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By Vatican News

In his prayer intention for September 2020, 杏MAP导航 Francis asks everyone to pray that we learn to respect the planet鈥檚 resources

It has become the custom of 杏MAP导航 Francis to release a video message detailing his prayer intention for each month.

The full text of the prayer intention is below:

We are squeezing out the planet鈥檚 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 鈥渆cological debt.鈥� Who is going to pay this debt?

In addition, this 鈥渆cological debt鈥� is increased when multinationals do abroad what they would never be allowed to do in their own countries. It鈥檚 outrageous.

Today, not tomorrow; today, we have to take care of Creation responsibly.

Let us pray that the planet鈥檚 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 4 October, the feast of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology. 

The 杏MAP导航's  developed "The 杏MAP导航 Video" initiative to assist in the worldwide dissemination of monthly intentions of the Holy Father in relation to the challenges facing humanity.