The theme for this year’s Season of Creation (Sept.1st-Oct. 4th) is “Living Water”.
Please visit the ecumenical Season of Creation website for resources and information of how you and your community can participate in the Season of Creation.
The Biblical text for this year is drawn from Ezekiel 47:9- 12, which portrays God’s life-giving water flowing from the temple of God. The river grows deeper and deeper restoring barren land, reviving waters, and sustaining flourishing ecosystems. The vision invites human responsibility: recognising ecological damage, embracing interconnectedness, we are called to immerse ourselves in the water, and actively safeguarding and working for the renewal of creation so that environmental healing and human well-being may flourish together.
MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIV FOR THE 11th WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE CARE OF CREATION 2026
Read Pope Leo’s message for the 2026 World day of Prayer for Creation (Creation Day 2026):
The Vatican announced that Pope Leo will lead by example and preside over a Creation Day liturgical celebration with the new Mass that was added to the missal. In solidarity with other churches also marking this day, the eucharistic celebration will take place at the Borgo Laudato Si’ in Castel Gandolfo next Tuesday, 1 September 2026. Will your parish follow his example? See below for more information about the Mass for Creation and/or go here.
Season of Creation Celebration Guide
The 2026 Season of Creation Celebration Guide is now available in English and Spanish (download Spanish version here)! This guide will help you learn about and plan for this season. It includes ideas for prayer, including an ecumenical prayer service and ways to incorporate and reflect on this year’s theme and symbol.
More resources, including webinars and prayer services, sample promotional materials, and the official Season of Creation social media channels, are available online. Please visit SeasonOfCreation.org to access all the materials.
Season of Creation Opening Prayer Service
Join the online ecumenical Prayer Service on the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation September 1st at 9:00 AM ET| 6:00 AM PT.
Season of Creation Liturgical Banner
A liturgical banner (available in English, Spanish, and bilingual versions) is available for ordering through the Ignatian Solidarity Network’s online store. These union made, indoor/outdoor banners, are made of natural fiber materials rather than vinyl. Or you may choose to download any of the banners yourself with these EPS or PDF files available at this link, or the PDF versions in the button below, and take to a local printer of your choice
Other Prayer and Worship Resources Related to Season of Creation:
- What is the Season of Creation? Informational flier to accompany the Season of Creation liturgical banner.
- U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Season of Creation Bulletin Insert , Prayer and Liturgy for Season of Creation Resources. The reflection issued for 2023 Season of Creation by USCCB can be found here. For all USCCB Season of Creation resources go here.
- 2026 Feast of St. Francis Program, All Creation Sings: Celebrate the Jubilee Year of Saint Francis and the Season of Creation with the 2026 Feast of St. Francis program! This year’s Feast of St. Francis program, All of Creation Sings, will guide participants through 90-minutes of prayer, reflection, discussion, and suggested actions. .
- Feast of St. Francis Eco-Spirituality Resource, Spreading Seeds of Peace and Hope for Creation”. A timeless collection of prayers, poems, art, videos, reflections, liturgies, and programs.
- Sisters of St. Joseph Ministry of the Arts, a ministry making digital artwork available at either no cost or for a minimal fee. Examples include A Prayer for Creation, paintings and music, postcards, and music.
- Daily photo reflections for the Season of Creation, by Sr. Caroljean Willie, SC, Ph.D.
- Living Water Calendar of Reflections 2026, A resource from Joliet Laudato Si’ Committee and Sinsinawa Dominican Care of Creation Committee for the 2026 Season of Creation
- Season of Creation Worship Toolkit 2026, Creation Justice Ministries. This toolkit offers resources to help you explore the theme of “Immersion in Living Waters” in worship and to mobilize around water issues in your community and beyond.
World Day of Prayer for Creation and Mass for the Care of Creation
- The World Day of Prayer for Creation: Sept. 1st (or the following weekend) is the perfect time to schedule a Care for Creation Mass. Pope Leo XIV enabled our liturgical celebrations of this observance by promulgating the new ‘Mass for the Care of Creation’, recently added to the Missal. More information on the World Day of Prayer for Creation can be found in this new World Day of Prayer for Creation website. Here you will find resources for the Mass (liturgical texts and pastoral resources), formation resources, Pope Francis’ and Pope Leo’s messages for September 1st, and more!
- NEW: The United States translations of the Mass for the Care of Creation liturgical texts are NOW AVAILABLE! Go here to learn more and download the liturgical texts in English and Spanish.
- New: Catholic Climate Covenant’s Mass for the Care of Creation/Misa por el cuidado de la creación webpage. Includes SHORT (12 minutes) video with Dr. Timothy Brunk (Villanova University) explaining the new Mass for the Season of Creation and “When to Use/Schedule the “Mass for the Care of Creation” resource.
- NEW Sept. 1st, 2026 (Creation Day) Special Edition of Homily Helps! Written by Fr. Jim Puglisi SA Ph.D, his presentation of the resource is also part of the global webinar lifting the new Mass for the Care of Creation (starts at 44:17)
- Watch the global Catholic webinar webinar about the liturgical celebrations of the World Day of Prayer for Creation with the new Mass that was added to the Missal here.
- Three flyers promoting the Mass for Care of Creation are now available!
- Choral and Mass Pieces for the Season of Creation by Elizabeth Cerceo
- World Day of Prayer (Sept. 1st) resources from CAFOD
- Feast of Creation: The Feast of Creation committee, chaired by the World Council of Churches in collaboration with various world communions, has made available this website with information of how to celebrate the Feast of Creation (Sept. 1st for the Catholic community)
- More Mass for Creation resources may be found here.
