Episode Transcript
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Hello.
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My name is Jess O'Donoghue,
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and I'm a proud Catholic
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environmental science student
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who's about to graduate.
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It is Laudato Si week,
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one of my favorite weeks about our earth
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and how we can do more to care and act together.
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So we're out here in Toohey Forest
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on beautiful Yuggera and Turrbal Country.
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I want to share with you, firstly, a quote
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from ‘Living Laudato Si’
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that I read in high school that impacted my life.
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It says,
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“it is essential to show special care
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for indigenous communities and their cultural traditions.”
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This impacted me
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as I was so privileged with my uni
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to spend time in the community of Wadeye
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in the Northern Territory,
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five hours south of Darwin.
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Where I got to meet Angela
and her peoples and her community,
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and even spend time with the Thamarrurr rangers.
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For their knowledge and spirituality and connectedness
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to the land and faith truly impacted me.
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For it says in the quote also,
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“For them, land is not a commodity,
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but rather a gift from God,
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from their ancestors who rest there, a sacred space
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for when they remain on their land,
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they themselves care for it best.
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So we must understand
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and what is happening and we must all be
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peoples of reconciliation
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and to do what we can
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so this traditional ecological knowledge must not be lost,
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but be empowered for generations to come.
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So let us pray.
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In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
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Dear God, creator of the whole universe,
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we acknowledge Your presence so deeply
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in this creation around us and where gather right now.
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We acknowledge that this planet is in crisis,
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and we acknowledge that we need to do more.
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God help us to feel
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the pain and listen to the cry of the earth.
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Turn our fear into hope
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and our hope into courage.
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I pray for this deep courage
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for leaders all around the world.
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May they listen to First Nations peoples.
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May they empower and consult
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and listen to their traditional ecological knowledge.
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And God, I just pray for all people
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may we be listeners and learners.
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May we know that our actions truly do matter
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and make an impact.
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So we pray for an end to fossil fuels,
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an end to plastic.
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And may all of us always bring our reusable drink bottle,
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and reusable keep cup
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because our actions truly matter.
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Let us acknowledge Your presence always Jesus,
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in creation and care for you.
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We ask Saint Francis of Assisi,
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patron saint of ecology,
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to pray for us.
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And Saint Kateri, the first Indigenous saint,
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pray for us as well.
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Amen, in the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
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Happy Laudato Si Week,
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and excited to see you with your reusable drink bottle,
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and your keep cup.
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Know that your actions truly do make a difference.
