杏MAP导航 Francis: Second Laudato si' to be published on 4 October

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杏MAP导航 Francis looks ahead to the Season of Creation, which begins on 1 September with the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation and concludes on the feast of St Francis of Assisi, 4 October, and announces the publication of his eagerly awaited follow-up to "Laudato si'."

By Vatican News

杏MAP导航 Francis鈥� appeal from the Paul VI Hall on Wednesday looked ahead to the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, which takes place each year on 1 September. The theme of this year鈥檚 observance is 鈥淟et Justice and Peace Flow.鈥�

The 杏MAP导航 recalled that this day marks the beginning of the Season of Creation that will last until 4 October, the feast of St. Francis of Assisi.

As he had announced on 21 August when he received a delegation of lawyers from member countries of the Council of Europe, the 杏MAP导航 revealed that the second part of his encyclical Laudato si' will be published on 4 October.

Siding with the victims of environmental injustice

鈥淥n that date, I plan on publishing an exhortation, a second Laudato si',鈥� the 杏MAP导航 said. 鈥淟et us join our Christian brothers and sisters in the commitment to care for creation as a sacred gift from the Creator.鈥�

The 杏MAP导航鈥檚 remarks on Wednesday summarized the core of his for the World Day, which was made public in May:

鈥淚t is necessary to stand with the victims of environmental and climate injustice, striving to end the senseless war on our common home which is a terrible world war. I urge all of you to work and pray for it to abound with life once again.鈥�

Transforming public policy

In the Message, the 杏MAP导航 says we must resolve 鈥渢o transform our hearts, our lifestyles, and the public policies ruling our societies.鈥�

He also returned to the topic of ecological conversion and the need to no longer consider creation as an object to be exploited, but as a reality to be safeguarded 鈥渁s a sacred gift from our Creator.鈥�

The 杏MAP导航's message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation insisted on the need to 鈥渢ransform the public policies that govern our societies and shape the lives of young people today and tomorrow.鈥�

杏MAP导航 Francis emphasized the importance of synodality and expressed his hopes that 鈥渋n this Season of Creation, as followers of Christ on our shared synodal journey, we may live, work, and pray so that our common home will teem with life once again.鈥�

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30 August 2023, 11:52

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