After Vatican publishes new votive Mass formulary…
Leo XIV Debuts New ‘Mass for Care of Creation’ at Castel Gandolfo, Calls for Ecological Conversion
With the approval of ‘Pope’ Leo XIV (Robert Prevost) and under the leadership of ‘Cardinal’ Arthur Roche, the Vatican’s so-called Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments has authorized a new votive Mass.
It is the so-called ‘Mass for the Care of Creation’ (Missa pro custodia creationis), for which the prayers and texts were published on July 3, 2025. They are being added to the section of the Novus Ordo Roman Missal (‘Sacramentary’ in the United States) that contains Mass formularies ‘for various needs and occasions’ (pro variis necessitatibus vel ad diversa):
- Decree on the Formulary and Biblical Readings for the ‘Mass for the Care of Creation’ (June 8, 2025)
- VIDEO: Press Conference introducing new ‘Mass for the Care of Creation’ (July 3, 2025)
Eager to try it out, Leo XIV announced that he would use it for the first time on July 9.… READ MORE