rich entry point for interfaith and interdisciplinary dialogue and practice. By listening to the voice of all creation, humans from all cultures and sectors of life can be joined in our
vocation to care for our common home (oikos). May this 2022 Season of Creation renew our ecumenical unity! 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!
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novena for the season of creation
To celebrate the season, the Care for Creation Ministry of Holy Rosary and Our Lady of Guadalupe parishes invites you to pray a Novena that focuses on prayer at nine special places in West Seattle that inspire thankfulness for all of God's creation. You can pray at each designated location on successive days, or you can think of those locations as you pray at home.
CLICK HERE for the novena.
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care for creation ministry
(IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HOLY ROSARY PARISH)MISSION STATEMENTIn response to our Catholic Social Teaching to care for all of God’s creations, Holy Rosary and Our Lady of Guadalupe parishes embrace our moral responsibility to protect all creation, locally and globally. We are committed to work together, with each other (HR & OLG) and other organizations and faith based communities to provide education, formation and prayerful action and advocacy. We strive to conserve and protect resources and promote policies designed to achieve these goals.
New members are always welcome to join. Please see "Upcoming Events" for our next meeting.
