Living Laudato Si'

07/10/2026

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary - October 7
“Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.” (Luke 1:28)

Today we honor Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary. In every mystery of the Rosary, Mary leads us beyond herself and toward Jesus. We contemplate with her the joyful, luminous, sorrowful, and glorious mysteries of Christ—and discover that prayer is not an escape from the world, but a way of learning to see the world with the eyes of faith.

Mary’s life was rooted in a profound yes to God. Her fiat teaches us receptivity rather than possession, humility rather than domination, and loving care rather than indifference. These same attitudes are needed in our relationship with one another and with creation. As Laudato Si’ beautifully says of Mary: “She treasures the entire life of Jesus in her heart, and now understands the meaning of all things.” (LS 241)

The Rosary can therefore become a prayer of contemplation and conversion. As the beads pass through our hands, we remember that Christ entered the material world, walked upon the earth, ate its fruits, touched the sick, crossed the waters, suffered, died, and rose again. In Him, our human story and the story of creation are drawn into the mystery of God’s redeeming love.

On this feast, may Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, Queen of all creation, teach us to contemplate Christ more deeply and to translate prayer into care—for the poor, for one another, and for our common home.

Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, pray for us.

03/10/2026

| The Vineyard Entrusted to Us

27th Sunday in Ordinary Time | October 4, 2026
Gospel: Matthew 21:33–43

“There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a w**e press in it, and built a tower.”
(Matthew 21:33)

The vineyard in today’s Gospel is carefully planted and lovingly prepared by its owner, then entrusted to tenants. The tragedy begins when the tenants behave as though the vineyard belongs to them. They want not only its fruits, but the inheritance itself. It is a powerful image for our relationship with creation: the earth is entrusted to us, but it is not ours to possess without limit.

This Sunday also falls on October 4, the day of St. Francis of Assisi. Although the Sunday liturgy takes precedence over his memorial, Francis helps us understand what faithful stewardship can look like. He called the sun, water, earth and creatures his brothers and sisters because he recognized that everything comes from the same Creator. As Laudato Si’ reminds us: “The earth was here before us and it has been given to us.” (LS 67)

Jesus ends the parable by speaking of a people who will “produce its fruit” (Mt 21:43). That is also our calling. God has entrusted us with a vineyard rich in life. What fruits will we return—exploitation or stewardship, greed or gratitude, destruction or regeneration?

On this , and as we remember Brother Francis eight centuries after his Transitus, may we learn again to receive creation not as owners, but as grateful caretakers of God’s vineyard—called to protect it, cultivate it, and let it bear fruit for all.

St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us and for our common home.

03/10/2026

800 Years: The Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi

October 3, 1226 — October 3, 2026

“Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister Bodily Death, from whom no one living can escape.”
— Canticle of the Creatures

Eight hundred years ago today, Francis of Assisi completed his earthly journey. Blind, weak and bearing the wounds of Christ, he asked to be laid upon the bare earth. He welcomed even death as Sister—not because he rejected life, but because he had learned to receive all of life as gift.

His Transitus was the final expression of the spirituality he had lived: brother to the poor, brother to every creature, reconciler and peacemaker, and brother even to Sister Bodily Death. His radical fraternity broke down the walls between humanity and the rest of creation and pointed everything back to the Creator.

Eight centuries later, Francis still speaks urgently to a world wounded by war, inequality and ecological destruction. His life asks us whether we, too, can become sisters and brothers—to the poor, to those different from us, to the earth and all its creatures.

Tonight, as we remember his passage into eternal life, may we carry forward what Francis left unfinished in every generation: to rebuild, reconcile, care, and become instruments of peace.

Praised be You, my Lord, for our Brother Francis.

St. Francis of Assisi, pray for us and for our common home.

03/10/2026

10.03.2026 | 6PM | Ika 9 na araw ng Novena sa Karangalan ng Birhen ng Santo Rosaryo

Ika-27 Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon (A)

Isaias 5, 1-7
Salmo 79, 9 at 12. 13-14. 15-16. 19-20

Panginoon, iyong tanim
ang ubasan mong Israel.

Filipos 4, 6-9
Mateo 21, 33-43

Mass Presider : + Pablo Virgilio Cardinal S. David

02/10/2026

🌿 INTEGRAL ECOLOGY ALSO CALLS US TO CARE FOR OUR DEMOCRATIC INSTITUTIONS.

Laudato Si’ reminds us that everything is interconnected. The ecological crisis cannot be separated from questions of justice, participation, governance, and the common good. Caring for our common home therefore includes strengthening institutions that allow people and communities to participate meaningfully in decisions affecting their lives, livelihoods, communities, and environment.

Living Laudato Si’ Philippines invites everyone to read and discern the Dapat Isa Lang People’s Initiative for an Anti-Political Dynasty Law. The initiative seeks to give effect to Article II, Section 26 of the 1987 Constitution, which provides that the State shall guarantee equal access to opportunities for public service and prohibit political dynasties as may be defined by law.

