CALLED TO CARE FOR CREATION
Homily for the Mass for the care of creation Fr. Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch Wisdom 13:1-9; Colossians 1:15-20; Matthew 6:24-34 A person can spend an entire day surrounded by the beauty of creation and never really see it. We see the sunrise, hear birds sing, enjoy the rain, breathe the air and eat the fruits of the earth, yet we can forget to ask the deeper question: What does all this tell us about God? Today, instead of celebrating the liturgy of the Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, the Church invites us to celebrate the Mass for the Care of Creation. It is a fitting opportunity to pause and reflect on creation not merely as something around us, but as a gift entrusted to our care. The Book of Wisdom which the Church presents to us for reflection today tells us that from the greatness and beauty of created things, their Creator can be recognised. Creation is not God, but it points beyond itself to God. The world is therefore not merely material to be consumed; it is a gift that invi...
