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As our relationship with our divine Creator has been neglected, human relationships have faltered, and our world has grown hotter, less stable, and more lifeless. As a result, we all suffer, and the poorest and most vulnerable suffer above all. We face a “complex crisis that is both social and environmental.” (LS 139)
Sisters in Manila Priory heard the cry of the earth and the cry of the poor and responded with actions of tree planting and lugaw feeding program to alleviate hunger of children who are affected from social injustice and the corona pandemic.
In Marihatag the sisters took initiative to restore the important ecosystem along the coast.
Tree Planting in Angeles
Tree Planting of the Formation House in Tagaytay
Tree Planting in Manila
Marihatag Tree Planting
Standing on the firm ground of “three fundamental and closely intertwined relationships: with God, with our neighbor, and with the Earth itself,” we commit to setting out “on the long path of renewal.” (LS 66, 202) We embrace our rightful place in the “order and dynamism” that our Creator ordained, and we urgently embark on new ways of living with “creativity and enthusiasm” (LS 221, 220).