Pope Leo XIV’s September Prayer Intention

Pope Leo’s prayer intention for September: For our relationship with creation. Let us ask for grace to deepen our relationship with our creator, too.

Pope Leo’s Prayer for September 2025: For our relationship with creation

Let us pray that, inspired by Saint Francis, we might experience our interdependence with all creatures who are loved by God and worthy of love and respect. Lord, you love everything you have created, and nothing exists outside the mystery of your tenderness. Every creature, no matter how small, is the fruit of your love and has a place in this world. Even the simplest or shortest life is surrounded by your care. Like St. Francis of Assisi, today we too want to say: “Praise be you, my Lord!” Through the beauty of creation, you reveal yourself as a source of goodness. We ask you: open our eyes to recognize you, learning from the mystery of your closeness to all creation that the world is infinitely more than a problem to solve. It is a mystery to be contemplated with gratitude and hope. Help us to discover your presence in all creation, so that in fully recognizing it, we may feel and know ourselves to be responsible for this common home, where you invite us to care for, respect, and protect life in all its forms and possibilities.

Praised be you, Lord! Amen.