\u2018The Lord has truly risen, alleluia\u2019 (Invitatory antiphon)<\/p>\n
\u2018LAUDATO SI\u2019 WEEK 16-24 MAY 2020\u2026 \u2018EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED\u2019<\/p>\n
During these Covid-19 times, the world waits in anticipation for promises to be realised. People wait to see loved ones in hospital and nursing homes, to return to work, to travel, and for all kinds of restrictions to be lifted. Many seek to go back to normality. Others speak of a new normal. Few acknowledge there is a new normal. Time never goes back.<\/p>\n
The Gospel proclaimed at Mass today (Jn 16:16-20), may be heard via webcam or read in the New Testament. In this second farewell discourse, the disciples keep wondering about what Jesus means when he says, \u2018a little while, and you will see me no more; and then a little while, and you will see me.\u2019\u00a0 Jesus makes a promise. They question one another, \u2018What does he mean by\u2026? And why did he say\u2026? What does he mean by\u2026?\u2019 Jesus will keep his promise, but not as the disciples might understand it. He addresses their puzzlement. They have to wait.<\/p>\n
LAUDATO SI\u2019 WEEK (16-24 MAY, 2020)<\/p>\n
This is the sixth day, 21 May 2020, of Laudato Si\u2019 week, to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis\u2019 encyclical Laudato Si\u2019, On Care for Our Common Home. The overall theme of the week is \u201ceverything is connected.\u201d<\/p>\n
Yesterday, the keynote speaker Yeb Sa\u00f1o, from the Philippines, presented the theme of Sustainability: \u2018Time for the Church to Lead by Example\u2019. His opening slide rested on the green vestment worn by the priest at Mass in Ordinary Time of the Liturgical Year. He explained the word \u2018ordinary\u2019 came from the Latin word \u2018ordinarius\u2019 which has theological roots. It is related to the word \u2018orier\u2019 which means towards the east, to the rising of the sun.\u00a0 Our prayer and liturgy, like the sun needs to \u2018be stirred\u2019, \u2018to rise up\u2019 and \u2018to grow\u2019. God calls us to be green, beyond the vestments. The narrative for Church teaching from the beginning is to hear the cry of the earth and to hear the cry of the poor and to be stirred up to act.<\/p>\n
With Covid-19 there is an added sense of emergency to the ecological crisis. Laudato Si\u2019 offers urgent challenges in which the Church must take the lead. We must be aware of what is happening to our common home, address the fact that fossil fuels continue to fuel our economics; that oil-based transport is still our main mode of transport; our forests are disappearing and much more.<\/p>\n
The session also included a number of case studies that informed what was happening collaboratively, internationally, through project work in various parishes.<\/p>\n
With regard to our personal \u2018ecological conversion\u2019, Pope Francis says, \u2018The goal\u00a0 is not to amass information or to satisfy curiosity, but rather to become painfully aware, to dare to turn what is happening to the world into our own personal suffering and thus to discover what each of us can do about it.\u2019 (LS, no. 19).<\/p>\n
We presently work at these challenges for the celebration of the forthcoming \u2018Season of Creation\u2019 (1 September- 4 October 2020), when Pope Francis invites Catholics to pray for our common home. The week connects the home, school, parish and the generations internationally. Participation in this dedicated week to Laudato Si\u2019, enables the entire population, especially those most at risk from the consequences of climate injustice to hope \u2018for a better world to come tomorrow.\u2019<\/p>\n
During this week, Catholics everywhere are invited to reflect and pray for action. Resources are provided to help this preparation for action from 16-24 May 2020. Everyone is free to register for webinars on the Laudato Si\u2019 website. It is never too late to make a promise to build a better world by changing one\u2019s lifestyle. The world waits in anticipation for every small step taken.<\/p>\n
\u201cLAUDATO SI\u2019 AND THE CATHOLIC PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR IRELAND\u201d (2015).<\/p>\n
The idea of including Pope Francis\u2019 encyclical Laudato Si, On Care for Our Common Home into the Grow in Love programme helps the home\/parish\/school to understand the \u2018Ecological Perspective\u2019 informing \u2018curriculum approach to content, the development of skills and the appreciation of values.\u2019 (The Catholic Preschool and Primary Religious Education Curriculum for Ireland 2015, (CPPRECI)).<\/p>\n
The care of the earth takes a prominent place in the curriculum and this is reflected in Grow in Love. The CPPRECI states that, \u2018In the Catholic school, ecological respect and concern are rooted in a scripturally-based theology of creation and related ethical considerations. God creates and gives us the gift of creation to care for and celebrate, and the Christian hope for the final renewal for all creation at the end of time encourages our commitment to cultivate and care for the earth (CCC 1042)’.<\/p>\n
