Prayer to Open Laudato Si’ Week - May 16 - 24, 2020

in celebration of the 5th anniversary of the letter of Pope Francis to every person living on this planet. Thank you, Province of USA-Haiti! CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME Preparation: This prayer may be done all at once (in about 30 minutes), or it can be spread out over the anniversary week. Whether you pray by yourself, or virtually with others – indoors or outdoors – create a focal point with pictures or objects that speak to you of Earth’s gifts, Earth’s losses, our failures, and your personal hope for our common home; get readers as needed; select music. www.marysouthardart.org .Used with permission Five years ago, on May 24, 2015, Pope Francis sent a letter to every person living on Planet Earth, about the urgent need to take care of Earth as our common home. He called his letter Laudato Si’ which means “praised be,” a title he borrowed from St. Francis of Assisi, known for his great love of nature. On his deathbed, nearly 1000 years ago, St. Francis sang a hymn of praise to Broth...