Response to the Cry of the Earth and the Poor in Manila Priory

  

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

Community Pantry in Tagaytay: Donated food is distributed to the needy during the Corona pandemic

Lugaw Feeding Program of the Formation House Tagaytay

at the Bureau of Jail Management

Lugaw Feeding Program in Marihatag

As the sisters experienced the joy in serving the poor, they were inspired 

to be even more giving and loving.  

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).