LAUDATO SI' DEV—short for devotion—is a sacred oasis for every living person on this planet called to a dialogue of faith, hope and love with all people and all of creation about our common home, and to develop ecological devotions of caring for Sister Mother Earth. "Those who contemplate in this way experience wonder not only at what they see, but also because they feel they are an integral part of this beauty; and they also feel called to guard it and to protect it" (Pope Francis).
"For a long time I have held my peace, I have kept myself still and restrained myself; now I will cry out like a woman in labor, I will gasp and pant" (Is 42:14)
