Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect.
September 2025 – Pope Leo XIV
Lord, You love everything You have created,
and nothing exists outside the mystery of Your tenderness.
Every creature, no matter how small,
is the fruit of Your love and has a place in this world.
Even the simplest or shortest life is surrounded by Your care.
Like St. Francis of Assisi, today we too want to say:
“Praised be You, my Lord!”
Through the beauty of creation,
You reveal Yourself as a source of goodness. We ask You:
open our eyes to recognize You,
learning from the mystery of Your closeness to all creation
that the world is infinitely more than a problem to solve.
It is a mystery to be contemplated with gratitude and hope.
Help us to discover Your presence in all creation,
so that, in fully recognizing it,
we may feel and know ourselves to be responsible for this common home
where You invite us to care for, respect, and protect
life in all its forms and possibilities.
Praised be You, Lord!
Amen.
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The Pope Video – SEPTEMBER | For our relationship with all of creation
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PRESS RELEASE
Pope Leo XIV: “All creatures are loved by God and worthy of love and respect”
- The Holy Father dedicates The Pope Video for September to the relationship of the human person to creation.
- “For our relationship with all of creation” is his prayer intention for this Season of Creation, on the 800th anniversary of Saint Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of Creation and the 10th anniversary of the Encyclical Laudato Si’.
(Vatican City, 2 September 2025). – Today, the new edition of The Pope Video for the month of September is released. In it, the Pope asks for prayers “that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect.” The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, responsible for the production and distribution of the video, was assisted this month by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Pope Leo XIV’s prayer intention this month is “For our relationship with all of creation.” The video comes out within the context of the Season of Creation, an ecumenical period from September 1 to October 4 (the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi) that unites Christians from various denominations in prayer and action for the care of the earth.
In fact, in the original prayer the Pope recites in the video, he asks the Lord: “Help us to discover Your presence in all creation, so that…we may feel and know ourselves to be responsible for this common home where You invite us to care for, respect, and protect life.” The continuity between the teaching of Pope Leo XIV and Pope Francis, the author of the Encyclical Laudato Si’ (2015), is particularly evident in the reference to Saint Francis: “Like Saint Francis of Assisi, today we too want to say: ‘Praised be You, my Lord!’”
Two anniversaries, a special moment
The video accompanying the Pope’s prayer intention, and the prayer itself, emphasize the special moment in which 2025 Season of Creation is taking place – it links two anniversaries: the 800th anniversary of Saint Francis of Assisi’s Canticle of Creation and the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s Encyclical Laudato Si’.
The Franciscan background of the Holy Father’s prayer intention comes alive through several images from the documentary St. Francis of Assisi – Sign of Contradiction, a gift to the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network by the U.S. based film company 10th Hour Productions. The anniversary of Laudato Si’ is depicted through the Mass celebrated this past July 9 by Pope Leo XIV in the “natural cathedral” (as he referred to it in his homily) of Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo. This liturgy followed the prayers of the Missa pro custodia creationis (Mass for the Care of Creation), added to the Roman Missal by the Pope specifically for the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s encyclical.
We are all responsible for our common home
Among those concelebrating that Mass was Cardinal Michael Czerny S.J, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, which supported the production of this Pope Video. “The Jubilee of Hope and the 10th anniversary of the Encyclical Laudato Si’ invite us to live a moment of gratitude, commitment to and care for our common home,” the Cardinal highlighted. He added, “All creatures, even the smallest, are expressions of God’s love. In prayer, we recognize the value and sacredness of every life. The Holy Father encourages us to discover God’s presence in creation. Contemplating it, we are called to care for it, be reconciled to it, to live in harmony with and defend it with a prophetic spirit, to respect every human person, and to promote lasting and sustainable peace.”
Environmental justice, an urgent need
In his message, “Seeds of Peace and Hope,” for the 10th World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation (celebrated yesterday, September 1), Pope Leo XIV states that the destruction of nature, a consequence of human sin, affects most of all the poorest and most vulnerable. Environmental justice, the Pope writes, “is an urgent need that involves more than simply protecting the environment. For it is a matter of justice – social, economic and human,” as well as a theological requirement. Since the weakest suffer the worst consequences of climate change and environmental destruction, “care for creation becomes an expression of our faith and humanity.”
