The Mass for the Care of Creation

Official liturgical texts

Mass formulary
Lectionary readings
National translations
The new ‘Mass for the Care of Creation’ (Missa pro custodia creationis) consists of two sets of liturgical texts, (1) the formulary prayers and (2) the lectionary readings (which might vary slightly country by country), for your celebration of the World Day of Prayer for Creation.

Important note:
Missals and Lectionaries in parishes are outdated and do not have this new Mass, which is why it is important to print these new texts to be used in the Eucharistic celebration.

1. Mass formulary (Missa pro custodia creationis)

Open Bible with two liturgical candles and a cross in a church setting.

The Dicastery published (in July 2025) the official Latin version and translations in 6 languages:

 

The liturgy commission of each episcopal conference needs to review/adapt the translation as needed – according to local language style – and/or translate into other languages (once the local Formulary is ready and approved by the Bishops’ Conference, it is then sent to the Dicastery for Divine Worship for the ‘confirmatio’, a procedural step to make it official). Below is a list of some of the national texts compiled so far.
In many countries, episcopal conferences have authorized the temporary use of the Vatican translations (links above) until the final texts are ready.

2. Lectionary readings

Open lectionary with biblical readings on a lectern in a church, ready for liturgical celebration.

The Dicastery prescribed the following lectionary readings, to be adapted with the Bible version used nationally by each conference: English and Latin.

3. National translations

Open lectionary displaying Scripture readings for a Sunday liturgical celebration in a church.

You can contact your episcopal conference to request the translated texts to be used in your country.

For convenience, a list of national texts is being compiled here:

This list is not comprehensive as it only includes those texts that have been sent to the partner organizations hosting this website; many other conferences might have already completed the work as well or might be in the process of completing it. In some cases, these translations (or the Vatican translations) have been approved for temporary use until the formal approval of the national texts takes place. If you do not see your country in the list, please contact your national episcopal conference asking for the texts.

Submissions of the texts from missing countries are warmly welcome so they get added to this list; please send them to World.Day.Creation@gmail.com

SEE ALSO: PASTORAL RESOURCE


Additional resources and suggestions (for hymns, homily tips, Prayers of the Faithful, Eucharistic Prayer, post-Mass ideas, etc) are available in the following pastoral resource.

SEE PASTORAL RESOURCE