Lev. 6, Session 2: St. Francis of Assisi Reflected God's Care For Creation

 

Because of God's great love for us and for all of creation, Jesus explains that we don’t have to worry

about anything. God takes care of creation, and through our actions, we can help Him, just like many 

of the saints did. The Communion of Saints is a community, like a family. It is made up of all of us on 

earth, and all of those who have lived before us, who are now with God. This community is made up 

of many people who have lived out the Catholic social teaching of Care for Creation. St. Francis of 

Assisi was one of these saints. In fact, he is called the patron saint of ecology. Watch this brief video 

that tells about his life.  

 

God loves creation and he wants us to care for it. In this Scripture reading, God

explains how he takes care of all of creation, especially humans. 

in the Bible, read Matthew 6:26.

In this next video, Mrs. Christie will read the scripture aloud and follow up with stories about St. Francis. 

Here is a coloring page that you can complete as you listen to the stories.  

Extra: Saint Francis of Assisi Coloring Page

St. Francis also wrote the following poem about creation:

Read the poem “Canticle of Brother Sun” by St. Francis of Assisi

Use all of the resources above to complete the worksheet.