May 19-26th 2024
Quotations chosen by Ephata Laudato Si’ a faith based environmental group in Down and Connor Diocese
| A | St Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life… (1) |
| b | …. other living Beings have a value of their own in God’s eyes: ‘by their mere existence they Bless him and give him glory.’ (69) |
| C | Society as a whole and the state in particular are obliged to defend and promote the Common Good. (157) |
| d | It is our humble conviction that the Divine and the human meet in the slightest detail in the seamless garment of God’s creation, in last speck of dust of our planet. (90) |
| E | The Spirit of life dwells in every living creature and calls us to enter into relationship with him. Discovering this presence leads us to cultivate the ‘Ecological virtue’. (88) |
| F | …. when we exclude God from our lives or replace with our own ego and think that our subjective Feelings can define what is right or wrong. (224) |
| G | inter Generational – What kind of world do we want to leave to those who come after us, to children who are growing up now (160) |
| H | …. young people …. have grown up in a milieu of extreme consumerism and affluence which makes it difficult to develop other Habits. (209) |
| I | Since everything is interrelated, …. I suggest …. an Integral ecology, one which clearly respects it’s human and social dimensions. (137) |
| J | In today’s context, “inJustices abound, and growing numbers of people are deprived of basic human rights and considered expendable” (158) |
| K | Nature is nothing other than a certain Kind of art, namely God’s art, impressed upon things … (80) |
| L | Love, overflowing with small gestures of mutual care … seeks to build a better world. (231) |
| M | There is a Mystical meaning to be found in a leaf, in a dewdrop, in a poor person’s face. (233) |
| N | The Natural Environment is a collective good the patrimony of all humanity and the responsibility of everyone. (95) |
| O | …. the way natural ecosystems work is exemplary… significant quantities of Organic waste give rise to new generations of plants. (22) |
| P | All it takes is one good Person to restore hope. (71) |
| Q | Christian Spirituality proposes an alternative understanding of the Quality of life and encourages a prophetic and contemplative lifestyle, one capable of deep engagement free of the obsession of consumption. (222) |
| R | What is needed is an ‘ecological conversion’, whereby the effects of encounter with Jesus Christ become evident in Relationship with the world. (217) |
| S | An integral ecology includes taking time to recover a Serene harmony with creation …. and contemplating the Creator who lives among us and surrounds us … (225) |
| T | Transparent political processes involving a free exchange of views. (182) |
| U | …. in the bread of the Eucharist ‘creation is projected towards divinisation, … towards Unification with the Creator himself. (236) |
| V | …. caring for the environment and protecting those who are most Vulnerable. (198) |
| W | Through our Worship of God, we are invited to embrace the world on a different plane. (235) |
| X Z | The principle of maXimiZation of profits, frequently isolated from other considerations, reflects a misunderstanding of the very concept of the economy. (195) |
| Y | Young people have a new ecological sensitivity and a generous spirit and some of them are making admirable efforts to protect the environment … yet we are faced with an educational challenge. (209) |