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“The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.” Psalm 89:11
I like this verse because it tells people that everything is for humans. To create things and help and care for the earth.
Mackenzie, 14, Roxby Downs
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The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council
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The National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Council has been holding its Assembly in Darwin from 2-6 July, with a special program for youth: http://www.darwinassembly.com.au/youth.html. Please pray for this gathering of young Catholics and their ministry as they go back to their communities.
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Life Teen Training Conference
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The Conference will run from 18-20 September at the Benedict XVI Retreat Centre just outside of Sydney and it is open to all youth leaders (and potential youth leaders) aged 16-35, plus active youth leaders over that age. We are not wanting this to be a Sydney event but rather a national opportunity for young people to encounter a high energy formation opportunity run by one of the most successful Catholic youth movements in the USA. We have been liaising with Life Teen for over a year and are excited that the event is fast approaching. This weekend is not just about Life Teen (but of course there will be some sessions on what it is all about) but rather a weekend about how we can best reach out to our young people, how to engage, catechise and form them, and of course how to energise ourselves for the task.
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/events/405105363027621/
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Prayer from Laudato Si’ – Encyclical of Pope Francis
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All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe
and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists.
Pour out upon us the power of your love,
that we may protect life and beauty.
Fill us with peace, that we may live
as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor,
help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth,
so precious in your eyes.
Bring healing to our lives,
that we may protect the world and not prey on it,
that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts
of those who look only for gain
at the expense of the poor and the earth.
Teach us to discover the worth of each thing,
to be filled with awe and contemplation,
to recognize that we are profoundly united
with every creature
as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle
for justice, love and peace. Amen.
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Link below to YouTube clip.