In 2025, the “Season of Creation” in Assisi will be offering a rich program of events. This time of ecumenical prayer and action for the care of our common home, celebrated worldwide, opens on September 1, the World Day of Prayer for Creation, and concludes on October 4, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi.
The city of the Poverello once again welcomes this annual gathering. As in past years, residents and pilgrims alike are invited to plant their personal “seeds of peace” by praying and making a concrete commitment to care for creation. This initiative is part of the Franciscan Centenary (2023–2026) and is particularly focused on the 800th anniversary of the composition of the Canticle of the Creatures.
“Today, more than ever, we thirst for peace,” said Antonio CASCHETTO, Director of the Laudato Si’ Center in Assisi. “Peace among peoples,” he continued, “peace in families, peace between men and women, peace with ourselves, and peace with all of creation. The Canticle of the Creatures teaches us how to experience this peace at all levels. We sincerely hope that this ‘Season of Creation’ will help many seeds of peace take root among the participants and pilgrims passing through Assisi.”
This year, the theme chosen by the ecumenical committee is “Peace with Creation,” inspired by the image of a desolate and peace-less creation described by the prophet Isaiah, due to the lack of justice and the breakdown of humanity’s relationship with God. Our hope is that creation will know peace when justice is restored. “My people will live in peaceful country, in secure dwellings and quiet resting places” (cf. Is 32:14–18).
The community of Assisi will animate the program with help from Laudato Si’ volunteers from different regions of Italy and around the world. The volunteers will be living in Assisi while they carry out various services. Another group, “Artists for Creation,” will be offering the gift of music, as they share selections from the album “8CENTO” which celebrates the 800th anniversary of the Canticle of the Creatures.
For more details (in Italian only) visit:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nNzc9JqVqi4hooZUKjfShBbw_632jUEdmSZL6JqD_VI/edit?tab=t.0
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