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Saint Francis is the Patron Saint of Ecology.

He is famous for his poem which  is


called “ the canticle of creatures”. Francis praised God who made all things: moon,
stars, wind, fire, and water

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Beginning with “ praise be you my lord for brother sun, you most high….he bears
the likeness” . I think the image is when he experienced the beauty, the warmth of
the sun, he contemplated the beauty and the warmth of God's love. And it let him
appreciate who god was and what god was doing .

It should be noticed that it is not pantheism , it is not worship of the environment.


When Francis looked at creations, he looked at the animals, the trees, the valleys
and the water, all of that. Francis saw the imprints of God, that he was able to see
the creator through the created. For Francis, these creatures are all sacred.
Everything good is from God, and he wanted to be so close to God that anything
reminded him of God was extraordinary.

From the majestic beauty of the sun to the tiniest creature, all of them reminds him
of the presence of God and the goodness of God . Not only did he sense the
presence of god, but he also had a sense that he was a part of this beautiful
creation. Everything was interconnected in a brother and sister relationship. they
are all bound together as a family.

God is omnipresent: Chúa ở mọi nơi

Oh God! The creator of the heaven and the earth, of all things visible and invisible.
You made everything good and you gave us free will to understand creation’s
goodness and to participate in its purpose, free us whatever early allurements, get
in the way of our discerning and following your holy will.

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