Read the proposed law carefully, understand its implications, and make an informed decision. Those who choose to support the initiative may become co-petitioners through:

👉 https://d1l.org/

Integral ecology asks us to recognize that the health of our environment, our communities, our institutions, and our democracy are interconnected. Care for our common home is also care for the common good.

28/09/2026

September 28: MEMORIAL OF ST. LORENZO RUIZ AND COMPANION MARTYRS

“I am a Catholic, and I wholeheartedly accept death for God. If I had a thousand lives, I would offer them all to Him.”
— San Lorenzo Ruiz

San Lorenzo Ruiz was an ordinary layperson—a husband, a father, and a man who served his Church. Yet when his faith was tested, he chose fidelity to Christ even at the cost of his life. His holiness reminds us that sainthood begins in the ordinary: in our families, our work, our communities, and in the daily choices through which we remain faithful to God.

His witness also challenges us today. Faith requires more than words. It asks us to stand for what is right even when doing so is difficult—to defend human dignity, care for the poor, protect creation, and remain steadfast when truth and life are threatened.

On his feast, may we pray for the same courage: to offer our one life fully and faithfully in service to God, our neighbor, and our common home.

San Lorenzo Ruiz, unang santong Pilipino, ipanalangin mo kami.

27/09/2026

9.27.2026 | 6:00PM | Pamparokyang Dakilang Kapistahan ni St. Gabriel
Ika-26 na Linggo sa Karaniwang Panahon

Ezekiel 18, 25-28
Salmo 24, 4kb-5. 6-7. 8-9

P**n, iyong gunitain
wagas mong pag-ibig sa ‘kin.

Filipos 2, 1-11
Mateo 21, 28-32

Mass Presider : + Pablo Virgilio Cardinal S. David

26/09/2026

| Saying Yes Through Our Actions
26th Sunday in Ordinary Time | September 27, 2026
Gospel: Matthew 21:28–32

“Which of the two did his father’s will?” (Matthew 21:31)

In today’s Gospel, one son says “no” but later changes his mind and acts; the other says “yes” but does nothing. Jesus reminds us that discipleship is revealed not simply by what we say, but by what we actually do. Conversion becomes real when it changes the way we live.

This speaks directly to our care for creation. We can speak about protecting the environment, addressing climate change, and caring for the poor, but our words must become choices and action. As Laudato Si’ reminds us, “Living our vocation to be protectors of God’s handiwork is essential to a life of virtue.” (LS 217)

As we approach the closing of the Season of Creation, its call to immerse ourselves in Living Water invites us to genuine ecological conversion. Like the first son, we can change direction. We can repair what has been damaged, change destructive habits, defend threatened ecosystems, and choose ways of living that allow people and the whole community of creation to flourish.

This , may our “yes” to God be more than words. May it be seen in how we care for one another, protect creation, and faithfully do the will of the Father.

20/09/2026

| The Generosity of God

Season of Creation 2026 | September 20
Gospel: Matthew 20:1–16a

“Are you envious because I am generous?” (Matthew 20:15)

In today’s Gospel, the landowner gives generously to all the workers, including those who arrived last. Jesus challenges our tendency to measure everything according to what we think we deserve. God’s Kingdom follows another logic—the logic of grace, generosity, and justice that leaves no one behind.

This speaks powerfully to our relationship with creation. The earth and its gifts are not ours alone. Water, land, forests, food, and a stable climate are gifts meant to sustain the whole community of life—including the poor, future generations, and other creatures. As Laudato Si’ reminds us: “The earth is essentially a shared inheritance, whose fruits are meant to benefit everyone.” (LS 93)

During this Season of Creation, the theme of Living Water reminds us that God’s gifts are meant to flow and give life, not to be hoarded or controlled by a few. Like the generosity of the landowner, may our stewardship reflect God’s abundance: sharing justly, protecting what sustains life, and ensuring that no one is excluded from the gifts of our common home.

15/09/2026

🌱 A first institutional seed is ready to take root.

Living Laudato Si’ Philippines is grateful to Don Bosco School of Theology for becoming the first institution to make a commitment to Arbores Gratiarum — Trees of Thanksgiving.

This is a meaningful beginning. In a place of theological formation, the commitment reminds us that care for creation is not separate from faith — it is part of how we learn, live, serve, and accompany communities.

May this first institutional seed encourage many more schools, parishes, dioceses, religious communities, and organizations to join the seven-year journey toward 2033.

Plant · Grow · Sustain

🌳 arboresgratiarum.org

🌱 Our first institutional seed is ready to take root.

We are grateful to welcome Don Bosco School of Theology as the first institution to make a commitment to Arbores Gratiarum — Trees of Thanksgiving.

Every journey begins with a seed. DBST’s commitment is among the first seeds of this seven-year journey toward 2033 — ready to take root through formation, community, faith, and sustained care for creation.

Thank you, Don Bosco School of Theology, for helping begin this journey.

May more schools, parishes, dioceses, religious communities, organizations, and institutions sow their own seeds of thanksgiving.

🌳 Make your commitment:
arboresgratiarum.org

From the wood of the Cross to living trees of thanksgiving.

Plant · Grow · Sustain