Earth Day Liturgy of the Hours (Seattle University, 1997)
Monday, April 21, 1997: Celebrate FIRE: Vigil, 9:00 - 9:45 pm
Gather on the quad for a candlelight procession to the Chapel of St. Ignatius and a litany for lost species. Various campus groups will keep vigil throughout the night.
"Glory Glory/Psalm 19," Daniel Berrigan
Candlelight gathering at Reflecting Pool
Prelude: Lamenting Extinct Species; Crying out for Endangered Species; Rejoicing with Recovered Species
Procession into chapel
Call to prayer:
Presider: Our help is in the name of God
Response: who made heaven and earth.
Hymn "Christ, Be Our Light," Bernadette Farrell
"Psalm 148: Across the Heavens, Sing Praise," Michael Connolly
Reading: Exodus 3:1-5
Response to the reading: "God Be in My Head," John Rutter; Seattle University Chamber Singers
Silent reflection
Closing prayer
Tuesday, April 22, 1997: Celebrate AIR: Morning Prayer, 8:30 am
Gather in the Chapel of St. Ignatius
"The Windhover," Gerard Manley Hopkins
Prelude
Processional song, "Spirit Blowing through Creation," Marty Haugen
Call to prayer
Guided meditation: Air
Movement meditation: Wonder of Wind (Ed Hays, "Prayers of the Domestic Church;" Kathy Heffernan, Dancer)
"Psalm 148: Across the Heavens, Sing Praise," Michael Connolly
Closing prayer and dismissal
Hymn, "For the Beauty of the Earth"
Celebrate WATER: Noon Prayer, 12:30 pm
Gather around the fountain in the quad
"Hymn of Matter," Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Prelude: "Water Dance"; Nancy Holm, Flautist; Betsey Beckman, Dancer
Call to prayer
Presider: Our help is in the name of God
All: who made heaven and earth
Processional chant:
Born of water
Cleansing, powerful,
Healing, changing
We are . . .
Hymn, "Sacred Creation," Rufino Zaragoza
"Psalm 148: Across the Heavens, Sing Praise," Michael Connolly
Collage of readings on water
Response to the reading:
"Four poems for noon praise: Reflections on water for Earth Day," Benedict Auer, OSB; Steve Sallis, reader
Concluding Prayer:
Presider: Let us bless our God
All: And give God thanks
Celebrate EARTH AND HOPE: Closing Evening Prayer, 4:30 PM
Assemble in Chapel of St. Ignatius
"I Am Not Worthy to Have You Come Under My Roof," William Breault
Call to prayer:
Presider: Our help is in the name of God
All: who made heaven and earth
Hymn: "Amazing Grace, How Green the Earth," text by David Oates
Proclamation of the word: "The Creation," by James Weldon Johnson; Betsey Beckman, animator
Response to proclamation of the word
"Psalm 148: Across the Heavens, Sing Praise," Michael Connolly
Intercessions
Hymn, "As Wind and Fire," text by Archdiocese of Seattle; music by Laura and David Ash
Lord's Prayer
Concluding prayer
Procession to new greenspace outside chapel
Blessing of new greenspace
These liturgy materials are taken from the Earth Day services held at Seattle University, April 21-22, 1997
Information provided by Earth Ministry