Transcript Morning Prayer PowerPoint

MORNING PRAYER
SUNDAY
St. Francis Pledge to Care for Creation
and the Poor
PRAY and reflect on the duty to care for God’s creation
and protect the poor and vulnerable;
LEARN about and educate others on both the reality of
climate change and its moral dimensions;
ASSESS your participation-as individuals and
organizations-in contributing to climate change;
ACT to change your choices and behaviors contributing
to climate change and;
ADVOCATE Catholic principles and priorities in climate
change discussions and decisions, especially as they
impact the poor and vulnerable.
O Lord, hear my prayer, 2x
When I call,answer me
O Lord, hear my prayer, 2x
Come and Listen to me.
15 million
refugees due
to flooding
COLOMBIA
Floods and
landslides
affected 70% of
the country
3 million refugees
PAKISTAN
FLOODING
SUBMERGED
ONE-FIFTH OF THE
COUNTRY
11 MILLION REFUGEES
MEXICO
TROPICAL STORM ARLENE
280,000 Refugees
Angola
220,000 REFUGEES
DUE TO FLOODING
BRAZIL
170,000 Refugees
due to Flooding
India
6.9 million Refugees
due to Flooding
NIGERIA
6.1 million Refugees
due to Flooding
United States
775,000 displaced
due to
Superstorm Sandy
Philippines
TYPHOON HAIYAN
4 Million Refugees
Two months after
Typhoon Haiyan
aid agencies
warned that up to two
million children
were at risk for trafficking.
By 2050,
analysts predict
that 150-200 million
men, women and
children
or roughly
one in every 45
people
on earth
will be displaced
due to
environmental
disasters.
It is virtually impossible to
estimate the number of
people displaced by
environmental disasters
who become victims of
trafficking.
Let us take a moment
to silently remember
all victims
of environmental
disasters…
…and
all victims of
human trafficking
As we take the
St. Francis Pledge to Care
for Creation and the Poor
let us invoke the Holy
Spirit to guide us…
O Lord, hear my prayer, 2x
When I call,answer me
O Lord, hear my prayer, 2x
Come and Listen to me.
That our public and private
prayer
may lead us
to a deeper concern for the
gift of God’s creation
and all impacted by our
lifestyles.
That we take the time to learn
about Church teaching
on the environment
and climate change
and the impacts of our lifestyles
on vulnerable people
and all God’s Creatures.
That we have the courage
to honestly assess
our own contributions to
climate change
within our homes,
and through our everyday lifestyle
choices.
That we take the steps necessary
to live more sustainably
and more simply
as a sign of solidarity
with those who
suffer the consequences
of our lack of respect
for God’s gift of Creation.
That we become
the voice of the poor
to ensure that local, state and
national policies
designed to address climate change
do not place additional burdens
on the most vulnerable people
at home and abroad.
That we may be inspired by the
example of St. Francis of Assisi –
the Patron Saint of Ecology –
and become instruments of
God’s healing for our imperiled
planet and its inhabitants.
We pray…
O Lord, hear my prayer, 2x
When I call,answer me
O Lord, hear my prayer, 2x
Come and Listen to me.
I pledge to:
St. Francis Pledge
PRAY and reflect on my duty to care for God’s creation and
protect the poor and vulnerable;
LEARN about and educate others about the causes and
moral dimensions of climate change;
ASSESS how I as individuals and organizations-in contribute
to climate change by energy use, consumption, waste, etc;
ACT to change my choices and behaviors contributing to
climate change and;
ADVOCATE for Catholic principles of solidarity and
stewardship of God’s creation in climate change discussions
and decisions, especially as they impact the poor and
vulnerable.