In September, the church commemorates two important events - the Season of Creation and the World Day for Migrants and Refugees

The Redemptorist charism is to bring the good news to those who are most abandoned and these two groups are among the most abandoned in the world today.

The first is God’s creation which we have used, abused and destroyed, and migrants and refugees are one of the most vulnerable people in our country. Do we respect them both?

Our Christian faith does not see God’s creation or people as commodities to be used for our own needs, but our faith teaches us to value the dignity and goodness of each person and everything that God has created.

These events are a challenge to conversion. It is a call to change how we relate to creation and to our neighbour.

Let us be reminded that God has given us the responsibility to cherish, to protect and to nurture them. Amen

Novena Devotion by Fr Gerard Louis, C.Ss.R. (27 Sept 2025)