The following prayer is in keeping with this love of the environment and ties in with the key themes of Laudato Si.

Triune Lord, wondrous community of infinite love,
teach us to contemplate You in the beauty of the universe,
for all things speak of You.

Awaken our praise and thankfulness for every being that You have made.
Give us the grace to feel profoundly joined to everything that is.

God of love, show us our place in this world as channels of Your love
for all the creatures of this earth, for not one of them is forgotten in Your sight.

Enlighten those who possess power and money
that they may avoid the sin of indifference,
that they may love the common good, advance the weak,
and care for this world in which we live.

The poor and the earth are crying out.
O Lord, seize us with your power and light,
help us to protect all life, to prepare for a better future,
for the coming of Your Kingdom of justice, peace, love and beauty. Amen.

Excerpted from “A Christian prayer in union with creation,” in Laudato Si’, no. 246