Thoughts on Prayer Blankets & Care for Creation

Wednesday, September 1, is celebrated by the Christian family as the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. It begins the Season of Creation, which ends on the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi on October 4. Our PBs weave bonds and build relationships like those within all of Creation. Consider the words of Pope Francis in Laudato Si, “Everything is related, and we human beings are united as brothers and sisters on a wonderful pilgrimage, woven together by the love God has for each of his creatures and which also unites us in fond affection with brother sun, sister moon, brother river and mother earth...” (LS92)