Episode Transcript
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Hello, my name is Trish Howard
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and I am the Principal
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of Our Lady of Dolours
Catholic Primary School in Mitchelton.
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With me today
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is our school therapy dog, Winnie!
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We are here today to pray with you
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Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV’s
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prayer intention for the month of September
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which is ‘our relationship with all of creation’.
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Pope Francis said,
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let us pray, that inspired by Saint Francis,
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we might experience our interdependence
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with all creatures
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that are loved by God
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and worthy of love and respect.
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In this spirit,
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please join me in prayer.
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In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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Amen.
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Loving and gracious God,
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You made this world with beauty and purpose.
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Every tree, river, and bird, and creature
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shows Your love.
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You made us to live in peace
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with all of creation
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and to care for the earth
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and for each other.
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But we have not always listened.
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We have hurt the planet,
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wasted gifts
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and forgotten that we are part of one family,
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human and all living things.
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In this Season of Creation,
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help us see the earth as a holy gift
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and to treasure our relationships
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with all of creation.
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Teach us to live simply,
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and to protect our fragile world
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and work together for a better future.
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May we hear the cry of the earth
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and the cry of the poor
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and respond with courage.
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Through Jesus Christ our Lord,
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who walks with us always.
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Amen.
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In the name of the Father,
and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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Amen.