Children are taught from the Grow in Love programme, which integrates the four Strands, following the spiral curriculum of the Catholic Preschool and Primary Religious Education Curriculum for Ireland (2015), about the \u2018unique and special place of God\u2019s creation, the interconnection of all creation and are encouraged to develop affection, and care for all creation as a manifestation of the divine. They are taught to contemplate and respect the earth in all its complexity and beauty. The Celtic tradition of respect for God\u2019s creation is woven into the curriculum at every level. A Christian ecological worldview criticises patterns of consumption that relate to ecological degradation. Children are enabled to understand the concept of eco-sin and to develop an ecological conscience which calls for prophetic challenges to forces destroying the earth. (CPPRECI, p.24).<\/p>\n
Given that Grow in Love is designed to be used at home and in the school, it provides links with the parish community. Families are encouraged to support their children by actively participating with the Grow in Love Children\u2019s Book; to teach their child about the faith they chose for them in Baptism, and continue to pass on every day. With the support of the school and the parish community, it is hoped that parents\/guardian will pray and accompany their child as they \u2018grow in love\u2019 of God and one another. (FOURTH CLASS\/P6, Children\u2019s Book).<\/p>\n
So this week, as the Church honours the fifth anniversary of Laudato Si\u2019, the children are enabled to grow in familiarity with the teaching of Pope Francis in the encyclical, through Grow in Love. The work of each class level is built on a previous ones, so the Christian Morality Strand with Strand Units, \u2018Human Dignity\u2019, \u2018Social Teaching of the Church\u2018 and \u2018RSE in a Christian Context\u2019 are built and taught on a solid foundation.<\/p>\n
\u2018LAUDATO SI\u2019\u201d AND THE GROW IN LOVE RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAMME<\/p>\n
Grow in Love FOURTH CLASS\/P6, invites the children to see how important it is to try their best to persevere with a task according to their ability, as Moses did. They also learn to hear God\u2019s call to be just and stand for what is right, as Moses stood before the King of Egypt. The children are taught eight of the Ten Commandments, identifying them, evaluating right and wrong actions according to them in their day to day lives and judging whether they think it is reasonable to keep the commandments.\u00a0 They read about the Covenant God made on Mt Sinai with Moses (Exodus 19:3-8).<\/p>\n
In FOURTH CLASS\/P5 they are also invited to read the story of Creation (Gen 1: 1-31), Moses and Aaron before the King of Egypt (Exodus 5:1-9, 10: 3-14, 16-20), The Crossing of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:5-31). Through reflection and prayer, the children see how Moses and others trusted God and they too can trust God and God\u2019s word. Children read and sing Psalm 37. Prayer develops from thanks and praise to trust.<\/p>\n
Pope Francis says that environmental education needs educators, \u2018capable of developing an ethics of ecology, and helping people, through effective pedagogy, to grow in solidarity, responsibility and compassionate care.\u2019 (LS, no. 210).<\/p>\n
Children with their families become good stewards of creation as they grow in awareness about the Green Flag award. They understand they must make changes to their lifestyle by reducing, reusing and recycling goods. Ultimately, an ecological conversion benefits society and calls forth a goodness that is capable of spreading like leaven in the dough. It is essential to eliminate waste and change the mind set away from \u2018the throw away culture.\u2019<\/p>\n
In school, children further their study and reflection on the encyclical Laudato Si\u2019, On Care for Our Common Home. They read a story of a volunteer, lay missionary who spent time in Kenya working with persons who struggle with poverty. Their daily focus was on getting food and water to stay alive. Respect and human dignity are fundamental to Pope Francis\u2019 message in Laudato Si\u2019.<\/p>\n
Working with the Tr\u00f3caire resources, children explore the life stories of people who live in poverty due to global warming, climate change, loss of biodiversity, scarcity of water etc. They are introduced to the web of life and explore how everything is interconnected and interdependent in the planet.\u00a0 God calls all human beings to protect the harmony within the web of life.<\/p>\n
Children begin to see what happens if there is a disconnection in the web of life. There is a danger of extinction of the species, e.g. the Asian elephant. Other issues include the \u2018depletion of natural resources, loss of biodiversity, decline in the quality of human life and the breakdown of society.\u2019<\/p>\n