In the footsteps of Saint Francis
The International Director of the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, Father Cristóbal Fones, S.J., explains that this month’s prayer intention “reminds us how interconnected our world is. Our well-being cannot be separated from other creatures living on earth, or from the ‘state of health’ of our planet.”
“This month,” Father Fones continues, “the Pope invites us to reflect on how our actions affect nature, God’s work, and to seek ways of living that foster the restoration and natural balance and harmony between human beings and the environment. In the midst of such a competitive, hectic world, dominated by consumerism, a large part of humanity deeply longs to live well, closer to and more respectful of nature – a style of life that would allow us to contemplate it in an attentive silence that leads to an encounter with ourselves, with God and with others.”
For Father Fones, Saint Francis can inspire us on this journey toward a life that is “simpler, less consumeristic, based on friendly relationships with others and with nature, in a childlike relationship of love for and gratitude to God.”
Finally, within the context of the Holy Year 2025, The Pope Video acquires special relevance since through it we know the prayer intentions the Pope holds in his heart. To properly receive the graces of the Jubilee indulgence, it is necessary to pray for the Pope’s intentions.
The Pope Video for September was made possible thanks to the help of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. It is made possible each month thanks to the generous contributions of many people. You can donate by following this link.
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About The Pope Video
The Pope Video is an official global initiative with the purpose of disseminating the Holy Father’s monthly prayer intentions. It is carried out by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network (Apostleship of Prayer). Since 2016, The Pope Video has had more than 253 million views across all the Vatican’s social networks, and is translated into more than 23 languages, receiving press coverage in 114 countries. The videos are produced and created by The Pope Video Prayer Network team, coordinated by Andrea Sarubbi, and distributed with the help of La Machi Communication for Good Causes. The project is sponsored by Vatican Media.
About the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network
The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network is a Pontifical Society, with the mission of mobilizing Catholics through prayer and action in response to the challenges facing humanity and the mission of the Church. These challenges are presented in the form of prayer intentions entrusted by the Pope to the entire Church. The foundation’s mission is inscribed in the dynamic of the Heart of Jesus, a mission of compassion for the world. It was founded in 1844 as the Apostleship of Prayer. It is present in 92 countries, and is made up of more than 22 million Catholics. It includes a youth branch, the Eucharistic Youth Movement (EYM). In July 2024, the Pope approved the definitive Statutes of this Pontifical Work (canonical and Vatican legal entity). Its interim international director is Father Cristóbal Fones, SJ. For more information, visit: www.popesprayer.va.
About the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development was created on 17 August 2016. Beginning on 1 January 2017, the competences of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, the Pontifical Council Cor Unum and the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers were combined in this Dicastery. The Dicastery promotes the integral development of the person in the light of the Gospel and the Church’s social doctrine. It’s sphere of expertise lies in the fields of social justice, the common good, peace, the safeguarding of all of Creation, human rights, health, migration and human trafficking, and expresses the Pope’s solicitude for those who are suffering and in need. For more information: www.humandevelopment.va/en.
About 10th Hour Productions
10th Hour Productions is a film company inspired by faith. They focus on creating films that inspire, evangelize and bring audiences closer to Christ. Founded by Dan Johnson, the studio has produced films that have left a profound impact on viewers. The Wild Goose series and Mysteries of the Rosary have reached millions throughout the world. Their upcoming release on Bernadette and Our Lady of Lourdes seeks to bring this miraculous story to the screen. 10th Hour Productions is dedicated to using art to create films and series to awaken faith and hope in every heart. For more information: www.10thhourproductions.org
PRESS CONTACTS
POPE’S WORLDWIDE PRAYER NETWORK – VATICAN CITY [email protected]
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DICASTERY FOR PROMOTING INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT [email protected]
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
10TH HOUR PRODUCTIONS Dan Johnson [email protected]
