With this new formulary “the Church is offering liturgical, spiritual and communal support for the care we all need to exercise of nature, our common home. Such service is indeed a great act of faith, hope and charity\u201d, Cardinal Michael Czerny, Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development said during the press conference. This Mass dedicated to taking care of creation \u201ccalls us to be faithful stewards of what God has entrusted to us \u2013 not only in daily choices and public policies, but also in our prayer, our worship, and our way of living in the world\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\n The press conference to present the new formulary\n <\/p>\n
A way to promote an integral ecology\u00a0 <\/p>\n
In the Roman Missal there are 49 different Masses and prayers for various needs and occasions. Of these, 17 are dedicated to civil needs and this new liturgical text will now become a part of this category. An official decree<\/a> by the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, approved by Pope Leo XIV and dated June 8, was also released, marking the addition of the formulary to the Roman Missal.\u00a0<\/p>\n This liturgical text was developed in collaboration with several Vatican dicasteries and was strongly inspired by Pope Francis\u2019 encyclical Laudato Si\u2019,<\/a> which this year celebrates the 10th anniversary of its publication. The release of the formulary also falls on the year of the 35th anniversary of St. John Paul II\u2019s 1990 message for the World Day of Peace, titled \u201cPeace with God the Creator, Peace with all of Creation\u201d<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201c’The Mass for the Care for Creation’ takes up some of the main positions contained in\u00a0Laudato Si’\u00a0and expresses them in the form of a prayer within the theological framework that the encyclical revives\u201d, Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola, secretary of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, explained during the press conference. The texts that make up the formulary for this Mass \u201care a good antidote\u201d against reading Laudato Si\u2019 as concerned with a \u201cfalse or superficial ecology\u201d, which is \u201cfar removed from that ‘integral ecology’ amply described and promoted in the encyclical”. In fact, he described Francis\u2019 encyclical as an \u201ceco-social\u201d text, rather than just \u201cecological\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n Archbishop Vittorio Francesco Viola\n <\/p>\n Remembering those affected by climate change <\/p>\n \u201cCreation is not an added theme but is always already present in the Catholic liturgy\u201d, as the Eucharist \u201cjoins heaven and earth, it embraces and penetrates all creation\u201d and in it \u201cwe bless God for the bread and wine we receive\u201d, Cardinal Czerny said. This Mass can now \u201cincrease our gratitude\u201d and also \u201cinvites us to respond with care and love\u201d to the issues of today.<\/p>\n Quoting Pope Leo XIV\u2019s message for this year\u2019s World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation, released on July 2, the Cardinal additionally highlighted that \u201cin a world where the most vulnerable of our brothers and sisters are the first to suffer the devastating effects of climate change, deforestation and pollution, care for creation becomes an expression of our faith and humanity\u201d.\u00a0He insisted, citing Laudato Si\u2019, that \u201cthe cry of the earth and the cry of the poor are one and the danger of a superficial ecology\u201d is to believe that the only \u201cproblems to be solved are ecological ones\u201d and that this can be done \u201cat the expense of the people\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n \n Cardinal Michael Czerny\n <\/p>\n The readings and prayers featured in the Mass\u00a0 <\/p>\n Archbishop Viola emphasized that the readings featured in this Mass are \u201cvery rich and offer several insights\u201d. From the Old Testament, for example, a reading from the Book of Wisdom (13,1-9) is included, which highlights the importance of seeing God through his creation. For the Responsorial Psalm, certain verses are listed from Psalm 18, which highlights how \u201cthe heavens declare the glory of God\u201d, and Psalm 103, which states \u201cBless the Lord, all his creatures\u201d. For the New Testament, a reading from St. Paul\u2019s letter to the Colossians (1,15-20) was selected that affirms that Christ \u201cis the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth\u201d. Lastly, two passages from the Gospel of Matthew are suggested. In the first (6,24-34) Christ invites to \u201clook at the birds in the sky; they do not sow or reap, yet \u201cyour heavenly Father feeds them\u201d. The second (8,23-27) features the moment when Jesus calms a storm while on a boat with his disciples. The prayers in the Mass also reflect the importance of caring for creation, for example by stating \u201cwhile we wait for new heavens and a new earth, let us learn to live in harmony with all creatures\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n Clarifications regarding “Traditionis custodes” <\/p>\n![\"Archbishop](\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/content\/dam\/vaticannews\/multimedia\/2025\/luglio\/03\/19.jpg\/_jcr_content\/renditions\/cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.750.422.jpeg\" "\\"Archbishop")
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