St Patrick's Catholic Primary
SchoolLaudato Si
During the Papacy of Pope Francis he wrote a very special letter to every person on the planet, asking us all to protect the earth.
Dear Children of St. Patrick's
The earth is God's gift to us, full of beauty and wonder. And it belongs to everyone. But what we see today is that our common home has never been so hurt and mistreated. We have developed at a greater speed than we could have ever imagined, and have treated the earth like it has an unlimited supply of resources. We have taken more than our fair share from most people on the planet, as well as future generations. We have cut down the earth's natural forests, polluted the earth's waters, its land and its air.
The earth, our home, is beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth. We are using more and more polluting fossil fuels which is contributing to climate change. Climate change, one of the biggest challenges we face today. Climate change will affect us all, but it will be the poorest communities who will suffer the most. And despite these problems, we are not slowing down on how much we consume and throw away; leaving a trail of waste and destruction. We cannot continue like this. We can change, and we can make a new start.
The whole human family needs to work together to care for our planet earth, so that we sow beauty, not pollution and destruction. So let's put love for the world and love for our neighbours, into action, by living together in harmony, and caring for nature.
- Will you play your part to look after our common home?
- Can you take simple everyday eco-actions to care for the earth, like turning off lights, reducing water waste and recycling?
- And will you live more simply, reducing the amount of things we buy and throw away, so that we don't take more than our fair share?
The world can't wait! So let's make that start today. Play your part to protect our common home.
Love Pope Francis
CAFOD Resources
Click on the link below to see a video all about Laudato Si' and how we can make a difference
Laudato Si - Animation for children
Laudato Si' at St. Patrick's
After watching the video we asked ourselves;
- What is the Pope asking us to do in this letter?
- What do you think Pope Francis means by 'common home'?
- How does the Pope say we have treated the Earth?
- What has happened to the Earth because of this?
- Why do you think Pope Francis wrote this letter?
- Who is suffering because of our actions?
- What kind of world do we want to leave for future generations?
- How can we play a part to look after our 'common home'?
We are going to be introducing Eco-Champions who will lead us as we work towards becoming a more sustainable school.