Prayer for Season of Creation 2020

Dear Oblates and Associates,

Some of you will know Sr. Roma de Robertis.  She lived and worked in Western Canada for many years.  Recently, her community, the Sisters of Charity of the Immaculate Conception, invited her to prepare a prayer for Season of Creation 2020, which she has made available for anyone who might wish to use it.  She notes that the prayer is written in the context of the northern hemisphere, where late summer is ripening to early autumn!

WELCOMING SEASON OF CREATION

 Blessed are You, God alive in Earth and Cosmos!
Welcoming this Season of Creation,
we celebrate your generosity,
as late summer ripens to early autumn.

All your creatures reveal your beauty, truth and wisdom.
We give thanks for flourishing fields, bringing forth rich harvest …
colourful gardens, attracting precious pollinators.

In every season, You give us what we need.
Eagerly, your Spirit nourishes us
to receive and share
loving kindness and compassion.

 Forgive our carelessness, causing Earth’s distress,
with loss of many species.
In a time of pandemic,
guide us to participate in your call to transformation.

Awaken us to walk lightly on the land,
seeding integrity … cultivating justice …
creating a climate of equality and peace.

Gratefully, we pray in the name of Jesus,
who calls us to grow, making all things new.   

Amen.

 ~ Roma De Robertis, SCIC