Sunday is Rogation Sunday, the sixth Sunday of Easter and before the Feast of the Ascension. In our Episcopal-Anglican tradition this holiday is a time for blessing the fields and agricultural production. For me it is a wonderful time for planting or planning planting, depending on the date.
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The collect below widens our Rogation practice to include celebrating the gift of all creation. We pray to be good stewards and care for the earth.
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O merciful Creator, your hand is open wide to satisfy the
needs of every living creature: Make us always thankful for
your loving providence; and grant that we, remembering the
account that we must one day give, may be faithful stewards
of your good gifts; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with
you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever
and ever. Amen.
Blessings Mother Elizabeth
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