Tuesday 25 January

The Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle (F)

Acts 22:3-16 or Acts 9:1-22; Psalm 117; Mark 16:15-18

To the whole creation

The commission of Jesus to the eleven links humanity and the natural world. Pope Francis makes this link: “Today, we have to realise that a true ecological approach always becomes a social approach; it must integrate questions of justice in debates on the environment, so as to hear both the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor.” (Laudato Si’ #49) Hear Jesus saying: “Go into the whole world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation.” Pray to take practical steps for the well-being of the Earth and its people.