Reflection 

During this term our children are reflecting on our faith's call to care for our common home. Let us look to the words and teaching of Pope Francis to be inspired in how we can work towards justice, love and peace in our everyday lives;

" Laudato Si, mi Signore - Praise be to you, my Lord. In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. Praise be to you, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us and who produces various fruit with coloured flowers and herbs."

All powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures.

You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.

Pour out upon us the power of your love,

that we may protect life and beauty.

Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.

O God of the poor,

help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,

so precious in your eyes.

Bring healing to our lives,

that we may protect the world, and not prey on it,

that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.

Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,

to be filled with awe and conteplation,

to recognise that we are profoundly united with every creature.

We thank you for being with us each day.

Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle

for justice, love and peace.

Amen

Reference: Laudato Si. On Care for our Common Home. An Encyclical Letter on Ecology and Climate by Pope Francis. 2015