These 5 x 7 prayer cards each highlight a quote from Pope Francis’ first encyclical, Laudato si' of the Holy Father Francis on Care for our Common Home. Useful as a resource for opening a meeting and something you can share in break rooms and staff gathering areas, it is available for order in hardcopy.
Available in Packs of 50ea.
Prayer Card with Mother and Child
Quote:
"Once we start to think about the kind of world we are leaving to future generations, we look at things differently: we realize that the world is a gift which we have freely received and must share with others."
- Pope Francis, Laudato si'
of the Holy Father Francis on Care for our Common Home
Prayer Card with Field of Flowers
Quote:
"When we can see God reflected in all that exists, our hearts are moved to praise the Lord for all his creatures and to worship him in union with them."
- Pope Francis, Laudato si' of the Holy Father Francis on Care for our Common Home
Prayer Card with Landscape
Quote:
"Rather than a problem to be solved, the world is a joyful mystery to be contemplated with gladness and praise."
- Pope Francis, Laudato si' of the Holy Father Francis on Care for our Common Home
Back Side of Prayer Card
Prayer Text:
All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe
and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love,
That we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live
as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor,
help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts
of those who look only for gain
at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,
to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognize that we are profoundly united
with every creature
as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace.