ENCYCLICAL LETTER
LAUDATO SI’
OF THE HOLY FATHER
FRANCIS
ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME
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VIII. QUEEN OF ALL CREATION
241. Mary, the Mother who cared for
Jesus, now cares with maternal affection and pain for this wounded world. Just
as her pierced heart mourned the death of Jesus, so now she grieves for the
sufferings of the crucified poor and for the creatures of this world laid waste
by human power. Completely transfigured, she now lives with Jesus, and all
creatures sing of her fairness. She is the Woman, “clothed in the sun, with the
moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars” (Rev
12:1). Carried up into heaven, she is the Mother and Queen of all creation. In
her glorified body, together with the Risen Christ, part of creation has
reached the fullness of its beauty. She treasures the entire life of Jesus in
her heart (cf. Lk 2:19,51), and now understands the meaning of all
things. Hence, we can ask her to enable us to look at this world with eyes of
wisdom.
242. At her side in the Holy Family
of Nazareth, stands the figure of Saint Joseph. Through his work and generous
presence, he cared for and defended Mary and Jesus, delivering them from the
violence of the unjust by bringing them to Egypt. The Gospel presents Joseph as
a just man, hard-working and strong. But he also shows great tenderness, which
is not a mark of the weak but of those who are genuinely strong, fully aware of
reality and ready to love and serve in humility. That is why he was proclaimed
custodian of the universal Church. He too can teach us how to show care; he can
inspire us to work with generosity and tenderness in protecting this world
which God has entrusted to us.
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