The Tenth Commandment teaches people to take care of the common home that all living beings share. Children learn to respect all creation and to develop attitudes of respect and generosity, rather than jealousy and greed.<\/p>\n
Children grow in their knowledge of the life of St Brigid. The Feast of St Brigid occurs annually on 1 February. In Celtic, pre- Christian times, the first day of spring was called Imbolg. This day signals the beginning of spring. Children are taught stories of St Brigid\u2019s compassion for people living in poverty, her gift of healing and teaching, her generosity and courage in the face of adversity. She was a woman of prayer, who upheld human dignity and respect for all life. St Brigid founded an abbey where many pilgrims still travel to St Brigid\u2019s Well to honour and remember her. The Sisters of the Brigidine Order take Brigid as their inspiration and continue her mission. Children make St Brigid\u2019s crosses.<\/p>\n
Resources are available including a Children\u2019s Grow in Love e-book, with poems and prayers and activities on the VERITAS Grow in Love website to support the work of this Christian Morality Strand.<\/p>\n
Logon: www.veritas.ie<\/p>\n
Email: trial@growinlove<\/p>\n
Password: growinlove<\/p>\n
The following RESOURCES, for FOURTH CLASS\/P5 may be helpful, in addition to the resources and online activities for Third class and Junior classes: Slide Show: \u2018Prayer Services\u2019, \u2018Psalm 37\u2019; Video: \u2018Climate Change\u2019, \u2018Bees in Ireland\u2019,\u00a0 \u2018Celtic Blessing\u2019; Interactive Activities: \u2018Promises\u2019 Poster: \u2018Care for Our Common Home\u2019: Slide Show: \u2018Prayer Services\u2019, \u2018The Asian Elephant\u2019: Link to Dublin Zoo\u2019.<\/p>\n
SONGS from Grow in Love related to the theme of Creation in FOURTH CLASS\/P6: \u2018Psalm 37\u2019, \u2018Use What You\u2019re Given\u2019, Salvation Song\u2019, \u2018The Great Commandment\u2019, \u2018All Things Bright and Beautiful\u2019, \u2018A Mhuire Mh\u00e1thair\u2019,\u2018Hymn to St Brigid\u2019, and \u2018Reflective Music.<\/p>\n
PRAY with Grow in Love\/I nGr\u00e1 D\u00e9<\/p>\n
GLORY BE TO THE FATHER<\/p>\n
Glory be to the Father,<\/p>\n
And to the Son,<\/p>\n
And to the Holy Spirit;<\/p>\n
As it was in the beginning,<\/p>\n
Is now, and ever shall be,<\/p>\n
World without end. Amen.<\/p>\n
GL\u00d3IR DON ATHAIR<\/p>\n
Gl\u00f3ir don Athair,<\/p>\n
Agus don Mhac,<\/p>\n
Agus don Spiorad Naomh,<\/p>\n
Mar abh\u00ed \u00f3 thus,<\/p>\n
Mar at\u00e1 anois<\/p>\n
Agus mar a bheas go br\u00e1ch,<\/p>\n
Le saol na saol. \u00c1im\u00e9an.<\/p>\n
CARE FOR THE EARTH<\/p>\n
God our Creator, you have given us<\/p>\n
the earth, and the sky and the seas.<\/p>\n
Show us how to care for the earth, not<\/p>\n
just for today but for ages to come.<\/p>\n
Let no plan or work of ours damage<\/p>\n
or destroy the beauty of your creation.<\/p>\n
Send forth your Spirit to direct us to<\/p>\n
care for the earth and all creation. Amen.<\/p>\n
C\u00daRAM DON DOMHAN<\/p>\n
A Dhia \u00e1r gCruthaitheoir, thug t\u00fa an<\/p>\n
talamh, an sp\u00e9ir agus na farraig\u00ed d\u00fainn.<\/p>\n
Taispe\u00e1in d\u00fainn conas aire a thabhairt<\/p>\n
don domhan, n\u00ed hamh\u00e1in don l at\u00e1 inniu ann,<\/p>\n
ach do na haoiseanna at\u00e1<\/p>\n
le teacht freisin.<\/p>\n
N\u00e1 milleadh aon phlean n\u00e1 obair<\/p>\n
againne \u00e1illeacht do chruthithe.<\/p>\n
Seol do Spioraid chugainn chun<\/p>\n
cabhr\u00fa linn aire a thabhairt don<\/p>\n
domhan agus don chruth\u00fa ar fad.<\/p>\n
ST PATRICK\u2019S BREASTPLATE<\/p>\n
Christ be with me,<\/p>\n
Christ be beside me,<\/p>\n
Christ be before me,<\/p>\n
Christ be behind me,<\/p>\n
Christ be at my right hand,<\/p>\n
Christ be at my left hand,<\/p>\n
Christ be with me, wherever I go,<\/p>\n
Christ be my friend forever and ever.<\/p>\n
Amen.<\/p>\n
MISSION PRAYER<\/p>\n
May all the children<\/p>\n
In the world<\/p>\n
Share love<\/p>\n
Share friendship and live<\/p>\n
In the peace<\/p>\n
Of God\u2019s love<\/p>\n
Now and forever.<\/p>\n
\u00c1R BPAIDIR MHISIN<\/p>\n
Go rinne<\/p>\n
Gach p\u00e1iste ar domhan<\/p>\n
Gr\u00e1 agus cairdeas,<\/p>\n
Agus go maire siad<\/p>\n
I s\u00edoch\u00e1in ghr\u00e1 D\u00e9<\/p>\n
Anois agus cho\u00edche.<\/p>\n
\u2018In a short time you will no longer see me, says the Lord; and then a short time later you will see me again, since I am going to the Father, alleluia.\u2019 (Benedictus antiphon).<\/p>\n
\u2018Your sorrow will be turned into joy and that joy no one will take from you, alleluia\u2019 (Magnificat antiphon).<\/p>\n
\u2018The Lord has shown his salvation revealing his justice to the nations.\u2019 (Psalm 97:2).<\/p>\n
\u2018Mary, the Mother who cared for Jesus, now cares with maternal affection and pain for this wounded world\u2026.she grieves for the sufferings of the crucified poor and for the creatures of this world laid waste by human power.\u2019 (Laudato Si\u2019, no. 241)<\/p>\n
Optional memorial<\/p>\n
Ss Christopher Magall\u00e1nes, priest and Companions, martyrs, pray for us.<\/p>\n
Sr Anne Neylon<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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