The Season of Creation is an annual ecumenical celebration of prayer and action to protect our common home. It takes place from Sept. 1 – the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation – to Oct. 4 – the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
The theme for the 2025 season is "Peace with Creation." Amid the worsening ecological crisis, many are beginning to despair and suffer from ecoanxiety. As people of faith we are called to lift the hope inspired by our faith, the hope of the resurrection. This is not a hope without action but one embodied in concrete actions of prayer and preaching, service and solidarity.
Visit www.SeasonofCreation.org for information and resources to celebrate the season.
An Invitation to Participate in Pilgrims of Hope for Creation
CHA invites its members to celebrate this Season of Creation by participating in Pilgrims of Hope for Creation, a nationwide Catholic initiative sponsored by CHA and other Catholic organizations and inspired by this Jubilee Year of Hope. Participating in this initiative is a wonderful opportunity for Catholic health care to join the broader U.S. Catholic community to raise a united voice around Laudato Si and act on the call to be stewards of creation.
Examples from the Ministry
CHA hosted a networking call for members to learn more about this opportunity and to hear from ministries that are planning pilgrimage activities. Below is a reference for where to find ministry examples from the call.
- Ascension: Blessing of the Animals, Laudato Si Action Platform, 5K run/walk (slides 16-19)
- CommonSpirit Health: Venues, Logistics, Participants, Sample Agenda (slides 23-38)
- Providence: Reflection in the Garden, Community Cleanup with Historical Reflection, Campus Chapel Walk, Heartwiring Reflection Workshop – (slides 49-50)
Contact Indu Spugnardi with questions or help planning your organization’s pilgrimage.
Resources
These are resources that can be read or viewed prior to a pilgrimage gathering to prompt reflection and story sharing.
- Message of His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV, For the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation
- Building Connection and Community in Caring for Creation (Health Progress, Summer 2025)
- The Letter: A Message for Our Earth
- What is Integral Ecology?
- Call for Emergency Action to Limit Global Temperature Increases, Restore Biodiversity, and Protect Health (NEJM, September 2021)
Reflect
CHA is pleased to offer a new Pilgrims of Hope video series featuring beautiful images of creation for individual and group prayer and reflection during this sacred season.
Transform Hurt Into Hope
On Hope and Healing
Sustaining Strength for the Journey
Every Life a Sacred Gift
CHA celebrates the Season of Creation as part of our commitment to this prophetic call of hope to heal our earth and to the Laudato Si' Action Platform.