The Season of Creation runs from 1 September (World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation) to 4 October (the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi) each year.
This ecumenical season is dedicated to prayer and action for the protection of creation. It is a time to renew our relationships with God our Creator, and with all creation, as we join together in prayer.
We give thanks for all that God has made, repent for the damage that we have caused and commit ourselves to take action to protect the earth our common home.
“Peace with creation” is the theme and invitation of this year’s Season of Creation, which draws its inspiration from Isaiah 32:14-18. The prophet begins with a portrayal of a desolate creation, wounded by human injustice. Yet there is still hope that creation will find peace and flourish when justice is restored.
Our hope: Creation will find peace when justice is restored.
There is still hope and the expectation for a peaceful Earth.
To hope in a biblical context does not mean to stand still and quiet, but to act, pray, change, and reconcile with Creation and the Creator in unity, metanoia (repentance), and solidarity.
In his message for the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation 2025 , Pope Leo XIV writes that “now is the time to follow words with deeds….By working with love and perseverance, we can sow many seeds of justice and thus contribute to the growth of peace and the renewal of hope.”
Full text of Pope Leo XIV message
Resource material Irish Catholic Bishops
